We all live such hectic lives these days and especially during this busy holiday season. But no matter what the time of year, being a good neighbor to know, and knowing your neighbors in a good way, can be a gift that keeps on giving. A good neighbor might be characterized as someone who’ll look […]
Category Archives: Syracuse Neighborhoods
The Dog Days of Summer!
According to Webster’s, the dog days of summer are “1: the period between early July and early September when the hot sultry weather of summer usually occurs in the northern hemisphere,” and “2: a period of stagnation or inactivity.” Well I so understand the period of inactivity — when that hammock calls, and the lemonade is […]
There’s No Place Like Home!
60 Artists – 60 Minutes!
If you haven’t had the chance to meet or work with our Team member Cookie Falcone, you will have that opportunity tonight, Friday, June 20th, at the Everson Museum’s Sixty Artists in Sixty Minutes event, from 5:30 – 7 PM. Cookie has an artistic sense that defines her paintings and a creative mind when it […]
Garden Tour to Support Thornden Park!
The Thornden Park Association will be holding their 22nd annual Garden Tour on Sunday, June 15th, 2014, rain or shine, and will feature unique gardens and their designers throughout the Syracuse University neighborhood. The day of the tour, tickets may be purchased starting at 12:00 PM, on sale for $10. at the Field House in […]
Westcott Happenings!
June is bursting out all over and isn’t it about time! With summer just around the corner, and plans for get away weekends and vacations on our minds, why not enjoy what’s offered in your own back yard. The Westcott Art Trail 2014, June 7-8, will certainly inspire your inner artists as you not only […]
What is the Right Neighborhood for You?
What is the the right neighborhood for you? We can google “what makes the perfect neighborhood” and come up with lists and opinions, rules and demographic driven data. But what makes a perfect neighborhood for you may not make a perfect neighborhood for me. However, there are some factors to consider, some questions to ask […]
Signs of Spring in Syracuse!
According to the Farmer’s Almanac the word equinox, as in Vernal, is derived from the Latin words meaning “equal night.” Can twentyfour hours of equal day and equal night come any sooner? One month and counting until March 20th when even if the weather says differently, we know deep within us that Spring is here. […]
An Uplifting New Year!
Syracuse Neighborhoods – Where Do You Live?
The city of Syracuse and surrounding area is known for its rich Haudenosaunee culture and the Onondagas, the Keepers of the Central Fire of the Haudenosaunee (“Iroquois Confederacy”). And like any resource rich area, Syracuse became a thriving city drawing many cultures to mine the salt, dig the canal, build universities and start communities. With […]