Weekly Newsletter

AOC came to town last week. Trump comes Friday.

Oct 5, 2026

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7 min read

AOC came to town last week. Trump comes Friday.

Plus: the Westcott Theater loses its permit, and the county's $500K data center study moves ahead anyway.

Matt Flood

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Liverpool Was Named the Nicest Place in America

Sep 28, 2026

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7 min read

Liverpool Was Named the Nicest Place in America

Plus: Skaneateles Restaurant Won Prestigious Awards and 81 Gets a Name Change

Matt Flood

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The Aquarium Has A New Opening Projection & Upstate Put 80 Goats On The Payroll

Sep 21, 2026

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7 min read

The Aquarium Has A New Opening Projection & Upstate Put 80 Goats On The Payroll

Plus: Liverpool is Now Represented on SNL

Matt Flood

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Sep 14, 2026

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7 min read

100+ Things To Do In Syracuse This Week

Plus: Westcott has a new pizza shop, and Solvay's getting a new coffee spot.

Matt Flood

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Fall is officially back in Syracuse this week

Sep 7, 2026

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6 min read

Fall is officially back in Syracuse this week

Plus: A new chocolate shop opens in Syracuse and we cracked Indeed's top 20 cities for work

Matt Flood

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Apple Picking Season & SU Football is Here

Aug 31, 2026

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6 min read

Apple Picking Season & SU Football is Here

Plus Robin Thicke, Stella Lefty, Goo Goo Dolls, and Ashanti are Playing

Matt Flood

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The State Fair is back. Pitbull, Lil Jon, Flo Rida, Third Eye Blind, and Sean Paul, all this week.

Aug 24, 2026

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7 min read

The State Fair is back. Pitbull, Lil Jon, Flo Rida, Third Eye Blind, and Sean Paul, all this week.

Fayetteville gets a new steakhouse and Attilio's takes over Strada Mia's location.

Matt Flood

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Tim's New Brew Barn and Beak & Skiff's New Adventure Park

Aug 17, 2026

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7 min read

Tim's New Brew Barn and Beak & Skiff's New Adventure Park

Plus: Steig's Grillhouse opens in an old Manlius bank, and your full NYS Fair guide for next week.

Matt Flood

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Eggs and Toast is Opening a Second Location Downtown

Aug 10, 2026

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6 min read

Eggs and Toast is Opening a Second Location Downtown

Plus: I-81 doubled in cost, and a large drug bust in Onondaga County

Matt Flood

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New CNY tavern this week, and NY's largest antique show this weekend

Aug 3, 2026

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8 min read

New CNY tavern this week, and NY's largest antique show this weekend

Plus: dirty sodas hit CNY, Brew at the Zoo turns 30, and Fetty Wap plays the Landmark Friday.

Matt Flood

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Meet Syracuse's newest bakery. I-690 East is closing for two years.

Jul 27, 2026

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8 min read

Meet Syracuse's newest bakery. I-690 East is closing for two years.

Plus: Usher & Chris Brown at the Dome, Great Northern Mall comes down, and Loop the Lake gets closer.

Matt Flood

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The Peacock Bar is Back After Two Years and Reservations are Already Booking Up

Jul 20, 2026

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8 min read

The Peacock Bar is Back After Two Years and Reservations are Already Booking Up

Plus: NY freezes all new data centers, 78 events on the calendar, and a $17M fine for National Grid.

Matt Flood

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A Vacant Downtown Syracuse Church Re-opens as a Wine Bar

Jul 13, 2026

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8 min read

A Vacant Downtown Syracuse Church Re-opens as a Wine Bar

Plus: Onondaga County has AI answering 911 calls, the city's highest-ranking policewoman sues SPD, and Micron breaks ground months ahead of schedule.

Matt Flood

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$2 billion more for I-81, and there's legal infighting on the project

Jul 6, 2026

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9 min read

$2 billion more for I-81, and there's legal infighting on the project

Plus: Weird Al at Lakeview, Apizza Alimentari finally opens soon, and a car got eaten by a sinkhole.

Matt Flood

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13 Fireworks Shows Around Syracuse This 4th of July Weekend

Jun 29, 2026

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8 min read

13 Fireworks Shows Around Syracuse This 4th of July Weekend

Plus: Clay lands $30M from Micron, Federal Agents tracked a Local who posted about ICE, TTM is investing $130M for an expansion, and Beak & Skiff was featured on Forbes about their cannabis brand

Matt Flood

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Onondaga County's $500,000 Bet on Data Centers

Jun 22, 2026

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9 min read

Onondaga County's $500,000 Bet on Data Centers

Plus: a $130 million housing project breaks ground, and $11.5 million heads to Schiller Park.

Matt Flood

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CNY Needs 2,500 New Housing Units a Year to Keep Up With Micron. CNY Isn’t Building Enough of Them.

Jun 15, 2026

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9 min read

CNY Needs 2,500 New Housing Units a Year to Keep Up With Micron. CNY Isn’t Building Enough of Them.

Plus: the I-81 interchange you’ve been waiting on just opened, and McMahon vetoed his own term limits.

Matt Flood

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New York just hit pause on data centers. Baldwinsville showed up. Albany listened.

Jun 8, 2026

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9 min read

New York just hit pause on data centers. Baldwinsville showed up. Albany listened.

Plus: 700 apartments proposed for DeWitt, 46 more coming downtown. Syracuse is building.

Matt Flood

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Syracuse's first $300K cop, plus a $200 check for you

Jun 1, 2026

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8 min read

Syracuse's first $300K cop, plus a $200 check for you

Plus: Taste of Syracuse takes over Clinton Square, and a local ghost-gun raid.

Matt Flood

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CNY is getting a second Trader Joe's, and the Parkway Bridge got a new dent

May 25, 2026

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7 min read

CNY is getting a second Trader Joe's, and the Parkway Bridge got a new dent

Plus: A nuclear future for Oswego County, the CNY company behind 80% of America's guitar strings, and a full Memorial Day week of things to do.

Matt Flood

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Wegmans scans your face. Syracuse votes to ban it today. The county? Not yet.

May 18, 2026

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7 min read

Wegmans scans your face. Syracuse votes to ban it today. The county? Not yet.

Your Wegmans probably isn't covered. Also: Camillus is getting a $2M biking trail, and the Regional Market finally has a renovation plan.

Matt Flood

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A stabbed dog, three shot cops, and the FBI

May 11, 2026

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8 min read

A stabbed dog, three shot cops, and the FBI

Amazon maps out its drone zone, Lysander locks in its data center moratorium, and the $354M city budget clears the Council.

Matt Flood

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CNY's next Amazon box might arrive by drone.

May 4, 2026

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7 min read

CNY's next Amazon box might arrive by drone.

A Syracuse family used social media to free a man from ICE detention. DeWitt Starbucks workers vote to unionize this Wednesday.

Matt Flood

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Did the Onondaga County office retaliate against the zoo?

Apr 27, 2026

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10 min read

Did the Onondaga County office retaliate against the zoo?

Plus: a CNY kid drafted by the Raiders, and Lysander moves to block a 300-megawatt data center.

Matt Flood

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Wegmans scans your face. Syracuse said ban it. The county hasn't.

Apr 20, 2026

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8 min read

Wegmans scans your face. Syracuse said ban it. The county hasn't.

Also, the I-81 project just closed Van Buren Street, and Hill traffic is already a mess.

Matt Flood

Weekly Newsletter

AOC came to town last week. Trump comes Friday.

Liverpool Was Named the Nicest Place in America

The Aquarium Has A New Opening Projection & Upstate Put 80 Goats On The Payroll

100+ Things To Do In Syracuse This Week

Fall is officially back in Syracuse this week

Apple Picking Season & SU Football is Here

The State Fair is back. Pitbull, Lil Jon, Flo Rida, Third Eye Blind, and Sean Paul, all this week.

Tim's New Brew Barn and Beak & Skiff's New Adventure Park

Eggs and Toast is Opening a Second Location Downtown

New CNY tavern this week, and NY's largest antique show this weekend

Meet Syracuse's newest bakery. I-690 East is closing for two years.

The Peacock Bar is Back After Two Years and Reservations are Already Booking Up

A Vacant Downtown Syracuse Church Re-opens as a Wine Bar

$2 billion more for I-81, and there's legal infighting on the project

13 Fireworks Shows Around Syracuse This 4th of July Weekend

Onondaga County's $500,000 Bet on Data Centers

CNY Needs 2,500 New Housing Units a Year to Keep Up With Micron. CNY Isn’t Building Enough of Them.

New York just hit pause on data centers. Baldwinsville showed up. Albany listened.

Syracuse's first $300K cop, plus a $200 check for you

CNY is getting a second Trader Joe's, and the Parkway Bridge got a new dent

Wegmans scans your face. Syracuse votes to ban it today. The county? Not yet.

A stabbed dog, three shot cops, and the FBI

CNY's next Amazon box might arrive by drone.

Did the Onondaga County office retaliate against the zoo?

Wegmans scans your face. Syracuse said ban it. The county hasn't.

TLDR Syracuse