Posts By David Haas
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8.9KCover StoryHistory Test: 1904-era building stands in the way of proposed North Side redevelopment
Out with the old and in with the new. This phrase often suggests that for one to move forward, they must forget...
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18.5KCover StoryI-81 Highway Robbery: The razing of Syracuse’s 15th Ward
Hundreds of Syracuse residents -- many of them minorities -- were forced to relocate for the construction of I-81. Will history repeat...
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4.9KNewsOakwood Cemetery tours provide unique details of Syracuse’s historic past
Over the past several years, I have been exploring our local history by visiting Oakwood Cemetery in an effort to find tangible...
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7.7KCover StorySkin Deep: Central New Yorkers show their love of Syracuse with tattoos
People love to show respect and pride for their hometowns, and Syracuse natives are no different. From salt potatoes to Otto the...
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9.7KCover StoryThe Hole Truth: Local ‘metal detective’ is on the hunt
Syracuse Metal Detectors dig their hobby, as they unearth unlikely treasures in Central New York.
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3.9KNewsFlicker Flashbacks
A condemned Syracuse house triggers movie memories of a silent-film actor and his extended family.
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4.1KNewsSyracuse Herald’s oddest newspaper subscription lure: beachfront property
A 2,000-square-foot plot of land on Lake Oneida Beach with the purchase of a six-month newspaper subscription? Sign us up.
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7.0KNewsThe Gentle Giant
Westvale residents want to name a school park in Ronnie Paxson’s honor.
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3.2KNewsGarden of Eden
The Syracuse Rose Society brings summer-long visual splendor to Thornden Park.
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4.1KCover StoryOur Forgotten Soldier: Remembering the Battle of Columbus
A cavalry private who died fighting Pancho Villa 101 years ago is remembered in New Mexico — but not in Syracuse.
