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Week in Review

Sunday, July 23rd, 2017

Lipe Art Park gets a new start (Fayette Street)

Tags:2017, Lipe Art Park, Near West Side Initiative, Public Art, Street Photography, Week in Review
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Healthy Monday

Monday, August 22nd, 2016

Near Westside

Tags:2016, Fitness, Healthy Monday, Hula Hoop, Near West Side Initiative, Syracuse
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Marilyn Higgins was given an award today during the Near Westside Initiative’s Multicultural Block Party. She accepted a bouquet by a student during ceremony and was joined on stage by Near Westside executives Robert Daino and Maarten Jacobs (far right). The crowd later serenaded Higgins for her birthday.

Tags:2016, Connective Corridor, Maarten Jacobs, Marilyn Higgins, Near West Side Initiative, Skiddy Park
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Art of Photography: The Universal Language

Sunday, June 26th, 2016

Students from Syracuse’s Near West Side became interested in street photography after seeing the work of Bill Cunningham.

Bill Cunningham wasn’t the first to cover fashion, and he didn’t invent street photography–he just did them differently. He passed away yesterday at the age of 87. We showed a class of photography students the biopic of Cunningham a few years ago and they recognized his gifts and his cool.

Tags:2016, Bill Cunningham, Blodgett School, Fashion, Near West Side Initiative, Street Photography, Syracuse
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Gateway

Saturday, April 9th, 2016

West Street Corridor

Tags:2016, Art, Graffiti, Near West Side Initiative, SALT District, Street Photography, Syracuse
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Then & Now (Means of Production)

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015

Means of Production: Change is inevitable. What was once a work field has become a mixed-use business, arts and residential district. We wonder if they sang work songs back when they took salt production literally on the Near West Side.

Tags:2015, Connective Corridor, History, Make Music Day, Near West Side Initiative, SALT District, Second Line Syracuse
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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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Sowing Seeds

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

“To change a community, you have to change the soil.” – Ron Finley

I’d like to thank the students I had the chance to meet and work with at Westside Academy at Blodgett this year. We took a journey and learned from each other. After the first day I thought a lot about the Tony Danza Book, I’d Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had.

We did photo walks, technical research, contests and model shoots, and their skill levels continued to rise to the challenge. But soon I noticed that the children were teaching me as much about creativity and expression as I taught them about photography. Visiting the Westside neighborhood daily was an eye-opening experience. The assignment helped me become a better photographer and a better person.

Also, a special shout-out to Ms. Darby (the program director), Mr. Hicks (the principal), and Syracuse City School District alum Adrian Sicam (the multi-talented artist who allowed SIF to use his music for this piece).

Tags:2013, Adrian Sicam, Blodgett School, Connective Corridor, Education, Maytime, Near West Side Initiative, Photography, Ron Finley, Say Yes to Education, SCSD, Tony Danza
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Profile in Courage

Saturday, September 8th, 2012

Jon Dau, author, genocide survivor and international healthcare advocate

John Dau, author, genocide survivor and international healthcare advocate

John Dau, head of the John Dau Foundation, was the keynote speaker for grand opening celebration of ProLiteracy’s headquarters on Marcellus Street yesterday. Dau is a genocide survivor from the Sudanese Civil War and now a college graduate.

Dau said that an education is one of the most important assets a person can acquire. It can never be taken away from you, he said.

Tags:2012, Education, God Grew Tired of Us, International Literacy Day, John Dau, Lost Boys of Sudan, Near West Side Initiative, Proliteracy
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Art of Photography: The Universal Language

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