“It all came from the thought, ‘What would you do if you only had one day left to live?’” Widger explained. “And how much we take life for granted. If we didn’t have the time we thought we had, if you just had one day, what would you do with that day? It would really tell a lot about who you are.

Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker. But what if you mix the two? Local Wise Guys Comedy Club and Bistro bartender Ashley Carter found the answer with her new signature drink, Orange Candy.

It is not often that you are given the chance to view award-winning art and hear a Grammy-winning artist perform and speak in Central New York

Activist, singer, musician and actor Belafonte—the man known for introducing us to calypso music and fighting for civil rights alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.—spoke at the SPC’s kickoff event for this important milestone year.

Sure, we’ve got Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, Orangemen basketball and a mutual dislike for Villanova. But fear not, more positive Syracuse magic came out of days just passed, in the form of art. Nothing brings people together, fosters community, and brings out the beauty and potential of a space better than shared art.

CNY Reads is an initiative of the CNY Reads Consortium, which brings together the largest number of community partners in the state, including local education, non-profit and cultural organizations, to encourage community through reading. Each year, a different book is selected by representatives from the organizations.

Local public broadcasting station WCNY- Channel 24 is inviting the local community to celebrate on Friday, Dec. 31, from 8:30 p.m. until 12:30 a.m., with a live telecast of the event starting at 11 p.m..

Life imitates art far more than art imitates life. – Oscar Wilde In an economy where opportunity is not often equally given, a starving artist can only hope for a fair shake. Not to fear, starving artist. Beginning last month, The Art Store is helping to level the artistic playing field with a new and innovative gallery.

As much as we love our Internet with its Google, Facebook and Twitter, the allure of the printing press is never going to die. The press brought us mass communication long before the web was conceived, early newspapers and magazines, and even the paper in your hands right now.

You gotta shop local to be local. And we all know that local is the way to be. The Syracuse area is home to a variety of shops with local roots that serve as great holiday shopping stops. But none of them beat the sense of community and variety the Plowshares Craftsfair and Peace Festival offers.