An 18-year-old sailor from Syracuse who saw first-hand what an atomic bomb can do to a city spent his life trying to get across a simple truth.
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At ‘DEAD END.,’ skate culture takes center stage
William Strobeck, from Syracuse, curated an exhibit featuring skate culture at the Everson Museum of Art. It includes work from 12 artists.
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‘Kids like me:’ Personal goals fuel Mark DiGiorgio’s Party in the Square
When Mark DiGiorgio rebooted Party in the Square in 2020, he also wanted to generate enough revenue to buy city school kids instruments.
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Sean Kirst: 50 years after historic Eucharist, remembering how Rev. Betty Bone Schiess shattered ‘stained glass ceiling’
Thousands of women today serve as bishops or priests in the Episcopal Church. Getting there took the barrier-busting courage of Rev. Betty Bone Schiess, and her contemporaries.
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Sean Kirst: For his 100th birthday, ‘ray of sunshine’ Bob Menotti still spreads light, sign by sign
Family and friends gathered this weekend to celebrate a century of rich achievement for Bob Menotti, a monumental figure in the Syracuse Deaf community.
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‘An essay will not stop a genocide’: Gazan poet now writing from Syracuse wins Pulitzer Prize
Mosab Abu Toha, a 2023 graduate of Syracuse University’s Creative Writing MFA program, won his Pulitzer Prize for essays that gave readers a window into life under siege in Gaza.
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Webster Pond just celebrated its 65th birthday. Meet Chad Norton, the driving force behind its recent success
Chad Norton began visiting Webster Pond about 30 years ago. He’s become a fierce advocate and a caretaker for the pond.
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Syracuse’s newest art gallery to show 1st exhibit
The gallery is run by Laura Heyman and Miesha Shih, who have long been involved in Syracuse’s art scene.
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Amanda Rogers made Pink Rock Culture Co-op into the venue she’s always wanted
Rogers, formerly a touring musician, created Pink Rock to be an intimate space that hosts anything from concerts to poetry readings.
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Syracuse is on the verge of getting its 1st community fridge: ‘Food is a basic human right’
The community fridge could open as soon as January at All Saints Church. Its founder, Lis Webber, is a Syracuse native.
