U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand gathered a group of local leaders to advocate for the community grid to replace Interstate 81.
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Syracuse residents decide together how to spend $150K to fight lead poisoning
The Community Foundation gave residents the power to spend $150,000 on Syracuse’s lead crisis.
Posted inCity of Syracuse
OGs Against Violence leader Clifford Ryans gets outpouring of support after Syracuse house fire
Clifford Ryans, of OG’s Against Gun Violence, lost everything in a house fire. Now he’s trying to push forward.
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President Joe Biden returns to Syracuse to tout ‘transformational’ Micron investment
Biden visited the region to herald Micron’s $100 billion investment in Central New York – four semiconductor plants and 9,000 jobs over the next 20 years – and to trumpet the return of manufacturing to the United States.
Posted inArts & Culture
Syracuse restaurateur known for soul food now serving scholarships, students
If Dreamer Glen, owner of Miss Prissy’s, knows one thing, it’s about turning pain into purpose.
Posted inHousing
Judge orders eviction of tenant whose ceiling collapsed at South Side apartments
A Syracuse judge this week granted an order evicting Ericka Johnson from her apartment at Brighton Place because of her refusal to pay rent. Johnson was the subject of a Central Current article earlier this month.
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Meet the group that planted nearly 1,500 trees in the Syracuse area last year
Onondaga Earth Corps is a nonprofit that often hires youth to plant trees and improve green spaces. Beautifying the Creekwalk is among its key projects.
Posted inPolicing
Citizen Review Board to host community listening sessions on Syracuse police
The review board will host six sessions in the next month.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Syracuse gets nearly $1.5 million federal grant for violence intervention
City officials hope the money will boost intervention groups who work to stop gun violence.
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Syracuse Common Councilor jailed on domestic violence charges, DA says
Gethers, a rookie Syracuse Common Councilor, has been arrested and charged with criminal obstruction of breath and second-degree harassment.