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Syracuse Athletics, Kinney Drugs partner to honor Pearl Washington
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Kinney Drugs has partnered with Syracuse University Athletics to honor the memory of former Orange basketball star Dwayne “Pearl” Washington and benefit pediatric-cancer research at the same time. Washington, who played guard for the Syracuse men’s basketball team in the mid-1980s, died on April 20 of this year at the age of […]

OCC’s new restaurant is a learning lab for students
SYRACUSE — Onondaga Community College (OCC) students are learning about cooking cuisines and operating various restaurant formats in the eatery called “With Love.” OCC on Dec. 2 formally opened the teaching restaurant for students enrolled in the school’s food-service management and line-cook programs. With Love is located where La Cuisine, a Mediterranean restaurant, once operated.

Onondaga County says Lakeview Amphitheater posted $150K profit
GEDDES, N.Y. — The Lakeview Amphitheater produced an operating profit of $150,247 on total operating revenue of $4.2 million for the 11 months ending Nov.

Number of New York farm distilleries nearly doubles in two years, Cuomo says
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday, the second anniversary of the Craft New York Act, that the number of farm distilleries has nearly doubled since

State awards millions in economic-development funding in latest round of REDC initiative
New York State has awarded millions in funding to Central New York, Mohawk Valley, Southern Tier, and the North Country as part of the regional economic-development

Ithaca Marriott set to open Monday
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Ithaca Marriott Downtown on the Commons plans to open on Monday at 120 South Aurora St. in Ithaca. The hotel includes

The Digital Hyve opens Rochester office
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Digital Hyve, a Syracuse–based digital-marketing agency, has opened an office in Rochester. The location at 17 Prince St. in Rochester opened

OCC formally opens training restaurant on North Salina Street
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga Community College (OCC) on Friday formally opened With Love, a teaching restaurant located at 435 North Salina St. where La Cuisine,

Syracuse falls out of college basketball polls
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team has dropped out of the latest top 25 college basketball polls following its road loss to

WRVO Public Media adds new signals in Rome, western Madison County
OSWEGO, N.Y. — WRVO Public Media has expanded its broadcast network with the addition of two new signals serving the city of Rome and western
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