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This Is CNY @thisiscny.com · 33m

Thousands of people flooded the sidewalks along Erie Boulevard East in DeWitt for the “No Kings” anti-Trump rally on Saturday afternoon.

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More than 6,000 rally in DeWitt for ‘No Kings’ protest against Trump administration

People lined both sides of Erie Boulevard East between Kinne Road and East Genesee Street.

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This Is CNY @thisiscny.com · 2h

Our This is CNY fall intern, Fei Chan, is a senior at @syracuseu.bsky.social. She shared her top picks for off-campus activities around CNY so fellow college students can better immerse themselves in the region they'll call home for at least four years.

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Get off The Hill: 10 off-campus things SU students should experience in Central New York

SU students should make the most of their time in Syracuse by exploring the many off-campus options for food, entertainment and activities.

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No matter how the food was, @jacobpucci.bsky.social was ready to give Mumbai Crust credit for daring to do something new with pizza, something so ubiquitous yet so hotly debated across Central New York. Click to see what he thought of the dishes on the menu.

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Mumbai Crust blends India and Italy one slice at a time (Dining Out Review)

The new restaurant offers a fusion of Indian cuisine and pizza.

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An unexpected month-long shutdown at popular downtown Ale 'n Angus pub ended just in time for tonight’s home opener for the Syracuse Crunch hockey team, which plays at the nearby Upstate Medical University Arena at the Oncenter War Memorial.

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After construction shutdown, a downtown Syracuse pub reopens at just the right time

Ale 'n Angus Pub opens for big sports weekend.

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'The spirited BTG ensemble, wearing the clothes some of us are loathe to admit lived in our own closets many moons ago, parties like it’s 1989. And we want to boogie with them.'

Read Len Fonte's full review of Baldwinsville Theatre Guild's staging of "The Wedding Singer," running through Oct. 26.

With mullets and mirror balls, ‘The Wedding Singer’ boogies into Baldwinsville (review)

BTG’s “The Wedding Singer” is a winking tribute to a time when hair bands and disco divas roamed the earth, and hairspray made a hole in the ozone layer.

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The woman who recently launched Syracuse social club The Society is set to star on a new reality TV show that sounds like a mashup of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” and “The Bachelor.”
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Syracuse woman to star on new reality TV mashup of HGTV and ‘The Bachelor’

She recently launched a new business in her hometown.

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Take a drive from the Syracuse area to see the world's largest collection of "The X-Files" artifacts, props and secrets, which offers fans a chance to step into the shadowy world of the paranormal.

“It’s either an obsession or insanity,” co-owner Jim Thornton said of the collection.

The truth is in Upstate NY: Step inside the world’s only ‘X-Files’ museum

From severed heads to scripts, this collection offers a comprehensive look at the iconic series that draws visitors from around the world.

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Sushi lovers, pace yourselves. There’s a new all-you-can-eat restaurant in North Syracuse that makes it pitifully easy to overdo it.

Charlie Miller gives us a First Look:
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First Look: You’ll find fresh sushi, sizzling hibachi and zero self-control at Akina in North Syracuse

You have 2 hours to eat all you can. I lasted a mere 35 minutes.

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Randy Wolken, president/CEO of MACNY - The Manufacturers Association since 2001, has been a student of leadership his whole life. He writes weekly insights on leadership, has written a book and reads voraciously on the subject.
Wolken shared his perspective with Marie Morelli:

MACNY’s Randy Wolken on leadership: Caring is ‘the No. 1 task of being a leader’

President/CEO of manufacturing trade group has been a student of leadership his whole life, from West Point to military service to his work for government and nonprofits.

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Were you there?

Central New Yorkers share their memories of Carousel Center's opening day, 35 years ago today: www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...

Carousel Center turns 35: Readers reflect on the mall’s grand opening (photos)

“People who don’t even like malls will be interested," a Herald American editorial proclaimed the day before Carousel's opening.

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Ongoing curiosity, as opposed to a eureka moment, led Stephen Mulligan to a career in musical conducting. Mulligan is the second of six candidates vying for The Syracuse Orchestra’s position of music director.

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Stephen Mulligan will conduct The Syracuse Orchestra’s ‘Prokofiev and Beethoven’

He will be the first of the finalists to conduct a Masterworks series concert, “Prokofiev and Beethoven,” which will be performed Oct. 18 at Crouse Hinds Theater.

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Brandon "Taz" Niederauer, a guitarist known for his frenetic style and performances with legends such as Lady Gaga, the Tedeschi Trucks Band and Stevie Nicks, is taking the stage tonight at Funk 'n Waffles.

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Taz to bring frenetic ‘Tasmanian Devil’ guitar show to Syracuse’s Funk n’ Waffles

Taz’s musical range is not only broad, but it’s unabashedly eclectically heterogeneous.

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A new law putting crossbows on par with vertical bows is the biggest thing to happen to big game hunting in New York in recent memory.

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Crossbows offer ‘instant gratification’ but some bowhunters worry about losing art of archery (video)

What impact will crossbows have on hunting in NY state?

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Fall into mid-October with more autumnal events and pre-Halloween festivities this week. Enjoy Amy Grant, Syracuse International Film Festival, Zoo Boo, "Rocky Horror Picture Show" and more!

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Amy Grant, Syracuse International Film Festival, Zoo Boo: 16 things to do this week in CNY

Fall into mid-October with more autumnal events and pre-Halloween festivities this week.

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This Is CNY @thisiscny.com · 6d

In many ways, Gangnam Style Korean Kitchen reminds reviewer @jaredpaventi.com of another popular local restaurant: A family-owned and -run restaurant with limited seating and little to look at, but a menu of traditional, homestyle and unpretentious dishes.

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Gangnam Style Korean Kitchen brings the heat in more ways than one (Dining Out Review)

No-frills Korean restaurant offers big flavors in Syracuse's Westcott neighborhood.

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925,989 attendees, 925,989 fairgoers so dear. How do you measure a year at the New York State Fair? 🎶

Fair officials released some numerical highlights, ranging from cows and milk to doughnuts and concert fans.

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The 2025 NY State Fair by the numbers: Newborn cows, cups of milk and tons of doughnuts

The 2025 fair also had some of the largest concert crowds in its history.

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The list of 2025 frights and delights includes Halloween attractions with haunted hayrides, spooky houses, trails of terror, ghost walks, scream parks and more. 🎃

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Halloween events and haunted houses in Syracuse, Central NY: Scary fun things to do

Get ready for a screaming good time!

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Syracuse nonprofit community arts organization Folkus Project, which hosts performances out of May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society, is celebrating 25 years of bringing folk and acoustic music to the area.

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‘Intimate’ Syracuse music venue celebrates 25th anniversary (photos)

For 25 years, Syracuse's Folkus Project has given a platform for "beautiful and poetic" folk and acoustic music.

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Syracuse-based Texas Chicano artist @cayetanov.bsky.social is painting a mural on an exterior wall of Mexican restaurant Birria QuesaTacos SYR in downtown Syracuse.

He said, “It’s my interpretation of a little splash of Chicano culture here in Syracuse.”

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Syracuse artist Cayetano Valenzuela creates new ‘Mural of the Sun’ to honor Mexican culture

Cayetano Valenzuela wants to see all the different heritages in Syracuse represented in murals celebrating diversity.

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Onondaga Hill has its neighborhood bar back. A couple weeks ago, Heather and Adam Van Hoose reopened the familiar building at 5076 Onondaga Road as Lannie’s Bar & Restaurant, the third name over the door in the past five years.

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First Look: Familiar faces, cold beer and that Kelley’s vibe return to Lannie’s

It’s not fancy. It’s not supposed to be. It’s dark, intimate and filled with the hum of people who’ve been gathering here for decades.

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Randall VanWagoner, the president of Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica for 18 years, considers himself a "human potenialist." He shared his thoughts on leadership, education and Central New York with Marie Morelli.

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MVCC’s Randy VanWagoner on leadership: ‘You can never get lost on the high road’

President of Mohawk Valley Community College, a community college graduate himself, helps others reach their potential. "That's what fills my bucket."

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Haunted houses and other Halloween events are a fun way to celebrate spooky season.
But what about the real ghost stories of Central New York?

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Ghost walks and paranormal investigations: 10 ways to learn CNY’s haunted history

Hear ghost stories as you tour real-life haunted places.

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A 22-year-old singer and songwriter from Central New York has signed a record deal with the label that reps Slash, the Brian Setzer Orchestra, The Guess Who, Warrant and others.

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Syracuse musician signs record deal: It’s time for the world to hear her

The singer-songwriter has been performing everywhere in CNY since she was 14.

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Central New York and Upstate New York's farms take spooky season seriously, often offering Instagram-worthy treats and festival fun alongside fields full of pickable pumpkins. Where should you take your crew?

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The great Upstate NY pumpkin pick: 24 best U-Pick patches ranked

Find the highest-rated farms where you can harvest directly from the vine in Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo and beyond this fall season.

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A Central New York film studio is making an ironic change for its newest movie, representing a departure for the Liverpool-based studio known for teen comedies in a high school setting.

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American High makes ironic change for new movie filming in Syracuse

The film studio has produced more than 20 movies in CNY since 2017.

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