Amy Wyant finally feels like she’s on the right path. “Every January, I always do a review of the last year,” said Wyant, who owns Total Geekery, a business coaching and tech training firm in Syracuse. “And this January was...
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INSPIRE: Ivette Cruz
By Carol Radin For Ivette Cruz, the 1,500 miles from her native Cuba to Syracuse can be measured in spirit and determination. Three years after her emigration, her new life is finally coming together, with graduate study at Syracuse University,...
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...
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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...
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SPECIAL FEATURE: A style for every story
At the New York State Fair last year, Frieda Weeks was approached by a woman who told her the kind of news she loves to hear. “She was a woman of the cloth and she said, ‘I want you to...
