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32 minutes ago  Help with putting 'local' into practice in business, community and government

Yesterday at 10:46 PM  Downtown Syracuse was alive and buzzing Saturday afternoon during the downtown living tour. The thousands out today for the tour got a glimpse inside eight complexes around Armory Square that showcase downtown urban living.

Yesterday at 8:48 AM  Impatiens is being sold, but buy at your own risk

Friday, May 17, 2013  A state senator and several local business owners are pushing for residents to take part in the debate over the future of Interstate 81 in Syracuse, and are warning the public that changing traffic patterns could have a negative impact on local businesses.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Nearly 500 bicyclists hit the road to ride almost 100 miles through the Mohawk Valley for the 17th annual Ride for Missing Children on Friday.

Friday, May 17, 2013  The City of Syracuse is planning road reconstruction in Armory Square that begins Monday, May 20.

Friday, May 17, 2013  The ground where one of the oldest knife manufacturers in the country burst info flames three months ago will now see new life.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Crews are working to demolish part of the former Nestle chocolate plant in Fulton to make way for redevelopments.

Friday, May 17, 2013  After an outside chance of some early clouds especially northeast, it will be a sunny day in Central New York

Friday, May 17, 2013  Tonight more than one hundred family and friends gathered for a funeral at the Auburn United Methodist Church. In his second tour of duty Staff Sgt. Francis Phillips was killed in Afghanistan when an IED bomb exploded on May 4th killing him and four others.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  The Oneida County legislature reacts to agreement between New York State and Oneida Indian Nation