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Ally Walker likes to paint and paint big!
She put the "U" back in Syracuse.
Bob Werner was a man who cared about the place he lived. When an invasive species took hold in Skaneateles Lake he set about to fix that.
His actions not only effectively managed the problem but it also saved Central New York from having to spend
tens of millions of dollars on a water treatment plant.
* 2021 Silver Telly Award *
Growing each and every year since 1997, Paige's Butterfly Run has raised more than six million dollars to assist families whose children are battling cancer.
Nicole Downs' brother Jonathan was a ladies man, a prolific dancer and was by all accounts, hilarious. Sadly Jonathan's cancer came back after being in remission for five years and he passed away in 2010. For Nicole, it will never be the same without him.
On a Sunday in September, Westcott Street in the University area is transformed into park, playground, shopping/music venue.
Check out westcottstreetfair.org
Honor Flight Syracuse flies two missions each year taking veterans to Washington DC to visit the memorials that were built in their honor.
Live From Studio B is Syracuse University's live, late night comedy variety show. Two things to note: The "big head" is the chancellor and putting a mic on Otto is useless as he does not speak.
For three days in August, prominent Haudenosaunee elders, alumni and students gathered at Minnowbrook in the Adirondacks. The question: how many of us know or possess more than a cursory historical understanding of the People of the Longhouse?
This lyric video was inspired by the brilliant musicianship of
Doug and Ann O'Connor, together they are Whitney Road.
More beautiful vocals and harmonies you have never heard. Enjoy!
Archie Kulkus was diagnosed with Wilms Tumor when he was not even a year old. Today he is cancer free.
This was the first of five projects I shot for The Daily Show in the 90's when Craig Kilborn was the host.
A beautiful summer day captured in this video postcard of one of Central New York's most beloved destination.
The landscape of Stone Quarry Hill Art Park is an interaction of art and nature that changes with sunlight, weather, and time. The park is not an outdoor museum of sculpture placed statically in a landscape setting, but rather an ever-changing partnership
between the artist and environment…"
Maggie is a Child Life Specialist at Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital. Her job is to make her patients, young cancer patients, feel at ease and less afraid of the ordeal they are going through. She's really good at it and she loves it.
The Skaneateles Lake Association, through the generous gifts of time and funding, commissioned the Dr. Robert Werner Research and Education Boat that will be a vital part of the effort to keep the drinking water of Skaneateles Lake pure, clean and pristine.
Le Moyne College honored one of its most prestigious graduates at their annual fund raising gala in New York City in 2026.
From Thanksgiving to Christmas, the upstate NY village of Skaneateles is turned into a Dickens Christmas Carol.
On the Friday before the Mission, Honor Flight Guardians watch this video to give them a taste of what the next day will be like.
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