No more tossing and turning, wondering how, in the Syracuse University men’s basketball team’s 61-56 Final Four loss to Michigan on Saturday, April 6, the Wolverines’ Caris Levert and Spike Albrecht—who?—scored twice as many points (14) as SU’s...

What better way to celebrate a notable Syracuse scholar than to throw a roast in his honor? That’s the thinking behind the celebration at the Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center on Wednesday, April 10, 5 to 8 p.m., when the citizen-focused organization F.O.C.U.S. will honor one of Syracuse’s own with its annual Wisdom Keeper award.

For all of the months that Syracuse sits covered in snow and bitter cold, many residents know how to celebrate the sunshine when it finally comes around: with races outdoors. Competitions of all lengths and types flood the city for all of the warmer weather months, and droves of competitive athletes come out for them.

April is the month when, if the weather permits, tulips start to rise; when rain seems to be the precipitation of choice; and when kids go hunting for pastel eggs.

Peter Waack lives in an ultra-modern energy-efficient house on the Near West Side, but when it comes to his news, he is a traditionalist who likes to turn pages and get ink on his hands. When he learned that the Scotsman Press was ending publication of its 18 Pennysaver publications, it bothered him.

Now there is a new program Aswad is helping with: Office for New Americans, which receives its money from the state. It offers two programs: a drop-in center Mondays through Fridays to help immigrants learn to speak and write English, and citizenship classes Tuesdays through Saturdays.

 Perhaps the thought of the awful tidings of the Orange’s 22-point loss in the final Big East game against Georgetown was too painful to bear.Maybe the thought of a 50-degree day in March le