
Admirers of posters in the City Hall Commons Atrium.

Lara Hirschberg and Tanya Raymond
Admirers of posters in the City Hall Commons Atrium.
Lara Hirschberg and Tanya Raymond
The Syracuse Poster Project unveiling was held this evening at the City Hall Commons Atrium. These two dapper gentlemen, John Thompson and Jim Emmons, helped kick off the festivities by giving a short speeches and introducing the artists. We almost thought this was a Fashion Week event. John is an illustration professor at Syracuse University and Jim is a co-founder of the Poster Project.
CENTRO CEO Rick Lee talked about transportation in Syracuse as well as Uber and Lyft at the F.O.C.U.S. Forum. (His comments, as well as those by James D’Agostino are below)
Chief Frank Fowler talks imaging for the Syracuse Police Department.
A lot has changed since 1848 when the villages of Salina and Syracuse merged to form the Syracuse Police Department (SPD). Here in the 21st Century police work and crime analysis are riding a wave of high tech.
Chief Frank Fowler visited the F.O.C.U.S. Forum last week to discuss the successes (sophisticated cameras with hi def images and loitering-trip capabilities) and limitations (cost of monitoring and storage capacity) of police cameras in the city. Chief Fowler illustrated how the the SPD relies on sophisticated imagery, gigabytes of data, and social media to supplement their investigations.
We wonder how soon the department will employ body cams.
Syracuse Media Group columnist Sean Kirst was presented with the Saundra Smokes Humanitarian Award at the City Hall Commons Atrium tonight.
Zombie: Up close and personal
Here’s part of the CRAVE Festival’s “Thriller” Flash Mob, which commenced a little after 4 pm today at the City Hall Commons Atrium.
Zombie: Working Day & Night
Family Portrait
Crave Press Pool
Connective Corridor Director Linda Dickerson Hartsock (left) with a member of her staff
Action: “Thriller” Flash Mob
Marilyn Higgins, VP of Community Engagement and Economic Development for Syracuse University