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Syracuse Style brings residents downtown for a night of fashion, unity
By Brianna Moné
September 18, 2016 - 5:15pm
On Thursday evening, Syracuse Fashion Week hosted an outdoor runway show on Walton Street.

Where fashion and community meets, that’s the goal of Syracuse Style.

Thursday night, Syracuse Fashion Week and the Downtown Committee of Syracuse collaborated for the city’s sixth annual Syracuse Style runway show. The free event shut down Walton St. and entertained a packed crowd with fashions from exclusively downtown shops and boutiques.

As one of the biggest events of Syracuse Fashion Week, the runway show featured 16 different stores, such as Midnight Sun, Modern Pop Culture, Indie Kids, and Project 214.

Fans pack Ithaca's The Haunt for wonderfully weird show from Of Montreal
By Abby Rose Sugnet
September 15, 2016 - 3:27pm
Review: Psychedelic indie rockers filled the stage with music, dancers and costumes for a true night of total performance.

Of Montreal frontman Kevin Barnes is his generation’s undiscovered David Bowie.

There’s something for everyone at an Of Montreal show. Even if you’re not into watching a rock ‘n’ roll musician dress up in makeup and glitter, the music will keep anyone dancing. However, don’t bring your kids, unless you’re okay with them seeing sensual dancers, strip teases and a man dressed in an inflated penis costume.

'Original Gangster' has one goal: peace
By Rachel George
September 14, 2016 - 10:25pm
Clifford Ryans takes to the streets to spread his powerful anti-violence message.

Clifford Ryans is no stranger to the violence in Syracuse. The 52-year-old is taking to the streets to help find peace in his community.

It starts on the sidewalks, where Ryans greets neighbors as cars honk hello and children stop to chat. “Hi, OG,” one little boy said, walking home from a nearby summer camp.

“You not touching no guns! You not touching no squirt guns! You not touching no toy guns! You not touching no Nerf guns! You not touching no guns at all, right?” Ryans said.

A Southside 'Gentle Giant' leads local Black Lives Matter group, brings hope to Syracuse
By Bridget Whitfield
September 14, 2016 - 8:32pm
Anthony Harper is no stranger to the violence in Syracuse and is rallying his community together to create change.

Anthony Harper sits on a bench near Mountain Park Avenue, hunched over his phone, wearing a black baseball cap, a gray tank top, dark blue denim, and light brown work boots. He stands up, he is 6-feet 5-inches. His arms stretch out like tree trunks with hands the size of catcher’s mitts. His arms are sculpted with hard muscles and tattooed with thick black lines that swirled around his shoulder blades and on to his chest.

Music industry grad connects downtown musicians
By Chase Ferren
September 8, 2016 - 8:43pm
Syracuse transplant Max Puglisi fell in love with his city after fostering a community of creativity at downtown jam sessions.

Max Puglisi spent three years in the city of Syracuse before he started living in it.

While studying music industry at Syracuse University, Puglisi didn’t like the city he was in. Once he finally left the Hill his senior year, though, he said he fell in love.

“It never really seemed like anything was going on here until I got down there,” said Puglisi, who grew up in Rochester. “And then, all of a sudden, these past two years, Syracuse has blown up in terms of culture.”

Downtown welcomes latest vintage retailer
By Kayla Boyd
September 2, 2016 - 7:46pm
Two strangers became business partners when they launched Vintage Love in downtown Syracuse this summer.

From pop-up shops in flea markets to a trendy storefront, Vintage Love is the newest vintage retailer in Downtown Syracuse.

Vintage Love co-owner, Shauna Diliberto, created and ran Maeflowers Vintage, a pop-up shop of curated clothing, for 18 months. She said she was nervous to set foot into the business world so she gave the idea a trial run.

Organizations foster talents of local artists, SU students
By Shumin Lai
June 20, 2016 - 1:07am
Light Work and Point of Contact are just two local galleries that support artists in visual art and poetry.

There are seven Syracuse University-affiliated art galleries in the Syracuse area alone. Among the longest running arts institutions are Light Work and Point of Contact, Inc., which have been running for more than 40 years each. Within a walking distance, students and residents can not only access art but also participate in their different events.

Women in STEM programs navigate, surpass bias 'molehills'
By Mariana Domingues
May 29, 2016 - 2:14pm
Although underrepresented in many science and technology fields, undergraduate SU women are stopping at nothing.

When asked about the challenges for female students in science and technology fields, Sharon Alestalo is quick to mention "molehills" of disadvantages.

The program director for Syracuse University's WiSE (Women in Science and Engineering) said researcher Virginia Valian accurately described how women find it difficult to break into male-dominated fields.  

Looking beyond graduation
By Jackie Prager
May 12, 2016 - 3:18pm
Class of 2016 graduates are determined to find careers they love even if it means finding jobs that are unrelated to their undergraduate degrees.

The month of May brings the promise of summer for most college students. But for graduates, it is a blaring reminder that the end of their college careers have arrived and time is running out to find a job before graduation.

Most colleges require students to declare their major by their sophomore year, but how realistic is it to know what you want to do for the rest of your life before you are 20 years old?

Community team: Violence in Syracuse is more than gangs
By Kate Capodanno
May 12, 2016 - 2:24pm
Syracuse has targeted gangs and gang activity to combat violence, but one group says to solve this problem the city needs to focus on neighborhood relationships.

Cities across the country are developing different ways to combat violence and crime within their urban landscapes. The City of Syracuse is no different. For the last 15 years the Syracuse Police Department and community members have developed programs and groups to help make the city a safer place.

Despite these initiatives, violence and crime have not changed much, and in some cases have even increased.