This is like arriving at the barn with a saddle after all the horses have gone. As the Interstate 81 viaduct approached the end of its lifespan, decisions had to be made regarding its future. Do we keep everything in place utilizing the same footprint of the original highway or take it down in favor of the “Community Grid”. Simultaneously we were introduced to an initiative called Blueprint 15; according to its proponents the project

As Election Day approaches there are forecasts regarding the outcome that should scare our urban Community into action. Republicans have flooded the airwaves and mailboxes with what in many cases, amount to lies and misinformation. There’s now an atmosphere with hyperbolic results, as friendly commercialized pitches for your vote have turned into angry people with scowls on their faces, blaming every Democrat on the ballot for societal ills that are happening globally. What’s on the

I was late to the party, coming from an area that had no idea of Juneteenth celebrations. Several decades ago, Syracuse had several pioneers who ignited the spark locally, carried the torch celebrating the occasion before Juneteenth became um, cool.  This year I’m not feeling very free, like a vintage hygiene commercial; “I just don’t feel very free today”. As if there were a product you could dowse yourself with to eliminate the stench. The

The founders were more concerned with the British than a lone gunman armed with Muskets If we’re required to carry liability insurance on an old Hooptie, why not a gun?   Sounds far-fetched, doesn’t it? Requiring liability insurance for any gun or ammunition that’s manufactured to kill human beings. If your interpretation of the Second Amendment relies on the founders, be mindful that the newly minted nation had no standing military. Even projectiles known as

The Buffalo shooting is the realization of some of our greatest fears, racially motivated violence against Black people. Americans have gathered enough guns to arm every person in this country and have weaponry left over. The patchwork of state legislated gun legislation does nothing when people can gather enough ammunition, loaded with enough bullets to mow down innocent people. And that’s what happened at Tops Supermarket in Buffalo. A self-avowed white supremacist drove to Buffalo,