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Week in Review

Sunday, November 12th, 2017

A slice of Serenity from Syracuse in Focus on Vimeo.

Tags:2017, Cindy Seymour, Development, Economic Development, Hawley-Green, SIF Conversations, Syracuse Architectural Digest, Week in Review
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We Raise You A Dollar

Tuesday, October 17th, 2017

Family Dollar Store (Syracuse, NY)

According to commercial real estate analyst Garrick Brown, in the past five years, it is estimated that about five Dollar General (Dollar Tree) Stores open daily in the US.

The chains are an example of dubious economic development in underserved neighborhoods and areas that are food deserts.

The source for our report comes from the blog Bessette Pitney.

We have been following Brown since he provided us with some great data on urban millennials back in the day.

Tags:2017, Business, Dollar General, Economic Development, Family Dollar, Real Estate, Retail, Street Photography, Syracuse Demographics, Urban Food Desert
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Week in Review (Sounds from Syracuse)

Sunday, January 15th, 2017

Tags:Downtown Syracuse, Economic Development, Ed Reily, Hotel Syracuse, Marriott Syracuse Downtown, State of the City, Syracuse Architectural Digest
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SOTC: The Best of Times/The Worst of Times

Friday, January 29th, 2016

Mayor Stephanie Miner State of the City Address (Southwest Community Center)

Mayor Stephanie Miner gave the State of the City Address at the Southwest Community Center last night.

She may have gotten a shout-out from First Lady Michelle Obama at the U.S.
Conference of Mayors; she may have been selected to the prestigious Rodel Fellowhip Program (Aspen Institute), but last night Mayor Stephanie Miner had to focus on reality here in Syracuse, the city she leads, the city where she resides.

During her 2016 State of the City Address at the Southwest Community Center, she painted with broad strokes when citing the accomplishments of her administration, including new inspiring economic development projects. At the same time, she didn’t turn a blind eye to some of those unsavory details that color our current condition.

Mayor Miner even evoked the empathetic spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as she reminded the bipartisan audience that true civic engagement occurs when all people are integrated into the success of a metropolis and inequality doesn’t lead to abandonment.

It’s never an easy job, but someone has to do it.

Tags:2016, Aspen Institute, Civic Engagement, Dr. Martin Luther King, Economic Development, Education, Infrastructure, Mayor Stephanie Miner, New urbanism, Politics, Rodel Fellows, Southwest Community Center, State of the City, Syracuse Demographics, US Conference Of Mayors
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Syracuse Architectural Digest: Gateway 2.0

Saturday, January 24th, 2015

Seeing the current images of the Clarence Jordan Vision Center gives you an appreciation for concrete dreams, purchase development and letting ideas out.

Tags:2015, Clarence Jordan, Construction, Economic Development, South Salina Street, Syracuse Architectural Digest, Vision Center
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Encouraging Interconnectedness

Tuesday, August 6th, 2013

“There’s a lot that’s been said and written about the decline of older Upstate communities…But like old houses, caring for them is clearly a labor of love.”

Linda Dickerson Hartsock (On Main Street)

This is part one of our conversation with the Connective Corridor’s Linda Dickerson Hartsock. Her work has blended revitalization with historic preservation.

Thanks to Bill Horrace and his band for the intro and credit tunes, which were recorded live on Centro’s Connective Corridor Bus (443).

Tags:"In Motion", 2013, architecture, Bill Horrace Band, Business, Connective Corridor, Economic Development, Linda Dickerson Hartsock, New urbanism, SIF Conversations, Syracuse, Syracuse University
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Choose Your Own Adventure

Thursday, May 23rd, 2013

Marilyn Higgins, VP of Community Engagement and Economic Development for Syracuse University

Marilyn Higgins, along with Linda Dickerson Hartsock and Maarten Jacobs, spoke last week about how the University has used innovative design, neighborhood dialogue and unlikely coalitions (creative placemaking) to promote a climate of innovation in Syracuse. The event was held in the City Hall Commons Atrium. Higgins discussed how the new narratives of the Near Westside Initiative and Connective Corridor have ignited confidence in how the city views itself.

Tags:2013, City Hall Commons Atrium, Connective Corridor, Creative Placemaking, Downtown Syracuse, Economic Development, Marilyn Higgins, Near West Side Initiative, Syracuse University
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