Syracuse Police Department investigates multiple shootings during Fourth of July weekend
SPD is investigating several shootings in the city on Independence Day weekend. Read more »
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3 in hospital following Thornden Park shooting; 16-year-old arrested
Three people are in the hospital after a shooting in Thornden Park on Saturday night. Read more »
Howie Hawkins discusses New York state's ban on fracking
The Daily Orange spoke with Howie Hawkins, who has campaigned on a banning of fracking in the past, about New York's ban on fracking. Read more »
Rapper 50 Cent to sign bottles of Effen Vodka Saturday, 1 day after performing at Block Party
The rapper will promote and sign bottles of Effen Vodka as the brand’s official ambassador. According to a tweet from The Liquor Warehouse on April 23, the store has already ordered over 300 cases of the vodka for him to sign. Read more »
Renovations begin on The Gear Factory to improve auto parts factory turned artist studios
Renovations have begun on the infrastructure of The Gear Factory, a century-old auto parts factory repurposed as artist studios, 10 years after the building was purchased with the intent to renovate. Read more »
OrangeSeeds hosts largest day of student-organized community service event of the year
"The Big Event" is organized by OrangeSeeds, a first-year empowerment organization that coordinated the event with the support of the Student Association and its Impact Week. Read more »
Syracuse University to partner with businesses through Start-Up NY plan
Syracuse University has taken advantage of a tax program through the governor’s office to partner with companies on the city’s Near Westside. Read more »
Syracuse-based grocery delivery app to begin including beer delivery service
Rosie, an online grocery delivery app that was created in 2012, will continue its expansion in Syracuse and nationally, including a new beer delivery service. Read more »
Nick Jonas to perform as closing act at the New York State Fair in September
The singer songwriter will perform at Chevy Court, and the show will be free with admission. Read more »
Crime briefs: April 6-12
Here is a round-up of criminal activity that occurred near campus during the past week, according to Syracuse police bulletins Read more »
Syracuse Housing Authority to receive large grant for Work to Independence program
Syracuse Housing Authority will receive almost $2 million from the federal government for the Work to Independence program. Read more »
SU professor assists in research, treatment of Onondaga Lake to restore water quality
Syracuse’s Onondaga Lake is finally considered clean enough to be usable, thanks to a mass restoration project that has lasted three years. Read more »
Permission for parties to be held at Castle Court remains unclear
It’s unclear whether parties are being allowed again at Castle Court following a gathering of students in the parking lot last Thursday. Read more »
Street parking on Euclid Avenue may potentially be replaced with bike lanes
Syracuse city officials may soon get rid of all parking spaces on Euclid Avenue to make space for two new bicycle lanes, said Syracuse Common Councilor Bob Dougherty. Read more »
Snoop Dogg to perform at the New York State Fair in September
He will perform at the Chevy Court stage at the Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 2 at 8 p.m., Syracuse.com reported Wednesday. The show will be free with admission to the Fair. Read more »
South Side co-op to reopen after receiving grants, hopes to recover from financial instability
Eat to Live, located at 2323 S. Salina St., opened last fall and remained open for only a few months before closing. It closed due to the high cost, over $800,000, of building the actual store, which led to cost overruns. The store is a co-op, meaning that shoppers pay dues to be able to buy food at the store as opposed to paying for groceries during each visit. Read more »
SU graduate campaigns for open seat on Syracuse City School District Board of Education
Romeo’s campaign consists of three main talking points: expanding career and technical education, putting resources toward early childhood education and improving upon the recently implemented Code of Conduct. Read more »
Class-action lawsuit filed against Dinosaur Bar-B-Que for allegedly not paying tipped workers fair wages
The suit was filed March 26 by the Fitapelli & Schaffer law firm on behalf of servers, bussers, runners, bartenders and other “tipped workers” to recover minimum wages, pay for “side work,” overtime compensation and misappropriated tips. Read more »
Local businesses prepare for increased crowds as effect of East Regional
On Marshall Street, stores and restaurants are preparing for larger-than-usual crowds. Manny’s and Shirt World are selling NCAA-specific apparel, and Varsity Pizza is expecting huge crowds for its various traditional dining options. Read more »
SU to offer park and ride busses from Destiny USA, Armory Square to lessen NCAA tournament traffic
The Department of Public Safety is working with Parking and Transit Services, the Syracuse Police Department and the city of Syracuse in arranging a park-and-ride transit system which will run from Armory Square and Destiny USA to SU. Read more »
Syracuse University serves as economic anchor for Central New York
Universities and health care institutions – or “eds and meds” – are now at the center of inner city income generators. These anchor institutions, such as Syracuse University and the Upstate University Health System, are major stakeholders in the future of the cities they sit in. Read more »
Syracuse elementary and middle school students participate in program to learn realities of waste disposal, importance of recycling
In the Green Syracuse City School District program, students from the Hughes Elementary, McKinley-Brighton Elementary and Expeditionary Learning Middle schools will learn what is thrown out in their classroom garbage bins. Read more »
'Ban the box' policy to go into effect Sunday, to remove criminal record box from job applications
The “ban the box” policy requires the removal of the criminal record box from initial job applications and has taken effect in four New York cities. The policy will take effect in Syracuse on March 22nd. Read more »
Syracuse officials assess possible solutions to city's problems in wake of funding debate between Miner, Cuomo
In Miner’s Syracuse Billion proposal, submitted in late 2014, Miner requested $726 million to fix Syracuse’s aging water mains. It took until Feb. 4 for Cuomo to formally say no, but in a visit to the Syracuse Media Group, Cuomo did just that and offered a different approach. Read more »
