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Armory Square businesses ready for NCAA basketball fans
SYRACUSE, N.Y. –– Businesses in Armory Square have stocked up on supplies, unveiled special offers, added more staff, and extended business hours to accommodate the
East Regional is big business for Syracuse
Teams hit the floor Thursday for practice SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The 2015 NCAA Division 1 men’s basketball tournament East Regional, which starts Friday night at
Miner appoints former Syracuse Orange player Lazarus Sims as new parks commissioner
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner has appointed Lazarus Sims as the new commissioner of the city’s department of parks, recreation, and youth programs.
Hofmann Sausage Company rolls out new Handwich product
VERONA, N.Y. — Hofmann Sausage Company has launched the Handwich, which it describes as a “new brand of premium, handcrafted grab-and-go artisan sandwiches.” The company
New York honey prices, production rise in 2014
ALBANY, N.Y. — Honey prices in New York state increased 28 percent last year to 272 cents per pound from 212 cents a pound in 2013, according to
Schumer to TSA: open a pre-check enrollment center at Hancock Airport
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Hancock International Airport should have a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) pre-check enrollment center. That’s according to U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.),
Destiny USA expands green efforts in 2015
SYRACUSE — It’s been just over two years since Destiny USA received Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, but the giant retail center’s environmental efforts are far from finished. In fact, those initiatives will expand beyond the walls of the mall and reach out further
Scandals, scandals everywhere. They grind me down. The Washington and Albany news reeks of them. Vanishing emails, outright bribes, and bribes disguised as donations to politicians’ charities. Influence peddling and influence buying. Yuck. Double yuck. Let us escape this garbage. Let us flip to cooking and homemaking. Those are safe. Wait, wait. Some major
SU: Boeheim to retire in three years, Gross steps down as AD, school to appeal NCAA report
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University (SU) made a string of major announcements Wednesday morning, affecting the future of its athletics program in the wake of
New York State Parks to hire 1,000 lifeguards this summer
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has announced it is hiring more than 1,000 new and returning lifeguards for this
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