The transformation of the corner of Spencer and Liberty streets is nearly complete, as a worker from Graphics Warehouse in Phoenix, N.Y., preps the new sign that will lure chowhounds to the former Little Gem Diner.

 The beauty of the Thousand Islands region, other than its, well, beauty, is that a visit there can straddle two countries and give you that international traveler feel while still being able t

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Syracuse’s relationship with Interstate 81 is dysfunctional at best. Motorists have been enabled for decades now by the aging, raised portion of the highway’s ability to get us from Point A to Point B in a matter of minutes.

Seventy-five years of peace and social justice work done, another 75 (or more) to go. While staffer Andy Mager is pleased about the progress the Syracuse Peace Council continues to make toward its goals, he admitted the group will likely never, unfortunately, grow obsolete.

Hoping the stars of tomorrow don’t make the same mistake she did, Susan Basile established the Syracuse Area Live Theater (SALT) Scholarships to stress the importance of education to theater majors.

If your thoughts about sustainability lean toward the abstract, then you should head up to Syracuse University on May 2 for a dose of reality. That’s when the SU community participates in SU Showcase, during which the Schine Student Center gets transformed into a green museum for the day.

Newly published author Alice Loweecey (nee Orso), likewise, is a former nun, but it wasn’t Elvis that changed her mind. The Syracuse native, and Buffalo resident, will be happy to talk about her life choices at a book signing for her debut tome, Force of Habit.