Over the course of three days and nights, 60 people on Marshall Street and at nearby bars had their intoxication levels voluntarily tested by a group of students in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Read more »
The Onondaga County Water Authority found 9,300 homes in Onondaga County have lead pipes that supply people with water. Read more »
The Visiting Author Reading Series at the Syracuse Downtown YMCA brings about 20 to 25 authors and writers a year to read their poetry and excerpts from books to attentive audiences. Read more »
Four Syracuse University students were arrested in their Castle Court apartment on several drug charges on Wednesday. Read more »
Neil Ringler, professor and vice provost for research at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, gave a lecture about the history of Syracuse and the restoration of Onondaga Lake. Read more »
Business columnist Theo Horn denounces Destiny USA’s attempt at tax exemptions for an upcoming hotel due to the rocky history of the company’s dealings with the city. Read more »
Between March 10 and March 20, more than 40,883 people registered to vote through New York state's online voter registration system. Read more »
The company that owns Destiny USA has announced their updated plans to build a smaller, cheaper hotel across from the mall in Syracuse. Original plans for this hotel were made in 2014, but the new plans have cut the budget costs nearly in half. Read more »
Onondaga County is among five counties in central New York state where campaigns to encourage homes, businesses and local communities to install solar energy are currently underway. Read more »
Liberal columnist Joanna Orland explains why community intervention is the key to bridging the gap between governmental efforts and societal problems. Read more »
Business columnist Theo Horn discusses the positive aspects of New York’s decision to invest in Soraa, a California-based manufacturer of LED lights. Read more »
A brief roundup of New York state and central New York politics. Read more »
Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney expressed support for a recently proposed merger between the city of Syracuse and the county at her State of the County address on Tuesday night. Read more »
Community members shared their concerns and worries regarding the potential merger between the city of Syracuse and Onondaga County at a town hall meeting Monday night. Read more »
New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to launch initiatives to ensure the safety of drinking water throughout the state of New York. Read more »
Check out a brief roundup of what happened in city and state politics this week. Read more »
Officials discuss the possibility of a merge between the city of Syracuse and Onondaga County. Read more »
Liberal columnist Joanna Orland discusses the ways in which an effort to modernize county and city services would benefit the Syracuse region. Read more »
The uptick is normal for a presidential election year and may have to do with population changes rather than the nature of the election. Read more »
This week in state and local politics, New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the benefits of a minimum raise wage and more. Read more »
Gender and Sexuality columnist explains why men should work toward ending sexual assault rather than enabling it, like pro-rape group Return of Kings. Read more »
Mayor Stephanie Miner and Syracuse Police Department Chief Frank Fowler were among those in attendance at a press conference Thursday, where the crackdown on 27 members of the 110 Gang was announced following the latest Syracuse TRUCE initiative. Read more »
Liberal columnist Joanna Orland argues that the practice of solitary confinement of juveniles is a practice maintains social injustice and maintains segregation. Read more »
Syracuse's sole Planned Parenthood provides women with abortion services, access to various forms of contraception, STI testing and pregnancy tests, among other services. Read more »
