Taste of Syracuse, Syracuse Nationals will be held this year after lawsuit with lender...
Syracuse, N.Y. – Taste of Syracuse and the Syracuse Nationals, two of the Syracuse area’s most popular summertime events, will be held as scheduled this year after their owner settled a lawsuit over an unpaid loan. Galaxy Media Partners and Rasselas Trust announced the settlement Wednesday. Under the...
Watertown Police seek public’s help finding missing teen with ties to Syracuse
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — The Watertown Police Department is looking for a missing teen who is connected to the Syracuse area. The police department said it needs the public's help in finding Eathan Tefft, 15. He was last seen on the 100 block of South Rutland Street in Watertown on March 4 around 6:30 a.m. The police...
The ‘giant’ Syracuse-area prank that became America’s most famous hoax
The Cardiff Giant remains one of the most sensational frauds ever perpetrated on the American public. Since being “discovered” on an Upstate New York farm in 1869, thousands have visited the 10-foot stone figure that now calls Cooperstown home. Long before the internet and 24-hour news cycles, the...
Sean Kirst: To ‘stone thrower’ descendants, Tipp Hill’s green-on-top marker celebrates true story
My original intent at the big St. Patrick’s Day flag raising and marker-revealing ceremony at the green-over-red was to just be there to be there and not to write anything. That went out the window when I stepped from my car Tuesday on Tompkins Street and saw two women, who both turned out to be in their 70s,...
45 workers laid off as rival acquires Central New York blood lab
Salina, N.Y. – A blood laboratory in Salina has closed and 45 employees were laid off after the facility’s parent company was acquired by a rival lab. The Laboratory Alliance of Central New York blood processing center at 113 Innovation Lane in Electronics Park closed March 16, resulting in the layoffs, according to...
Started while in college, this NY event rental company has been growing for more...
Across Central New York, weddings, graduation parties, reunions, and community gatherings often share one thing in common: the tents, tables, and chairs that make those celebrations possible. For more than two decades, Tent-All Rent-All has helped create the spaces where those moments unfold.
The Seafood Chowder At This Tiny New York Fish Shack Is Worth Driving Across...
Sometimes the best seafood in New York isn’t found anywhere near the ocean, and that’s exactly the delicious paradox you’ll discover at Doug’s Fish Fry in Skaneateles. This unassuming spot has been serving up some of the finest fried fish and creamy chowder in the Finger Lakes region, proving that landlocked doesn’t...
Family of slain Syracuse man forgives woman who stabbed him but wants her to...
Syracuse, N.Y. ― The grandmother of a slain 23-year-old man told his killer Wednesday their family has chosen to forgive her so they can move on and heal. “I forgive her, not for her, but I forgive her for us, me and my family, so that we can move on in life,” Melinda Robertson said in court. “I don’t wish any ill...
2 Syracuse hikers rescued from ADK High Peaks trail after their electronics fail
Two hikers from Syracuse attempted to tackle Nye Mountain in the Adirondack High Peaks region on March 14. But the pair managed to get only 1.5 miles up the trail from Indian Pass Brook when their digital navigation device died. At a loss for how to continue without the device,...
Private donations for aquarium raise suspicions of county lawmakers
Construction of the aquarium in the Inner Harbor is on track for a late summer opening. But there are still questions about who’s filling the more than $15 million funding gap. Onondaga County Facilities Commissioner Archie Wixson knows the total project cost down to the penny. “As we sit...
