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Christopher Sinatra

Sleepwalking Through History

Christopher Sinatra lives in Oswego, NY where he studies early American history at SUNY Oswego. He is working towards earning his MA in December ’15. Sinatra will be joining the Syracuse New Times with a twice monthly blog,Sleepwalking Through History.

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Have you heard the news? Syracuse is awesome again! New development projects like the Onondaga Lake cleanup and the Creek Walk and city pride groups like Believe in Syracuse and Forty Below remind us that a house is not a home, and lest we forget – Billy Joel came to the Dome recently. All of this and much more makes me feel good to be from the ‘Cuse (especially because I don’t follow SU basketball). But as you know, the burgeoning enthusiasm about our city hasn’t always been so loud and proud. Or was it? As the good folks from our sister-city Portlandia remind us, history is awesome again, too – so let’s find out.
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