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Green Acres
Christella Yonta was never a big fan of kale. Now she eats it regularly, adds the leafy green vegetable to smoothies and even makes kale chips on occasion. She was never a big fan of butternut squash,...
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He Digs the Classics
Everson curator D.J. Hellerman. Michael Davis photo | Syracuse New Times D.J. Hellerman, the new curator for the Everson Museum of Art, has found his initial months there to be an exciting, busy time....
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Blasts From The Past
Brian Hamilton is always finding new old things to post. Whether it be an aged photo, a vintage video or a unique story to tell, his content is sure to elicit a reaction. A self-proclaimed...
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Soul Sister
The Northeast Jazz and Wine Festival will return to Clinton Square on Friday, July 29, and Saturday, July 30. The fest will feature three stages filled with national and local acts, including Prime...
View ArticleFinding the Best of Syracuse
The Syracuse New Times inaugurated its Best of Syracuse poll in 1997, asking readers to select their favorites in more than 100 categories. For the 20th annual event, we’re again asking readers to vote...
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A Walk-up in the Park
Whenever a professional baseball player enters the game, his walk-up song is played over the stadium sound system. As a pitcher takes the mound or a hitter approaches the batter’s box, he hears the...
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A City Without AIDS
Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner presided over a recent City Hall press conference announcing that more than 1,500 people had been tested for HIV since 2015, when the city started a task force to reduce...
View ArticleA New Fair-Do
OK, let’s address the elephant that’s not in the room: the Grandstand, which made an explosive exit from the New York State Fairgrounds last January. And yes, for those who visited the Syracuse...
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Getting the Acts
The two biggest box-office draws of the stage season will be musicals with elements of the supernatural: Famous Artists’ Wicked and the Syracuse Stage-Syracuse University Drama Department co-production...
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Catwalk Confidential
An outdoor runway, live mannequins and even the latest canine apparel are just some of the attractions at the Fall 2016 Syracuse Fashion Week. Local clothing designer Lisa Butler is the executive...
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Lens Crafter
Drawn from a portfolio created over a 40-year career, The World Through His Lens encompasses images shot by National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry in countries ranging from Cuba to Croatia,...
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Turning a Dark Corner
When Sue Navagh answers the Contact Community Services’ telephone hotline, she’s prepared to listen with empathy. She knows that the person on the other end of the phone could be enduring fear, pain...
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Welcome to Best of Syracuse 2016
Best of Syracuse is a reader-generated poll trademarked by the Syracuse New Times. Since its 1997 inception we have asked our readers to nominate in a number of categories. For the 20th anniversary...
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Hupp to the Challenge
When blond, chin-bearded Robert M. Hupp, the new artistic director at Syracuse Stage, arrived in town he had to make some quick decisions about where to live. He says that one of the attractive...
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Mother Earthling
If you go leaf peeping and consider the stunning displays of reds and oranges and yellows simply wallpaper pasted in the sky for your entertainment, you’re doing nature wrong, says Robin Kimmerer....
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Colleen Deacon
Colleen Deacon is Westcott born and raised and never, even now, more than two blocks from where she started. H.W. Smith Elementary, Levy Middle and Nottingham High schools. Thirteen years of working...
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John Katko
John Katko is not consulting CNN or the weekly news magazines for their latest polls indicating how the presidential candidates are doing. “None of the above,” he responds firmly when asked his choice....
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Season Greetings
“I don’t want to compete with myself.” Kerby Thompson, the lanky, youthful-looking artistic director of Cortland Repertory Theatre, is talking about the directions his company might take now that it is...
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Cheer And Gloating At The GOP Bash
On election night, the local GOP headquarters attendees at the Sheraton Syracuse University Inn celebrated as President-elect Donald Trump acquired the electoral votes. The Fox News Channel updated...
View ArticleHow Trump Pulled It Off
An election that came with a new surprise every day ended with the biggest one of them all: Donald Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States in one of the biggest political upsets of...
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