Sports, Entertainment & Tourism

2019 Senior PGA Championship draws record day two crowd in suburban Rochester

PITTSFORD, N.Y. — The 80th KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Pittsford attracted the largest Friday crowd in the history of the golf tournament. Read More

Triggers to Typewriters: The story of L.C. Smith, Gun Maker

Guns are not usually associated with typewriters considering their primary purposes are vastly different. However, Syracuse was an exception to that statement. Before the typewriter industry that made him his greatest fame and fortune, Lyman Cornelius Smith was a renown Syracuse gun manufacturer. Read More

The Cake Shop CNY specializes in high-end cakes, treats

Stacey Lorraine is the owner, cake artist, office manager, and dishwasher — yes, she does it all — at The Cake Shop Central New York, located in Skaneateles. Read More

NEA awards Syracuse Stage $10K grant for Cold Read Festival

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has awarded Syracuse Stage a grant of $10,000 for the 2019-20 season of Cold Read Festival of New Plays. Read More

Mixed-use housing project planned at Griffiss Business & Technology Park

ROME, N.Y. — A Saratoga Springs firm plans to develop a new, mixed-use apartment community with office and amenity-oriented space at Griffiss Business and Technology Park in Rome. Read More

Del Lago Resort & Casino begins construction on sportsbook

TYRE, N.Y. — Del Lago Resort & Casino says crews have started construction on the venue’s DraftKings Sportsbook for future sports-betting activity. Read More

I.M. Pei, architect of Syracuse’s Newhouse I, Everson museum, dies at 102

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The architect who designed two of the Syracuse community’s well known buildings has died. Read More

Tioga Downs Foundation to award a total of $500K, seeks applicants

NICHOLS, N.Y. — The Tioga Downs Regional Community Foundation is accepting applications for this year’s first round of grant awards. Read More