Berkshire Bank Foundation invests nearly $400,000 in local nonprofits during Q2

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Berkshire Bank Foundation says it invested nearly $400,000 in communities through grants and other giving in the second quarter of the year. Several Central New York organizations were among the 100 nonprofit organizations in New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Vermont that the foundation invested in from April to June. Berkshire Bank Foundation is […]

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Bryant & Stratton formally opens new high-tech nursing lab at Liverpool location

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CLAY, N.Y. — Bryant & Stratton College on Friday morning formally opened its new nursing lab at its Liverpool location at 7805 Oswego Road in

Ithaca Tompkins County Transportation Council names new director

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ITHACA, N.Y. — The Ithaca Tompkins County Transportation Council (ITCTC) has appointed Tom Knipe as its new director, beginning in September, the organization announced. Knipe brings an array of experience in transportation, planning, economic development, program management, and government administration from previous roles as deputy director of economic development for the City of Ithaca and

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TC3 among schools getting ready for SUNY Reconnect program for adult learners

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DRYDEN, N.Y. — Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) in Dryden is among the SUNY schools preparing for the new SUNY Connect initiative. Under Gov. Kathy

Local group 9 Fresh buys Cazenovia College campus

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CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — A group of local investors that calls itself 9 Fresh says it has purchased the former Cazenovia College campus, which shuttered on

SUNY Poly names new dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

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MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute has named Babak Elahi as its new dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, effective July 17. Elahi most recently served as dean of the College of Sciences and Liberal Arts at Kettering University. He has also held leadership positions at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), including associate

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Airports across the Upstate region to use federal funding for projects, replace equipment

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Airports serving Oswego County, Ithaca, the Binghamton area, and areas of the North Country are among 16 facilities awarded a total of more than $21

Redhouse Arts Center unveils new marquee, honors board member Hider

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Redhouse Arts Center on Tuesday night lit its new marquee following a program in which it honored long-time board member Bill Hider in an event dubbed, “Light the Town Red Soiree.” The marquee’s lighting marks the first time in nearly 60 years that Syracuse has two lit marquees on its main

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The marquee’s lighting marks the first time in nearly 60 years that Syracuse has two lit marquees on its main downtown strip, and the first brand new marquee on South Salina Street in more than a century, according to the Redhouse.

Prior to the marquee lighting, the “Light the Town Red Soiree” event included the presentation of the inaugural Redhouse Arts Center Lifetime Achievement Award presentation to Bill Hider.

The Redhouse Arts Center is a nonprofit cultural and performing-arts organization that has presented dozens of performances at City Center at 400 S. Salina St. since 2018.

The organization says it was Hider who had the vision and leadership to move the Redhouse from a 90-seat walk-up theatre on West Street to the 43,000-square-foot, multi-theatre performing arts center that it is today.

The Redhouse says it became the anchor and original tenant in 2018 of a building complex that is now called City Center. The organization credits Hider’s vision that “helped give downtown Syracuse a fresh and vibrant place” that now draws more than 25,000 visitors annually.

Tuesday night’s red-carpet fundraiser included cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, a silent auction, live music by Isaac Betters, vocalist Michael Ranalli, pianist Jimmy Cox, and The Cadleys.

“As Redhouse lights the first brand new Salina Street marquee in a century, we hope it serves as a beacon for our community. It will welcome and empower our local artists to bring forward their visions of our community for us all to see,” Franklin Fry, executive director of the Redhouse Arts Center, said.

To acknowledge the new marquee, several Syracuse city landmarks lit their buildings red in “solidarity with and celebration of” the Redhouse Arts Center. They included City Hall, City Center, Crouse Health, Loretto, National Grid, Barclay Damon, St Joseph’s Health, the gate and Exposition Center at the New York State Fairgrounds in the town of Geddes, and the Oncenter – ASM Global Syracuse.

And just up the street from the Redhouse, the Landmark Theatre, which the Redhouse describes as its “neighbor and elder Salina Street sibling,” also had its marquee lit in red.