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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 F
Matt F

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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 F
Matt F

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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 F
Matt F

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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 F
Matt F

Weekly Newsletter

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 F
Matt F

Weekly Newsletter

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 F
Matt F

Weekly Newsletter

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 F
Matt F

Weekly Newsletter

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 F
Matt F

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The aquarium's $5.7M came from where? And Lysander wants 300 megawatts.

Apr 13, 2026

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8 min read

The aquarium's $5.7M came from where? And Lysander wants 300 megawatts.

A county film corp funded the aquarium. A developer wants to power a data center equivalent of 200,000 homes next door.

Matt F
Matt F

Weekly Newsletter

Your National Grid bill just went up. Here's by how much.

Apr 6, 2026

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8 min read

Your National Grid bill just went up. Here's by how much.

Plus SU is cutting 93 academic programs, G-Mac's portal blitz is on

Matt F
Matt F

Weekly Newsletter

G-Mac is home. Baseball is back. Easter eggs incoming.

Mar 29, 2026

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9 min read

G-Mac is home. Baseball is back. Easter eggs incoming.

Plus, what Micron just announced for CNY

Matt F
Matt F

Weekly Newsletter

The Inner Harbor Aquarium's price tag just got real

Mar 23, 2026

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8 min read

The Inner Harbor Aquarium's price tag just got real

Plus a Pink Floyd tribute, a healthcare "Code Red," and March Madness action for the Orange.

Matt F
Matt F

Weekly Newsletter

SU just hired a new AD. Now comes the hard part.

Mar 16, 2026

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8 min read

SU just hired a new AD. Now comes the hard part.

New chancellor, new athletic director, and a basketball coaching search with a ticking clock.

Matt F
Matt F
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