Syracuse Common Council to replace 270 parking meters
CORRECTION: In a previous version of this article, the business expected to go out of business was misstated. The company that provides Mobitex technology for the… Read more »
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Cuomo visits to promote development
Gov. Andrew Cuomo began his 10-city Central New York economic tour on Tuesday morning in Syracuse to promote his plan for further regional economic development.… Read more »
Time out: Several Syracuse city schools choose to eliminate recess to increase instructional time
Playtime might be a thing of the past for students at Syracuse elementary schools. Recess was eliminated as part of the Syracuse City School District’s… Read more »
SPD Chief Fowler reaffirms safety of SU campus, denounces rumors
In reaction to rumors of gang violence near Syracuse University’s campus, Chief of the Syracuse Police Department Frank Fowler said that the campus is safe,… Read more »
Syracuse receives $300,000 grant from US Department of Justice for gang prevention
The U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York is initiating a call to action in an effort to prevent future gang violence in… Read more »
Concrete plan: New construction methods speed up process of rebuilding bridges
Bridge rebuilding projects that could have taken months to complete were finished Monday night after only four days of work. The shorter time frame was… Read more »
Oh, deer: Residents of East neighborhood complain of the animal's increasing population
The rising deer population in Syracuse’s East neighborhood prompted a Tomorrow’s Neighborhoods Today meeting last Tuesday, drawing a crowd of about 200 at Nottingham High… Read more »
Marching on: One year later, Occupy Syracuse movement is less visible but still evolving
Last winter, Zach Ott celebrated Thanksgiving and Christmas outdoors in downtown Syracuse, surrounded by office buildings and a bustling Centro transportation hub on Salina Street.… Read more »
Salina shape-up: Apartment building, relocated bus hub to revive downtown Syracuse neighborhood
The 300 block of South Salina Street is undergoing a makeover. Now that the bus hub has been moved, and construction of the Pike Block… Read more »
The Post-Standard to deliver 3 days a week beginning in January; Syracuse Media Group formed
The Post-Standard announced Tuesday that it would reduce its daily print delivery schedule to three days a week and join with Syracuse.com to form Syracuse… Read more »
Downtown upgrade: investments in construction projects revitalize city
Large investments from public institutions and private-sector companies have resulted in $1.4 billion worth of construction projects in downtown Syracuse last year. Out of the… Read more »
SCSD's Board of Education approves 5-year plan to improve academic performance, graduation rates
Provide students with a rigorous curriculum; recruit and retain effective teachers; develop a solid, supportive infrastructure; build a district culture centered around high expectations and… Read more »
The bigger, the better: Destiny USA becomes 6th largest mall in America
As students return to campus, they may find signs for the Carousel Center Mall hard to come by. In the beginning of August, the Carousel… Read more »
Wiz Khalifa to perform at Oncenter War Memorial Arena on Oct. 18
Rapper Wiz Khalifa is slated to perform at the Oncenter War Memorial Arena on Thursday, Oct. 18, according to Live Nation. The Pittsburgh native hip-hop… Read more »
Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner signs ordinance banning bath salts
Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner signed an ordinance Friday banning the synthetic drug known as "bath salts" in Syracuse. The ordinance makes the sale and possession… Read more »
Syracuse Common Council passes 30-year tax exemption for proposed University Avenue bookstore
The Syracuse Common Council voted 5-4 in favor of a 30-year payment in lieu of taxes agreement, or PILOT, for a new Syracuse University bookstore… Read more »
Urban Outfitters opens in downtown Syracuse Thursday
A three-story Urban Outfitters opened to the public on Thursday morning on Walton Street near Armory Square in downtown Syracuse. The trendy clothing store, geared… Read more »
Carrier Corporation to fund sustainability research on campus
Carrier Corporation will donate $35,000 to Syracuse University's Sustainable Enterprise Partnership, a program aimed to further research in sustainability, the corporation announced Thursday.The announcement of… Read more »
Stopping the spread: Onondaga County responds to high number of HIV cases
Fourteen years ago, Edward Davis of Syracuse tested positive for AIDS after secretly having unprotected sex with other men.Davis, 54, was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., during… Read more »
Student volunteer event helps to beautify West Side
Syracuse University students turned the parking lot of the Vincent House, a youth community center in the West Side neighborhood, into a carnival complete with… Read more »
SU students to volunteer on West Side in revamped daylong event
IF YOU GOWhat: The Big EventWhere: Meet at Life Sciences ComplexWhen: Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.How much: FreeMore than 200 students will plant flowers,… Read more »
Car crash causes power outage in East neighborhood
Updated April 19, 2010 A motor vehicle accident created a power outage for 3,400 residences in the East neighborhood Friday around 3 a.m., said Karen… Read more »
SU, city to fund downtown park remodel beginning in fall
Syracuse University will partially fund the redesign of Forman Park, on East Genesee Street in downtown Syracuse, starting fall 2010 as part of its Connective… Read more »
