By Carol Radin Denise McGraw and Kristin Thompson truly put their hearts into their work. As co-directors of the Syracuse American Heart Association’s Heart Walk, they have been giving their all to a one-day event that is really the culmination...
Year: 2019
In Her Own Words: Andrea Atcheson, Heart Health Academy
What prompted you to start Heart Health Academy? Heart Health Academy was born after I was in the grind of outpatient medicine for almost 20 years. I was seeing about 24 patients a day in various cardiology offices and only...
Stories from the heart: Bea González, Go Red for Women chair
As the chair of this year’s Go Red for Women campaign for the American Heart Association, Bea González sees storytelling as a big part of her job. “There's a lot of power in story telling,” she said. “You never know...
Inspire: Juli Boeheim, SU basketball’s mother figure
By Matthew Gutierrez The wife of one of the most recognizable figures in Central New York is standing inside her kitchen, but her thoughts are elsewhere. Because, well, it’s gotten a lot quieter at home: In August, Juli Boeheim sent...
Syracuse Eats: All in the family: Soup R Salads
Food is a family business for Cherri Hassett. And if you come through the door at Soup R Salads, where Cherri is the chef and owner, you’re pretty much family. “You walk in and you go, ‘Hey, how’s the kids?’”...