All posts tagged "news and opinion"
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9.3KNewsGetting geeky at Salt City Comic-Con (photos)
The annual Salt City Comic-Con transformed itself this year from your standard convention to a sprawling “pop culture festival.” After pairing up...
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7.0KFoodFrom the Ground Up: Clean, organic produce the pride of Grindstone Farm
Richard and Victoria de Graff walk into the kitchen of a local restaurant carrying a “Mystery Box” of organic produce from Grindstone...
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2.8KNewsTeens 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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3.2KNewsShould 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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2.4KOpinion & BlogsShooting in Annapolis was an attack on local journalism
Fake. Bias. The enemy of the people. Those are just some of the barbaric words that some everyday people and politicians love...
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4.2KNewsJanet 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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11.2KNewsSyracuse 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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9.3KBusinessBreak 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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8.1KCover StoryDistrict 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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4.4KOpinion & BlogsWith funds steadily drying, can the Social Security program be saved?
In the year 2034, there will be a total solar eclipse, the 27th Winter Olympics will be held and the European Space Agency is scheduled...
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11.9KBusinessAfter 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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3.4KOpinion & BlogsPoll results reveal New Yorkers’ increasing alarm over opioid crisis
The ongoing opioid epidemic troubling the nation ― especially upstate New York ― is a favorite talking point for politicians. It’s also something voters can get...
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4.8KNewsOnondaga County’s Wilderness Search and Rescue team swings into action to find missing people
In July 1971, hundreds of law enforcement officials from the state Department of Environmental Conservation and military special forces flooded the Adirondacks in a search...
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3.5KNewsBrianna Mahon keeps on truckin’ at Monster Jam monster truck show
Get ready for the revving of engines and for dirt to fly when Monster Jam takes over the Carrier Dome on Saturday, April...
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2.7KOpinion & BlogsState budget process replays the same old song
If you had any doubt how little Albany changes, look no further than the annual New York state budget. I recently came across...
