Price Chopper to Market 32: Grocery store to rebrand and reinvigorate business
By Molly Smith
January 8, 2015 - 2:04am
Beginning next spring, Price Chopper will rebrand itself, incorporating a new display and layout into stores.

Price Chopper announced last week its decision to rebrand the company into a new kind of grocer, Market 32. The Golub Corp., the parent company of Price Chopper, said the decision is part of the “evolution” of the store.

“Our customers are changing, and we need to change with them,” said Mona Golub, vice president of public relations and consumer services for Golub. “We’ve been successful for over 82 years because we’ve known when to change.”

Groups raise environmental concerns for I-81, call for transformative solution
By Molly Smith
December 23, 2014 - 1:32am
Many factors and alternative options are under consideration for the future of the I-81 highway.

As the environmental review process proceeds, state officials continue to deliberate potential alternatives for the future of Interstate 81 in Syracuse. 

The elevated 1.4 mile-long portion of the highway near downtown Syracuse is approaching the end of its useful life in 2017, according to the state Department of Transportation, which started the review process last August. 

Elementary principal fighting to fund his public school
By Luke Rafferty
December 22, 2014 - 11:06pm
Marc Gosselin, principal of Anna Lane Lingelbach Elementary near Philadelphia, inherited a budget that provided only 40 cents of support to each student.

Located on the edge of Philadelphia, Anna Lane Lingelbach Elementary school is one of the most underfunded schools in Pennsylvania.

When Marc Gosselin started as the Germantown school's principal in August 2014, he was shocked to learn his operating budget for the 2014-2015 academic year was less than 40 cents for each of its 400 students.

Gosselin, and the students of Lingelbach Elementary school, had been allotted $160 by the City of Philadelphia school system for the year.

Plowshares Craftsfair is a perfect introduction to Syracuse Peace Council
By Manmeet Sahni
December 15, 2014 - 3:33pm
The Plowshares Craftsfair and Peace Festival, held Dec. 1, allowed community members to get a glimpse of the full mission of the Syracuse Peace Council.

On a gloomy, rainy, winter Saturday morning, the large parking lot of the Nottingham High School on East Genesee Street was packed with cars. People from all walks of life flocked to the annual Plowshares Craftsfair and Peace Festival organized by the Syracuse Peace Council, which formed in 1938 and is one of the oldest grassroots-level peace and social justice organizations in the country. The fair, now in its 44th year, has become one of the oldest and most celebrated crafts fairs in the city.

Record number of women in Congress still not enough
By Emma McAnaw
December 15, 2014 - 3:01pm
After Congress broke the record with over 100 female representatives, women state that there is still much needed improvement.

After a record number of women were voted into Congress this year, publications and news stations were quick to note the historic moment.

Women Make History in Midterm Elections - SheWired

100 Women in Congress? So What - Politico 

Refugee entrepreneurs thrive on Syracuse's Northside
By Sara Berlinger
December 13, 2014 - 2:45pm
Many refugees own small businesses, such as marketplaces, restaurants, and clothing stores, on the city's Northside.

Jai Subedi and All Asian Nepali Store

On Nov. 14, 2008, Jai Subedi landed in Syracuse, and at the time, he owned very little. That day will forever be monumental for Subedi, who now owns the All Asian Nepali Store on the city’s Northside.

Solace in song
By Jacob Greenfeld
December 11, 2014 - 2:45pm
William Gorman finds freedom in his music and from the support of his church after the loss of his father.

His music has freed his mind and the sounds have released his pain as one local high school senior heals after his father’s death.

“I just try to keep moving,” said William Gorman, a senior at Nottingham High School.

Gorman's father died earlier this year, and he quickly realized that nothing could have prepared him for that moment.

Despite his attempts to live knowing every moment is fleeting, Gorman knows that only time will lessen his pain. 

After life-changing moment, man discovers passion for cooking and a way to help others
By Benjamin Fox
December 9, 2014 - 12:54am
For 35 years, Bob Barker has cooked hot dogs in his red food truck, becoming more than just a friendly face, but also a positive force in the community.

Bob Barker may not be internationally known like a similarly named television star, but he is a local legend all the same.

The owner and operator of local restaurant and hot dog stand Bob Barker’s Famous Hot Dogs & Coneys, Barker has been a game day fixture for fans of Syracuse University football and basketball for the past 35 years.

New study finds unfair housing, discrimination in University neighborhood
By Charlene Cooper
December 1, 2014 - 9:50am
CNY Fair Housing conducted targeted investigations to verify complaints about denied housing in the SU neighborhood area.

When you think of discrimination, housing inequality is probably not the first thing that comes to mind. However, according to a recent study done by CNY Fair Housing, it’s an issue that’s becoming more prevalent right in our backyard.

After many families with children complained about being denied housing in the Syracuse University neighborhood, the nonprofit organization conducted targeted investigations to verify what it was hearing.

Community members experience night of homelessness in Syracuse Sleep-Out
By Sarah Brechbill
November 24, 2014 - 2:35pm
Over 40 people slept outside as part of the Syracuse Homeless Challenge in an effort to raise awareness of hunger and homelessness in Central New York.

It’s that time of year to reflect on all things to be thankful for, and for 40 Syracuse residents that reflecting took place under multiple layers with chattering teeth and violent shivers. Community members spent Friday night in the subzero temperatures Syracuse is all too famous for, and as the biting cold managed to sting through the most durable winter gear, residents were able to catch a small glimpse of what it’s like to be homeless in Syracuse.