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Photo of the Day
A quintessential NYC bodega sandwich in CNY: It seems some trends take a while before reaching Central New York. Thankfully, a quintessential New York City sandwich born in the 1990s has finally found its way here. Syracuse has welcomed a few new delis and sandwich shops over the past year, and with that has come the chopped cheese sandwich. No, it’s not just cut-up cheddar or Swiss on a roll. And no, it isn’t a Philly cheesesteak. So, what is it and where can you find one in Central New York? (Charlie Miller photo)
The Latest
McMahon wants to spend $30 million to boost development and housing: Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon will ask the county Legislature today for $30 million for a variety of community development projects, including sprucing up villages, building new housing and boosting agricultural tourism. McMahon’s plan would also establish a new fund for giving small businesses loans to expand. The plan is meant to help pave the way for growth expected from Micron Technology’s planned semiconductor plant in the town of Clay, scheduled to start construction next year.
What’s Trending
CNY wedding venue suddenly closes, cancels events: A popular Central New York wedding venue has suddenly closed, with all events scheduled for 2024 now canceled, according to the owner. The sudden closing will leave brides and grooms scrambling, but the owner said the business is committed to finding replacement venues for people affected by the cancellations.
Court restores lawsuit against SU over handling of lacrosse star’s domestic abuse case: A federal appeals court has restored part of a woman’s lawsuit that accused Syracuse University of violating Title IX rules while dealing with a top athlete’s violent behavior toward her. The lawsuit focuses on SU’s handling of a case against lacrosse star Chase Scanlan.
How good is your street? See an interactive map with pavement ratings for Syracuse: More than 60% of the pavement street surfaces in the city of Syracuse were rated good or excellent in 2022, according to data from the city. Was your street one of them? You can see a map of every street in the city and its rating, and see details of every street in the city with a poor rating.
Looking ahead
Dancers fired from Syracuse’s ballet to stage their own performance: The six professional dancers fired from the Syracuse City Ballet last month plan to host their own performance later this month, including portions of “The Nutcracker” and other holiday favorites. Here are the details.
- Christmas at Lorenzo, more: 18 things to do this week in Central NY
- New shows announced: Hank Williams Jr. | Peter Frampton | Jo Koy
- Turning Stone casino to debut its new sports and betting lounge
Sports
Syracuse Academy of Science tops Syracuse West: The Syracuse Academy of Science defeated Syracuse West, 46-37, on Monday. Story, more than 60 photos. (Mark DiOrio photo)
What kind of first impression did new SU football coach Fran Brown make? To say the least, Fran Brown won the room at his opening press conference as Syracuse University head football on Monday. Brown’s direct connections to former Syracuse coaches Paul Pasqualoni and George DeLeone and an appeal to bridge a gap between Syracuse alumni and the program may have won back an old guard he needs support from in order to get Syracuse where it wants to be. Brent Axe and Emily Leiker discuss the start of the Fran Brown era on the newest Syracuse Sports podcast.
- SU approaching Boca Raton Bowl as “end to ‘23″ amid transitions
- Report: Brown targets Giants RB coach Jeff Nixon as new SU OC
- Brown’s Syracuse staff starts to takes shape
- Nunzio Campanile to coach Syracuse in bowl game, remain on staff
MORE SPORTS:
- Syracuse women’s basketball runs away from Northeastern in 2nd half
- Cornell is climbing the Ivy League under Brian Earl; SU-Cornell preview
- ACC Power Rankings: Where does SU rank after loss to Virginia?
- Best photos of the week in CNY high school winter sports (Week 1)
- CNY high school sports results, schedules, photos, news
In Brief
After 3 years of planning, Adam Weitsman’s sushi restaurant in Skaneateles is about to open
Plans fall through to turn former hotel into senior apartments in Onondaga County
New York minimum wage set to rise soon
Republican drops bid for John Mannion’s New York Senate seat
Better pedestrian access planned for residents living near CNY Regional Market
Onondaga County clerk race finally decided, election official says
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