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VIEWPOINT: Celebrating downtown Syracuse & looking ahead to exciting future
Downtown Syracuse is a lively and dynamic community. It’s a place where people live, work, and play, at it’s always changing and growing. The revitalization of downtown Syracuse reflects the collaborative efforts of community partners, residents, business owners, and investors, all driven by a shared vision for our city center. This vibrant social hub serves […]
Soul Society serves up refreshments with style
SYRACUSE — Salon owner Michaela Kawryga recognized a need for a convenient place downtown for her and her stylists to get quick, nutritious refreshments, so she started a second business to do just that. In 2022, Kawryga opened Soul Society, a juice bar and raw café, in a space at 230 West Genesee St., adjoining
INSPYRE Innovation Hub now open for startups, innovators, events
It’s the former Tech Garden SYRACUSE — After more than two years of work, the INSPYRE Innovation Hub (the former Tech Garden) is now home to the finalists in the Genius NY business accelerator and other tenants, and plans to hold events to welcome other entrepreneurs. Officials were scheduled to formally open the expanded venue
New ON-RAMP CEO starts work on workforce-training initiative
SYRACUSE — The effort to renovate the former Sears building will take about two to three years, and crews from Sutton Real Estate Company, LLC have been working on weatherizing and cleaning the structure ahead of the upcoming winter season. That’s according to Carlene Lacey, CEO of the ON-RAMP initiative in Syracuse, who spoke with
Developer hopes to start demolition work for Onondaga Hotel later this year
SYRACUSE — The Onondaga Hotel project is on track for a tentative parking-garage demolition in late 2025, with a 24-month time frame from the groundbreaking to the opening of the facility. That’s according to an Aug. 26 email from the City of Syracuse to CNYBJ. The developer, Sun Development & Management Corporation, plans to demolish
Bicentennial gala in Clinton Square to mark 200 years of Erie Canal and Syracuse
SYRACUSE — The Onondaga Historical Association (OHA) and the Erie Canal Museum will co-host the “Our Glorious Workplaces: Bicentennial Gala,” presented by Feldmeier Equipment on Oct. 17 from 5:30-10 p.m. in Clinton Square in downtown Syracuse. The gala commemorates two historic milestones in Central New York: the bicentennial of the Erie Canal and the 200th
Renovation work on Chimes Building apartments should be complete in Q1 of 2026
SYRACUSE — Crews from the Hayner Hoyt Corporation continue their work renovating the apartments in the upper floors of the Chimes Building. The Allyn Family Foundation anticipates all the apartment units will be in place during the first quarter of 2026, says Maarten Jacobs, director of community prosperity at the Allyn Family Foundation, who spoke
VIP building apartments in 2nd phase of The Post redevelopment
SYRACUSE — The second phase of VIP Structures’ adaptive reuse of The Post building involves a $17.6 million project to construct 72 new one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments. The Post, which is now home to VIP’s headquarters, is the former home of The Post-Standard newspaper and its one-time printing operations. The Post is the building across
One year in, BCA Architects is pleased with its Syracuse office
Plans expansion to double space SYRACUSE — One year after opening an office in Syracuse’s Armory Square area, BCA Architects & Engineers is already intending to expand its space by double. Watertown–based BCA in September 2024 opened a 2,400-square-foot Syracuse office on the ground floor of the Pomeroy Building at 225 West Jefferson St. It
Syracuse Adopt-a-Block program is a way for people to get involved
SYRACUSE — The City of Syracuse’s Adopt-a-Block program, which is again in progress, is an initiative focused on trash and litter pick up across Syracuse neighborhoods. Syeisha Byrd, commissioner of the city’s Department of Parks, Recreation, & Youth Programs, describes Adopt-a-Block as a program that “encourages residents and neighbors to continue to keep their neighborhoods
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