It’s the moment of truth for local artist Ty Marshal. If he can’t raise nearly $1,300 over the next seven days, his planned endeavor will hit a major SANITY stumbling FAIR block. Marshal is attempting to re-create one of the most famous con jobs in U.S. history: the Cardiff Giant.

They didn’t think they could dance, and they decided to take action. Many students at Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Fayetteville have this in common. Some harbored a fear of unleashing their inner Elaine Benes on innocent family members, others simply wanted to replicate the flashy moves from So You Think You Can Dance and Dancing With The Stars.

Syracuse University men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim and two former SU stars excited a throng of West Side kids on Wednesday, Aug. 3, when the hoopsters descended on Skiddy Park. They were there for the dedication of the third basketball court financed by Courts 4 Kids, a project of the Boeheim/Carmelo K.

Just shy of 11 a.m., and Syracuse was already sweltering. With only a lazy breeze for a fan and a summer sky sparsely spotted with clouds for cover, there was little reprieve from the heavy heat. And yet, on this 90-degree day, Syracuse appeared far from wilting.

It has been a season of change at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse this summer. Visitors have been enjoying recently completed improvements such as a renovated courtyard, Primate Park and the Asian Elephant Preserve. What might not be so obvious to visitors is the change of leadership behind the scenes.

Three weeks ago we warned you that the emerald ash borer is on its way, and there is nothing to stop it (see the July 13 Syracuse New Times cover story “Green Monster”).

As a longtime successful Major League general manager who assembled three World Serieswinning teams, Pat Gillick helped shape baseball history. That’s why Gillick was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame Sunday, July 24, in Cooperstown.

The annual spectacle the Syracuse Nationals has become received further enhancement this year with pictureperfect midsummer weather. Sure it was hot; sure it was humid. But it didn’t rain, so the weekend was without the flooding drama that has plagued it in the past.

Sculptor David MacDonald spent the last year creating new pieces of art, and in The Power of Pattern, visitors to the Everson Museum of Art can see the fruits of his labor. The show isn’t a point of departure for MacDonald.

“Myself and two people at The Redhouse, Stephen Svoboda and Laura Austin, started talking last winter about creating a partnership where we could help facilitate bringing the arts and cultural community together,” said Peter Spartano, executive producer and vice president for broadcasting at WCNY.