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2.9KTeens flock to Syracuse to provide home improvement during workcamp
More than 300 teens were in Central New York last week to participate in a program that has been in the making...
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2.8KHundreds gather in Syracuse for nationwide Families Belong Together rally
Sarah Hudson, a family doctor in Rochester, carried her 1-year-old son on her back; she tucked a sign reading “Babies Need Mommies”...
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3.2KShould the Best of Syracuse contest be multiple times a year? (poll)
The Syracuse New Times prides itself on being a creative, alternative weekly that brings you – our readers – the best in...
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4.0K2 SU grads return to play at 2018 Blues Festival with band Roustabouts
Pete Daniels and Andrew Wiley were Syracuse University students between 1994 and 1998 when they started jamming together throughout the Salt City music scene....
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4.3KJanet Burman announces state Senate bid for 53rd seat
It was chilly on James Street June 14 when Janet Burman made an announcement on her front porch, while children cavorted across the street in...
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11.2KSyracuse celebrates World Refugee Day at Schiller Park (photos)
The annual Syracuse World Refugee Day, held June 23 at Schiller Park, provided an afternoon of soccer, volleyball, dance and music, as...
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9.3KBreak shots aplenty at Syracuse’s Brick House Billiards
An early morning blaze on Feb. 7, 2017, ravaged the North Syracuse pool hall Salt City Billiards, in business on Route 11 for 25 years....
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4.5KDo you agree with Trump’s zero tolerance policy? (poll)
The Trump administration has faced harsh criticism for its “zero tolerance” immigration policy, including local protests in Syracuse last week. The policy,...
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9.7KSyracuse residents protest VP Pence visit over immigration policy (photos)
Vice President Mike Pence’s June 19 Syracuse visit was greeted with protests of the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy involving illegal immigrants.
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2.8KWould you go high in the sky at the Jamesville Balloon Fest? (poll)
This weekend is the Jamesville Balloon Festival. While there are more tame alternatives like live music and crafts to entertain festival goers,...
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8.1KDistrict Councilor Joe Driscoll moves from beatbox to political soapbox
Fifth District Common Councilor Joe Driscoll remembers growing up hyperactive, with the only chillout provided by his mother playing Beatles records. “After I...
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2.8KSyracuse student group stages die-in to remember Pulse shooting victims (photos)
For 12 minutes — 720 seconds — members of the Syracuse community lay motionless on the ground outside the Federal Building downtown....
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11.9KAfter large fire, Herkimer Diamond Mines is ready for summer prospecting
Herkimer County is the only place on the planet where the world-famous Herkimer Diamonds — a beautifully faceted, double-terminated quartz product of nature — can...
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2.7KBurgers in a pancake house: IHOP’s rebranding to IHOb (poll)
On June 11, the restaurant chain formerly known as IHOP (International House of Pancakes) revealed the meaning behind its announced “IHOb” rebranding....
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11.3KStuffing face at the 2018 Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog eating contest (photos)
The annual Taste of Syracuse foodie blast held June 1 and 2 at downtown’s Clinton Square included a sanctioned Nathan’s Famous Hot...
