The Central New York LGBTQ+ community celebrated Syracuse’s annual Pride Festival and Parade on Saturday.
Arts & Culture
New downtown Syracuse shop highlights Black history through fashion
This Sunday marks the official opening of Black Citizens Brigade, a vintage store in downtown Syracuse.
Great blue heron returns to its nest (photo of the week)
June is prime time for viewing great blue heron nests at the rookery at the Sterling Nature Center.
Drag performers raise thousands of dollars for Golisano Children’s Hospital (photo gallery)
Performers included both drag queens and kings in a family-friendly brunch event.
Photographer’s long career, Syracuse connections on display at Everson Museum
“Doug Muir: Coming Home” features photos and objects from the photographer’s life.
A final goodbye for flags honors Memorial Day (photo of the week)
Last Sunday, the Syracuse Watchfire returned to the New York State Fairgrounds for its annual Memorial Day tradition.
Mike Tarbell: ‘We’re still honoring, respecting the words of our great grandfathers’
Tarbell, an Akwesasne Mohawk, reflects on his time in Vietnam and his father’s service in World War II.
Carson Waterman: ‘I did the best I could to survive’Â
Waterman, a Seneca, reflects on his service as a combat artist in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.
Philip George: ‘The sacrifice isn’t exactly for our cause’
George, an enrolled member of the Oneida Nation of the Thames, reflects on his service in the U.S. Army during the War in Afghanistan.
Suzanne Hill: ‘They’ve sacrificed for us to still be here’
Hill, an Akwesasne Mohawk, reflects on her service in the U.S. Marine Corps and lessons from those who came before her.




