Imprinting Hope By Lorna Oppedisano | Photography by Alice G. Patterson Nicole Watts was angry. Since her teenage years, she’d felt a calling toward “diverse, urban community development,” but couldn’t pinpoint exactly what that calling would entail. And then, in...
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Regional Donut Authority
From Pizza to Doughnuts By Riley Bunch | Photography by Steven J. Pallone As Rich Lickfield stood back and looked at the doughnut machine he’d hooked up in his home, propped atop of his washer and dryer, he wondered what...
Deborah Bender & Marilyn Sanson
25 Years of Wishes By Lorna Oppedisano | Photography by Alexis Emm Make-A-Wish of Central New York has granted more than 1,500 wishes since its inception in 1985. It’s also nurtured a long-lasting friendship between longtime Make-A-Wish wishgranting volunteers, Marilyn...
Cheryl Heller
Seeking the Silver Lining By Lorna Oppedisano | Photography by Alexis Emm The tale of local business owner and four-time cancer survivor Cheryl Heller’s battles with the disease starts out like many other busy women’s stories. “I was concentrating on...
White Glove Waste & Recycling
The Pink Cart Program Photography by Alice G. Patterson Supporting breast cancer research isn’t just for women. Plenty of men join in the fight, too. One of them is White Glove Waste & Recycling founder Brett Maring. Brett is responsible...