The Vietnam War remains the cultural lynchpin for the baby boom generation. But there was a second, lesser-known, conflict from 1964 to 1973 that has informed a good deal of photographer Mike Greenlar’s career. In those years, the Hmong people, mostly living in Laos, were the victims of Operation Barrel Roll, a U.

Remember way back to the days before the Jersey Shore was all about fake tans and Snooki poofs and the music of some legendary bands might come to mind. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band made their way from the swamps of New Jersey and so did Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes,.

Use your smartphone’s QR code reader app to capture this image, which will lead you to our online image gallery of Syracuse University football, from the lens of award-winning photographer Michael Davis.

The New York State Fair is over, the kids are in school, and it’s time to gear up for the best the late-summer harvest has to offer. We are truly blessed in this agriculture-rich state to have so many different items grown right in our own back yard. And some clever planners have decided to celebrate the harvest with a cornucopia of festivals.

Gomez, the current Disney Channel sitcom princess (she stars in The Wizards of Waverly Place), has enough show-biz savvy at her tender age of 19 to command a crowd that’s already firmly on her side. (Gomez is also familiar with our Grandstand, since she had special seating during the spectacular 2008 Jonas Brothers.

Locals always claim that the State Fair is the unofficial wrap for a Central New York summer yet the annual Guinness Syracuse Irish Festival.

With big brother Larry, bearded and sporting a bandana around his neck, leading the way, they launched a string of old favorites. His still-vibrant tenor climbed into falsetto on “Night Time Magic” leading into the flashy “Houston (Means I’m One Day Closer to You)”, showing off their trademark Vegas style.

Nobody’s talking but it could be the last weekend ever for the double-screen West Rome Drive-In,.

Pat and Gina bring their Memphis sensibilities to the State Fair, and perhaps a Dinosaur tasting is on the agenda

It’s always cool to watch professional golfers in action, especially when they’re practically in your own back yard. The fourth annual Notah Begay III Foundation Challenge tees off on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 11 a.m., at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino’s Atunyote Golf Club, off Thruway Exit 33 in Verona.