More than 40 Buddhist nuns from across the U.S. and Vietnam converged in Syracuse last weekend for a special celebration.
Michael Greenlar
Mike Greenlar is a local freelance photojournalist with over four decades of experience covering assignments for newspapers, magazines and online websites. He recently received two national awards with writer Gabe Pietrorazio for stories that appeared in the Central Current from the Indigenous Journalists Association. He is currently working on the issue of the local housing crisis with photographer Michelle Gabel with support from Central Current. Work from the project, titled “A Place to Call Home” will be exhibited at ArtRage Gallery next February.
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Indigenous lacrosse community rallies for stick-maker Alf Jacques (photo of the week)
Jacques has made traditional wooden lacrosse sticks from the Onondaga Nation since the 1970s.
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Kids return to the diamond as Syracuse’s Little League season begins (photo of the week)
Sebastian Moore and Al Gunn teach kids how to swing a baseball bat as the Black Barons’ Little League season begins.
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Deer cross a snowy access road near Onondaga Lake (Photo of the week)
Central Current contributor Mike Greenlar captured the picture while taking photos of wildlife near Onondaga Lake.
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St. Patrick’s Day Parade parade draws Syracuse families downtown (Photo of the Week)
A family joins hundreds of spectators who watched the St. Patrick’s Parade in downtown Syracuse this weekend.
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Snow geese take flight near Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (Photo of the Week)
Snow geese lift off after a bald eagle spooks the gaggle at the Savannah flats along Route 31.
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Bald eagle fishes at Onondaga Lake (Photo of the Week)
In this photograph from March 2022, a bald eagle catches a fish in the waters of Onondaga Lake.
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Memorial for Brexi: Neighbors honor Syracuse girl killed by gunfire (Photo of the Week)
Two girls stop at a memorial for Brexialee Torres-Ortiz, the 11-year-old girl shot and killed in Syracuse last week.
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Tet in Syracuse: Vietnamese community gathers for Lunar New Year celebration
This year’s 2023 Tết Nguyên Đán celebration in Syracuse took place on Sunday at the F Shed at the Regional Market. It included performances, food and a ceremony.
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Syracuse Kwanzaa celebrators hold up Nguzo Saba, or Seven Principles (Photo of the Week)
The “Nguzo Saba,” or Seven Principles, were the center the Southwest Community Center’s Kwanzaa celebration.