Archive for the ‘Business’ Category

Neighborhood in Transition (part 23)

Thursday, November 3rd, 2016
Alan Rothschild gave a detailed history of businesses and demographic changes in his history of the East Genesee Street business district during a meeting at the Community Folk Art Center on Tuesday.

Alan Rothschild gave a detailed history of civic improvements in Midtown during an East Genesee Regents Association meeting at the Community Folk Art Center on Tuesday.

Rothschild, who owned a medical supply business along East Genesee Street, also runs The Rothschild Petersen Patent Model Museum. The Museum is the largest privately-owned collection of United States patent models in the world, containing over 4000 patent models and related documents.

Below check out the audio clip of University Hill Corporation President David Mankiewicz give a short history of some of the hits and misses from the neighborhood’s development since 1990.

Workspaces

Monday, October 31st, 2016
Tree Removal (Hawley Green)

Tree Maintenance & Removal (somewhere above Hawley-Green)

Some Meals are Legendary

Tuesday, October 11th, 2016
Best of Breakfast: Wake Robin Vanilla Yogurt Parfait (Baliwick Market Cafe, Elbridge, NY)

Best of Breakfast: Wake Robin Vanilla Yogurt Parfait (Elbridge, NY)

Thanks to the Bailiwick Market Cafe (Elbridge, NY) for the hospitality and great food.

Week in Review

Sunday, October 9th, 2016

Seasons Greetings

Saturday, October 8th, 2016
We were told by the growers that Owen Orchards (Weedsport) lost 70 percent of their crop because of a spring frost this year.

Weedsport, NY

SIF Scene (notable people, places and events)

Friday, September 23rd, 2016
Mix & Mingle Event at Aloft Hotel (Syracuse Inner Harbor)

Building Culture by the Water (Syracuse Inner Harbor):  Attorney Lanessa Owens (left) and Publisher Victoria Coit were among the organizers for the Minority Professionals Networking event at the Aloft Hotel.

Shout out to the organizers of last night’s Mix & Mingle event at the new Aloft Hotel at the Inner Harbor. We saw some familiar faces among the fashionable crowd. The after-work event was coordinated by Cuse Culture Magazine, UMEA and the William H. Johnson Bar Association of CNY. Hopefully in the future they can also charter a boat for a harbor/lake cruise.

SFW (Fall) 2016: Local Interest

Friday, September 16th, 2016
Arissa, CEO of Queen Ri's Accessories

We spotted several dashiki shirts in the audience at the Syracuse Style Runway Show last night. Here is a photo of  Arissa, CEO of Queen Ri’s Accessories (above). Her firm designed the shirts.

Mobile Office Space

Tuesday, September 13th, 2016
Big Hype, DJ

Big Hype, DJ

NYS Fair, an epilogue

Tuesday, September 6th, 2016
NYS Fair, the Best Show in Town

NYS Fair, summer’s final act

NYS Fair, 2016 edition

NYS Fair, the 2016 edition, set a new attendance record.

Shoe Collector

Tuesday, August 30th, 2016
Ralph Rotella, cobbler

Ralph Rotella: Cobbler to Champion

At the New York State Fair, Ralph Rotella, who began collecting shoes for charity in 2011, was presented as the Today’s Option Champion. A Today’s Options Champion is someone who is using his or her time and talent to make a difference in the lives of an aging population. The vote was tallied previously, but today he was officially named the Grand Champion. Rotella won $10,000 for his charity, the Rescue Mission Alliance.