Syracuse Winter Fair is 'a melting pot' for attendees
The Syracuse Winter Fair provides a summer festival experience for upstate New Yorkers in late January with fair rides and food. Read more »
Beyond the Hill
Wally Feresten's SU social life helps him through 35-year career at SNL
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Winter Fair provides diverse meats, sweets to central New York
Food vendors at the Syracuse Winter Fair sell a variety of cultural foods, some with untraditional twists. Read more »
Syracuse Antique Exchange offers 4 floors of vintage records, clothes
The Syracuse Antique Exchange is a four floor antique mall offering customers a wide selection of unique and quirky items, including a human skeleton. Read more »
Syracuse Winter Fair counters harsh winters with summer fun, live music
The Syracuse Winter Fair brought community members and entertainers together through live music, dance and fashion. Read more »
Syracuse's Get Smashed serves smash burgers out of ghost kitchen
Get Smashed is a local restaurant serving customers smash burgers with locally sourced ingredients and homemade spices. Read more »
Megaton Games brings vintage video games to Syracuse’s 'fighting community'
Megaton Games in Syracuse’s Eastwood neighborhood opened in November 2024, offering locals various gaming events and connections with the community. Read more »
Syracuse Pond Hockey Classic forges rink-side bonds for participants
Syracuse local Tim O’Donnell began the Syracuse Pond Hockey Classic in 2020, bringing hockey games and a sense of community to the area. Read more »
Remembering David Lynch's legacy: meditation, surrealism, ‘presence’
David Lynch’s contrasting style and unique personality, as well as his appreciation for transcendental meditation, were hallmarks of his career as a film director. Read more »
OnaJava Soul Cafe brings Costa Rican coffee to Syracuse’s Southside
OnaJava Soul Cafe, a recent recipient of the New York State Senate Empire Award, brings Costa Rican coffee, poetry and live music to Syracuse's Southside community. Read more »
Eddie Lampkin Jr.’s Big Fellas brings Cajun spice to Syracuse
Syracuse University’s basketball center Eddie Lampkin Jr. and local chef Antoine Smith opened their restaurant, Big Fellas on Jan. 6. Read more »
Skaneateles’ Dickens Christmas brings classic stories to life
For 31 years, actors dress in elaborate costumes from the 1840s and commit to characters for Dickens Christmas, a magical holiday time machine. Read more »
Gingerbread Gallery fosters creativity with family traditions
The Gingerbread Gallery at the Erie Canal Museum serves as a family tradition for many Syracuse locals. Read more »
Everson’s annual Festival of Trees, Light brightens holiday spirit
The Everson Museum of Art is hosting its 39th annual Festival of Trees & Light from Dec. 5-8 and 11-15, featuring a Christmas tree display, art workshops and holiday performances. Read more »
'DJ Lorenz-The Experience' stars on WCNY’s Pulso Central station
After emigrating from Peru, Syracuse-based DJ Renzo Quesada uses his role as a radio host on Pulso Central to spread positivity. Read more »
Syracuse Ecstatic Dance renders profound growth through movement
Syracuse Ecstatic Dance is Syracuse’s only dance group that promotes a freeform style of dance with no guidelines. Read more »
Close to SU's campus, The Yard provides thrifted treasures to all
Syracuse locals Andrew Rainbow and Steve Davis sell clothes on their front lawn, attracting a range of Syracuse University students and residents. Read more »
‘Coming Back Together’ art honors Black, Latine alumni success
The 2024 Coming Back Together Alumni Exhibition at the Community Folk Art Center features works by Syracuse University Black and Latine alumni. Read more »
Syracuse Gooners are a ‘built-in friend group’ for Arsenal fans
Gooners from far and wide came to Syracuse to watch Premier League soccer at Wolff’s Biergarten. Read more »
Mini Meadows broadens Syracuse’s biodiversity, 1 flower at a time
Mini Meadows volunteers planted flower beds and picked up trash in Syracuse’s local parks to improve urban ecology and sustainability. Read more »
The spirits at Erie Canal Museum keep its staff company
The Erie Canal Museum in Syracuse holds eerie paranormal activities with ghosts of people who worked, lived and died on the canal. Read more »
ZooBoo: Rosamond Gifford Zoo’s not-so-spooky way to teach on conservation
The Rosamond Gifford Zoo hosted its 20th annual ZooBoo with trick-or-treating, scavenger hunts and Halloween costume parades. Read more »
Not for ‘grandma’s bake sale,’ Creepy Cuse keeps horror fans coming back
Creepy Cuse returned for its 14th year featuring 35 vendors selling toys, comics and homemade crafts. Read more »
