By Christie Donato December is my favorite month of the year. It has Christmas, my birthday and New Year’s Eve all rolled into one week, with a whole month of holiday music, decorations and sweets leading up to it....
Year: 2019
Causes, Featured, Special Feature
QUEEN OF ARTS: Selma Selman
By Sharee Turpin Photos by Ana Gil-Taylor Art lives within Selma Selman. As a child in Bosnia, she used to sell her drawings for lunch money. One teacher noticed her gift and created opportunities for her to experience the...
Features, Health
SELF CARE: Keeping the (inner) Peace During the Holiday Season
By Nichole A. Cavallaro Something happens literally right after Halloween. The day of Nov. 1 somehow merges into this hybrid of controlled, chaotic brainstorming of Thanks-Mas. That’s what I like to call the obvious two holidays at the end...
Features, Food
SYRACUSE EATS: Hercules Candy Company
Megan Sheehan Photos by Steven J. Pallone “Candy makes people happy” may be the truest statement in existence. For Terry and Steve Andrianos, the owners of Hercules Candy Company, it isn’t just a phrase or logo, but their way of...
Causes, Features, Food
INSPIRE: Cathy Pemberton, Cathy’s Cookie Kitchen
By Staci Soslowitz Photos by Maureen Tricase/Capture Your Memories As you enter into this little bakeshop in Downtown Syracuse, you are greeted with the delightful smell of freshly baked cookies. Pink and lime green walls surround the space with...
