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Salt City Coffee plans to open café on Syracuse’s near westside
The business is targeting a late spring opening SYRACUSE — Salt City Coffee — which calls itself a sustainable coffee business offering hand-crafted, fresh-roasted coffee — plans to open its first café in late spring on Syracuse’s near westside. Owner Aaron Metthe will rent a 1,200-square-foot space on the first floor of a 2,500-square-foot house […]

Ithaca sports- facility design firm gets a new owner
ITHACA — A pair of upstate New York design firms that once competed against each other are now one. Before they linked up, HMH Site & Sports Design of Ithaca and LA Group, Landscape Architecture and Engineering, P.C. of Saratoga Springs were aware of each other, “operating in the same arena,” says Joe Sporko, president

Adult coloring-book trend provides an outline for creativity at any age
SYRACUSE — Intricate mandalas, ocean views, delicate flowers, and other complex patterns are not what a three-year-old would typically be interested in coloring. Older adults on the other hand, especially women entering retirement age, can’t seem to put their coloring pencils down. Adults are flocking to the coloring books — among other artistic activities like

Kirk Douglas, wife to give St. Lawrence University $2 million for scholarships, dorm upkeep
CANTON, N.Y. — Actor Kirk Douglas and his wife, Anne, are donating $2 million to St. Lawrence University to further endow scholarships and to help
Pyramid fined $160K, agrees to resolve accessibility issues at its malls including Destiny
Syracuse–based Pyramid Management Group, LLC has agreed to make sure people with disabilities have “equal access” to the indoor and outdoor commons areas at its

Judge tosses City of Syracuse lawsuit against Inner Harbor developer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A judge on Monday dismissed the City of Syracuse lawsuit against COR Development Company, LLC, which accused the Fayetteville–based developer of fraud

Syracuse women’s basketball earns highest AP ranking in program history
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse women’s basketball team has climbed to No. 18 in the latest Associated Press (AP) poll, the highest ranking in program
Dolgon to hold Syracuse Crunch fan forum at War Memorial on Saturday
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Crunch owner Howard Dolgon will hold a “Fan Forum” at the War Memorial Arena on Saturday The event is set for

Fingerlakes Mall starts ‘Buy Local’ program as it seeks to boost occupancy rate
AURELIUS – Strolling through Fingerlakes Mall near Auburn on a recent Tuesday afternoon, a reporter sees only 15 of the 61 store spaces are open. Music echoes off empty walls and lonely storefronts. Still, Vin Gleason, the mall’s marketing director, is confident that a new initiative is starting to turn things around. The mall’s occupancy

People news: Di Fino joins Syracuse athletics department staff
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse native Anthony Di Fino has joined the Syracuse University athletics department staff as associate athletics director for business development, according to
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