Category: Featured News, Local News
“The Good Mind,” Film Featuring Onondaga Nation, to Premiere at Film Festival
By Staff “The Good Mind,” a new film featuring the Onondaga Nation, will premiere Feb. 27 during the 13th annual Big Sky...
To Fight Heroin Overdoses, Ithaca Mayor Proposes Controversial Safe Injection Site
By Staff The United States is struggling to find ways to stem the tide of fast-rising drug overdose deaths, particularly in the wake...
War for the Black Vote: Clinton, Sanders Head Toward South Carolina; Then Super Tuesday
By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) – The Democratic presidential race between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders has...
Harper Lee, Author of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Dies at 89
By Staff Acclaimed author Harper Lee, whose debut novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” became a classic in American...
Controversial ‘Time-Out Room’ Principal Files Lawsuit Against Syracuse School District
Former LeMoyne Elementary School principal Laura Vieira-Suarez has become known as the “time-out room principal” in Syracuse,...
Two Girls Paddle Board Down East Coast
On Oct. 12, 28-year-old LouAnna Harris and Jules Gismondi set off from Pier 84 on the adventure of a lifetime — paddle boarding all...
SCSD Educational Foundation to Present Annual Recognition Awards
By Staff The Syracuse City School District Educational Foundation will hold its 13th Annual Recognition Breakfast at the Holiday Inn...
‘The Color Purple’ Author Alice Walker Shares Black History Month Wisdom on Facebook
By Staff The African-American community is yearning for a voice of wisdom in the midst of racial controversy surrounding the...
Sanders, Trump Win New Hampshire Primaries
By Staff Republican Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, a Democrat, won early victories in the New Hampshire primary Feb. 9, while...
City Council Approves Tax Deal for New Price Rite
By Staff The Syracuse Common Council has voted to approve an agreement that will give a new Price Rite store on South Ave. a 10-year...
