Tell me in your own words about what CNY Works does. CNY Works is a not for profit (501 (c)(3)) corporation and serves as the Onondaga County Workforce Development Board (OCWDB). CNY Works’ mission is to develop, attract, maintain and...
Causes, Fashion, Features
SPECIAL FEATURE: Syracuse Fashion Week
For Lisa Butler, there’s more to fashion than looking good. “Fashion is wearable art,” Butler said. “It’s a form of self-expression. Even when you’re not choosing to be fashionable, you’re expressing yourself.” That’s why she believes fashion shouldn’t be considered...
Fashion, Features
FASHION FORWARD: Dress to express yourself
By Nichole A. Cavallaro When you’re getting dressed, what do you put on that makes you feel empowered? I’m not specifically talking about a certain setting in which you feel this way, but just you as a person. What...
Featured, Features
INSPIRE: Kayla McKeon
Kayla McKeon might not look like a high-powered Washington insider, but she’s getting things done on the Hill. Kayla, a Cicero native, is the first registered lobbyist with Down syndrome. As the manager of grassroots advocacy at the National Down...
Causes, Cover Story, Featured, Features, Special Feature
COVER STORY: Building a Foundation: Syracuse Habitat for Humanity Women Build
Even as a child, Rina Di Francesco understood the importance of having a home of one’s own. “My parents immigrated over from Italy with no money in their pockets, a couple of dollars,” Rina recalled. “But they worked hard, they...
