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3 days ago | syracuse.com | Don Cazentre

Syracuse, N.Y. — Native American frybread and bison burgers. Peruvian fried rice. And an old-school Italian favorite called bombaloons. Those are among the foods offered by new vendors at this year’s Taste of Syracuse. Now in its 27th year, the Taste of Syracuse takes place on Friday, June 6, and Saturday, June 7 in and around Clinton Square. The festival runs from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. both days. Admission is free. There are more than 30 music acts booked, headlined by Steven Page.

4 days ago | syracuse.com | Charlie Miller |Don Cazentre

Geddes, N.Y. — Daniella’s Fresh Seafood and Pasta House has served its last all-you-can-eat crab legs. The sit-down restaurant inside the Empire Room at the New York State Fairgrounds quietly shut down for good this spring. A kitchen fire in February forced a temporary closure, but the restaurant never reopened. Daniella’s opened in the Empire Room space in 2020, at the height of the Covid pandemic, between the Horticulture Building and the Art & Home Center.

1 week ago | syracuse.com | Don Cazentre

Romulus, N.Y. — They began a little more than 25 years ago with a honeybee farm making mead (honey wine) near the Montezuma Wildlife Refuge in northern Seneca County. Now the Martin family has grown into a sizable player in the Finger Lakes wine region, with the Montezuma and Idol Ridge wineries, plus distilleries and tasting rooms across the state. Their latest expansion came this month with the purchase of Swedish Hill Winery, a large, established business on Route 414 in Romulus.

1 week ago | syracuse.com | Don Cazentre

A new Syracuse University-owned hotel proposed for a location just north of the main campus would include a 13-story tower with 200 rooms, according to recent documents filed with the city. The City Planning Commission will determine whether to approve the project, starting with a review tonight (May 27). But the plan has already prompted concerns from the Onondaga County Planning Board.

2 weeks ago | syracuse.com | Don Cazentre

Syracuse University this week announced a 4.5% increase in full-time undergraduate tuition for the coming 2025-26 academic year. The basic tuition for next year will rise from $63,710 to $66,580. Past recent increases were 3.9% for 2024-25 and 4.9% for 2023-24. At the same time, SU announced its budget for the coming year adds $391 million to its financial aid packages, including scholarships, grants and related assistance. That is a 7% increase over this year.