Paige’s Butterfly Run, in honor of Paige Arnold, takes place at 9 a.m. on Saturday morning. The run supports research into childhood cancer.
Sean Kirst
Sean Kirst: When it counts most, young CBA coach knows Tom Dotterer is never ‘yesterday’s news’
Dotterer, the legendary baseball coach at Christian Brothers Academy, died in 2024. The Brothers’ players dedicated this season to Dotterer, the first season played after his death.
Sean Kirst: In space of architectural greatness, seeking visionary spark in quest for mayor
Sean Kirst writes why the Everson Museum of Art is a a fitting place for a mayoral race forum with Syracuse at a crossroads.
Sean Kirst: A medal for great sculptor Sharon BuMann, who still lives and dreams her art
BuMann, a great Central New York sculptor, suffered a stroke four years ago. As she prepares to be honored Thursday, that discipline matters more to her than ever.
Sean Kirst: A pope with direct family ties to kindness of Father Baker
Pope Leo XIV’s grandmother gave birth to the Pope’s uncle in Lackawanna and lived in what was then called “The Infant Home,’ often for single mothers with nowhere else to go.
Sean Kirst: Three years past 2022 racist massacre in Buffalo, loyal sister left with rolling loss, bonds of faith
Kat Massey died three years ago in the shooting at a Buffalo Tops, fueled by racism. Barbara Massey Mapps, her sister, has spent three years picking up the pieces.
Sean Kirst: On Mother’s Day, ‘thousands of children’ still benefit from Amy Betros’ gifts
Betros co-founded St. Luke’s Mission of Mercy in Buffalo. She died April 30, leaving behind a legacy of helping families in need.
Sean Kirst: In Van Robinson’s memory, his wife Linda wants to take sledgehammer to I-81
Van Robinson was a civic titan in Syracuse, spending 18 years as a member of the Common Council. He championed removing the I-81 viaduct.
Podcast: It’s Happening Here – Sean Kirst
Columnist Sean Kirst discusses the importance of storytelling in how we understand the community we live in, and how history isn’t just in the past.
Sean Kirst: A partnership, lost and found, with Upstate photography legend
Sean Kirst and Mike Greenlar dreamed of working together again. Now, they are.




