AltWeeklies Wire
Do You See This Man?new

With the recent focus on homelessness in Syracuse, some media organizations asked people what they thought of panhandlers. New Times reporter Michelle Malia van Dalen asked homeless people about their lives in Syracuse.
Syracuse New Times |
Michelle van Dalen |
01-12-2015 |
Homelessness
Why Protest?new

Reporter Casey Fabris talks drone protesters who come to Hancock Field month after month to object to a technology they say makes the ugliness of war too tolerable.
Syracuse New Times |
Casey Fabris |
01-12-2015 |
War
A Short History of the Rainbow Flagnew

A conversation with Gilbert Baker, the artist who created the rainbow flag.
Syracuse New Times |
Ty Marshal |
06-27-2014 |
LGBT
Top 5 Stories of 2013new

Syracuse New Times looks back at 2013 in stories and articles.
Syracuse New Times |
Staff and Ty Marshal |
01-03-2014 |
Media
Terry Anderson talks about the media, living in Central New York and his time as a hostage in Lebanon
One-time hostage Terry Anderson has had a tough road since he was released. From a broken marriage to a bankruptcy and a failed attempt at politics, Anderson now makes his home near Syracuse, where he teaches at Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications.
Syracuse New Times |
Ed Griffin-Nolan |
11-16-2011 |
Policy Issues
Green Monster: The Emerald Ash Borer in Upstate New Yorknew

In one corner of a long, barely lit room, standing in a spot that had been swept clean of the peeled ash bark that littered the rest of the space, Mike Callin, head forester for the Department of Environmental Conservation in Lake Katrine, addressed his team.
Syracuse New Times |
Alex Gecan |
07-13-2011 |
Environment
Syracuse New Times Founder Ken Simon Looks Backnew
It isn't a reach to boast that Simon helped invent the alternative press. When he started the paper as a brash 21-year-old senior at Syracuse University, it wasn't because similar tabloids were fledgling in Greenwich Village and San Francisco. It was because he could.
Syracuse New Times |
Molly English |
07-30-2009 |
Media
Split Decision, Collaboration is a Gentler Way to Divorce
Using a national model, a group of Syracuse, New York, attorneys formed CNY Collaborative Family Law Professionals to give divorcing couples an alternative to often-ugly litigation. The group keeps growing in members and "successful" divorces.
Syracuse New Times |
Molly English-Bowers |
01-27-2009 |
Children & Families
Syracuse's Vet Center Helps Soldiers Adjust to Life Away from the Battlefieldnew

In Central New York a small Army is mobilizing with a serious mission -- to take in the wave of veterans coming home from war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan. Whenever it is that Johnny comes marching home, an array of kind hearts and beefed-up programs are mobilizing to greet them.
Syracuse New Times |
Ed Griffin-Nolan |
05-30-2008 |
War
News Kid on the Blocknew
AltWeeklies Award - Media Reporting
Syracuse New Times |
Tom Kahley |
04-21-2008 |
Media
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Trojan Horsesnew
AltWeeklies Award - Arts Feature
Syracuse New Times |
Eric Rezsnyak |
04-21-2008 |
Media
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Carbolicious Foods Can Fit Into Healthy Dietnew
The Atkins low-carbohydrate diet diminishes appetite, but the rate of recidivism is extraordinarily high. By contrast, a high-carb, low-fat diet does not suppress appetite but still reduces weight in a more sustainable manner.
Syracuse New Times |
Sam Graceffo, M.D. |
01-04-2005 |
Science
When Bossy Turns Badnew
An article in the medical journal The Lancet has raised several new concerns about mad cow disease: More people appear susceptible; the disease might be transmitted by blood transfusion; and mild forms may exist.
Syracuse New Times |
Sam Graceffo, M.D. |
12-09-2004 |
Science
Citadel Stations Circumcise Howard Sternnew
Since Howard Stern announced he'll move to Sirius Satellite Radio as of Jan. 1, 2006, Citadel radio stations have been deleting words from his syndicated morning-drive show and shutting off his broadcasts early, sometimes in mid-sentence.
Syracuse New Times |
Bill DeLapp |
12-09-2004 |
Media
How to Avoid Gaining the Dreaded 'Freshman 15'new
An average freshman weight gain of 15 pounds is fueled primarily by increased eating combined with decreased physical activity.
Syracuse New Times |
Sam Graceffo, M.D. |
11-30-2004 |
Science