Syracuse NY

Syracuse’s food scene has been steadily reinventing itself, with a growing group of chef‑driven spots, modern cafes, and creative bars joining the city’s beloved Italian, diner, and pub standbys. These five relatively new or newly buzz‑worthy restaurants are a great introduction to modern Syracuse dining. 1....

A popular seafood restaurant chain is looking to close more locations, two years after filing for bankruptcy. Red Lobster CEO Damola Adamolekun told The Wall Street Journal that the casual-dining brand is “reviewing its real-estate footprint and leases.” In an effort to cut costs, the company could close “dozens” of...

A tiny backyard visitor turned into a rescue mission this week when Syracuse police officers responded to help an injured owl. On Wednesday, Syracuse Police Animal Cruelty officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Upland Road in Syracuse, according to Kieran Coffey, a spokesperson for the Syracuse Police...

Clay, N.Y. – New York’s largest automotive group has acquired Sharon Chevrolet in Clay, continuing the Buffalo-based group’s expansion into the Syracuse area. The West Herr Automotive Group bought the Chevy dealership from Mike Carrow. Terms of the purchase were not released. The dealership will reopen this...

Weedsport, N.Y. — A bus carrying Syracuse student-athletes and a coach went off a road and became stuck in the snow Wednesday night while returning from a game at Aquinas in Rochester, school officials said. The Birnie Bus was a few miles from the Weedsport entrance to the state...

DeWitt, N.Y. — Honeycomb Bakery in DeWitt is for sale, but the owner says the business is not closing and plans to continue operating. The family-owned bakery, which opened in November 2020 in Nottingham Plaza at 315 Nottingham Road, was recently listed for sale as a turnkey operation, including its equipment,...

The Syracuse City School District has been offering Black studies for 60 years, beginning in 1966. “Black history is American history,” a 1987 Herald American editorial proclaimed. “From it, we can all learn a great deal.”. A 1969 Post-Standard interview by reporter Eleanor Roseburgh with three young local...

CLAY, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — You ask, we answer! We have an update on what’s next for the closed Bull & Bear Roadhouse restaurant on Route 57 in Clay. The owners of the very popular Gardenview Diner near Liverpool are about to open another restaurant called Olympia. Nick and John loannidis bought the former Bull & […]

Roughly 500,000 people were included in the warning area as heavy snow hit New York on Thursday morning.

A North Syracuse restaurant that was cited by Onondaga County Health Department inspectors 11 months ago again failed its most recent inspection with many violations, including several critical violations. In addition to the March 2025 inspection and its most recent inspection, Camino Real also failed an inspection...