Jason Klaiber A full calendar year has passed since she assumed the role of CEO for Operation Northern Comfort, and Cicero resident Laurel Flanagan is still seeing more and more how the charitable organization has helped and can assist those...
Out & About
Out & About – Willowdale Bend is Skaneateles’ ‘stress-free’ farm sanctuary
By Jason Klaiber Situated in Skaneateles not far from Otisco Lake, Willowdale Bend Farm Sanctuary will be the place to be this summer for a host of events and a good helping of fun with animals. In 2019, the 40-plus-acre...
Special Feature
Special Feature – Safe Space: A Place for Healing through Empathy, Community, Connection
By Kate Hanzalik The winter in London, 1962, was the coldest it had been in a century, and the poet Sylvia Plath felt it like the depression in her bones. It had returned, caused by the pains of motherhood, the...
Inspire
Inspire – Renee Hagar: Smith Helping People Stress Less and Thrive More
By Janelle Davis When Renee Hagar-Smith became a mindfulness-based wellness coach, her mission became to help people stress less and thrive more through mindful self-care, self-love, and self-compassion practices. It was a mission that Renee first learned to teach herself....
Guest Commentary
Guest Commentary – Dear Cancer…
By Amber Smith Dear Cancer, I decided to write you a letter. It seems strange to sit down and write a letter to something that can take on many different forms, however, I’m going to try. You and I have...
