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.
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Asha Laaya ‘Farm of Hope’ added 14 acres to its farm. Now it needs staff to expand its reach Â
The Asha Laaya ‘Farm of Hope’ started as a one-acre plot. Now, the farm is 15 acres.
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Meet Luther Masanto, one of the DJs behind ‘Lovers and Friends R&B Night’
Masanto and a group of other DJs are trying to deliver the DJing to people and places who don’t get to hear it as often.
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Planting trees and gardening helped Eli MacDonald find peace. Then he used them to help others.
Eli MacDonald founded the organization now known as Onondaga Earth Corps 20 years ago to prevent teenagers and young adults from going down the same path he did.
