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Construction projects add to traffic woes around Taste of Syracuse
As commuters headed into the center of Syracuse this morning, they found streets around the Taste of Syracuse festival in Clinton Square were jammed with traffic.
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Maureen Green: When there's no traffic, why not put Syracuse lights in blink mode?
It's time to make the traffic lights in downtown Syracuse blinking lights at night.
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Tudors featured on annual Strathmore historic homes tour
The recently renovated Ward Wellington Ward home at 211 Summit Ave. is one of the stops on the annual Strathmore by the Park Historic Homes tour June 16.
Hundreds of athletes prepare to "Tri it Again"
Athletes are training to "Tri it Again" as triathlon season is well underway. Hundreds of athletes are participating in Fleet Feet's training programs.
Woman accused of Syracuse-area scams in custody in Pennsylvania
The owner of a Central New York business that has become a magnet for customer complaints after it allegedly failed to deliver products it promised has been jailed in Pennsylvania.
Opinion today: Syracuse lacks distinctive landmark that draws people to visit here
File photo of the sun rise on Clinton Square in downtown Syracuse. A letter writer says Syracuse lacks a distinctive landmark that draws people here.
Wegmans closing its Pond Street supermarket in Syracuse
In this photo from 2009, Joseph Pagan, a sophmore at Fowler, sits in on a news conference at the Syracuse Schools District offices to announce a $2 million Wegmans Foundation gift to Hillside work scholarship program for city students.
Gas prices continue to tumble around Syracuse
Syracuse residents driving off to weekend fun will fuel their journeys with the lowest gas prices in nearly four months.
New Syracuse University QB Zach Allen talks about his commitment to the Orange
But Zach Allen, a 6-2, 185-pound dual threat QB with 4.5 speed in the 40-yard dash from Temple, Texas has done just that.
Agent for Equity: Taking the fight for needy schools to the classroom
When Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently appointed members of a new commission to study education reform, he picked major figures like former Time Warner CEO Dick Parsons, Randi Weingarten of the American Federation of Teachers union, Geoffrey Canada of the Harlem Children's Zone, Mary Anne Schmitt-Carey of Say Yes to Education and SUNY Chancellor Nancy ... (more)
Secret Apple project at Carousel Center in Syracuse not so secret; it's a new iStore
The biggest non-secret at Carousel Center mall is, of course, the coming Apple Store version 2.0. Or 2XL.
Expanding Taste of Syracuse starts Friday, faces traffic issues
Read more: Local , Taste of Syracuse , Crouse Hospital , Peppino's Restaurant , Clinton Square , Buck and Ruthie's Ice Cream , Downtown Syracuse Thousands of people will descend in and around Clinton Square this weekend for the annual Taste of Syracuse, as over 60 restaurants from around the area will be in attendance to share dollar samples of ... (more)
Opinion today: Hike in minimum wage good for business, good for workers
Martin Rothenberg, of Jamesville, writes about minimum wage in the Readers' Page of today's Post-Standard. Here is his letter: I have been a small business owner in Syracuse since 1991.
Community comes together to rescue Syracuse ducklings
Add a hysterical mother and a concerned neighbor to a mix of sewer workers and firefighters and you have the makings for a duckling rescue Wednesday on Morton Street in Syracuse.
Taste This: For a true flavor of Syracuse, try these tempting culinary creations
Food-eaters across the area converge upon Clinton Square this weekend for another "Taste of Syracuse," which annually highlights such 'Cuse cuisine as Utica greens, Buffalo wings, Binghamton spiedies and Cortland apples.
Internet squatter takes over Syracuse's Destiny USA website
Destiny USA's website was webjacked this morning and a new page redirects visitors using a different search engine, but showing the Destiny emblem.
Syracuse photographer takes nice shots of ospreys in their nest near Barge Canal
He wrote: "They're in their nest on top of a power pole on the northwest side of the Route 89 bridge over the Barge Canal heading from Montezuma to Savanah." Previous story June 1-3: Walleye bite remains strong on Oneida Lake; good, catch-and release bass fishing opportunities in local lakes
New York State's top education official pays a visit to Syracuse
State Education Commissioner John B. King Jr. visited Henninger High School this morning.
Syracuse police: Man fired three shots on McAllister Avenue
A Syracuse man is facing two felonies after he was accused of firing three shots at another man earlier this morning on McAllister Avenue.
CNY Weekend: Taste of Syracuse, Oz-Stravaganza and King of Trucks
Central New York is chock-full of stuff to do this weekend. It starts Thursday with the Salt City Slam at Art Rage Gallery in Syracuse, and continues Friday and Saturday with Taste of Syracuse filling Clinton Square and several blocks beyond.