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Summer Workshops
Three workshops are planned this summer for those in the community interested in getting involved with The South Side Newspaper Project and contributing to The Stand. The first, offered at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 19, at the South Side Communication Center, will provide a lesson in journalist writing and discuss additional ways to contribute to [...]
Current Issue
Issue No. 19 of The Stand is packed with 24 pages of South Side updates, spotlights and timely stories. Read about how former convicts are earning themselves a second chance while working at Omanii’s Lemonade Heaven, read about how South Side homeowner may be asked to purchase costly flood insurance and many other local stories. [...]
Citizen Review Board Names New Administrator
Today the newly revamped Citizen Review Board is excited to announce the appointment of the administrator that will lead the group forward. Joseph L. Lipari will be assuming the position of administrator on May 15, 2012.
Upcoming Event
Go ‘Behind the Scenes of The Stand’ on April 14 Staff reporters with The Stand will share how they developed their story ideas and the process taken to put together an article for the print issue in a unique workshop where we let you go Behind the Scenes of The Stand.
Military Notes
Army Pvt. ShaQuan J. Dorsey has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga.
Upcoming Black History Month Events
In honor of Black History Month, Onondaga Historical Association will present a 45-minute play, “Salt City Abolitionists,” at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, in the auditorium at OHA. Audience members can participate with actors playing two of the Salt City’s most famous abolitionists, the Rev. Samuel May (Scott Peal) and Caroline Loguen (Toni Jones) as [...]
Agencies Collaborate to Explain Health Care Reform
Do you have questions about health care reform? Community Health Advocates, AIDS Community Resources and the Syracuse Northeast Community Center offer a service to guide groups or individuals through the maze of present day health care and the changes coming with the new health care law. Community Health Advocate Coordinator Steve Wood of AIDS Community [...]
Police Chief Pens Forward to Book on Local Police History
The newest book from the “Images of America” series highlights the history of Syracuse’s Police Department and will be widely available starting Monday, Dec. 12. “Syracuse Police” is written by local authors and members of the Syracuse Police Department, Daniel F. Walsh, Thomas L. Derby and Russell W. Gates. The forward is written by the [...]
Housing Visions Inducted into the Institute of Real Estate Management
Housing Visions was officially inducted into the prestigious Institute of Real Estate Management as an Accredited Management Organization (AMO) on Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. The event, held at Syracuse’s Dinosaur Barbecue, included recently accredited Certified Property Manager Rebecca Newman, Housing Visions Vice President, pledging to uphold the ethics and commitments of IREM.
Director's Blog
Advertisers Welcome
The Stand will accept requests to advertise in the upcoming print issue until Aug. 5. The next issue will be released in September.
Advertising rates, deadlines and size specs are available in our Advertising section here.
The Stand is a full-color community paper published eight times a year.
It is distributed for free at more than 50 locations.
Contact Ashley Kang to learn more and inquire about advertising in The Stand’s future print issues or online. Email Ashley at ashley@mysouthsidestand.com or call (315) 882-1054.
Environment
Community Air Screen Program Introduced
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is often contacted by citizens regarding the quality of the air in their community. To help address many of these concerns, DEC is initiating a new community-based program, the Community Air Screen (CAS). This program uses local volunteers to gather air samples for laboratory screening to identify possible air pollutants. The screening results will help both the community and DEC better understand and address specific local concerns about air quality.
Events
Help Put Litter in Its Place
Register your group for the Earth Day Cleanup by April 6
Help beautify our community by volunteering for OCRRA’s annual Earth Day Litter Cleanup event happening April 20 and 21. Just donating an hour or so of your time can have a huge impact on the look of our community.
Health
Grant to Fund Hearing Aids for Youth
The Gifford Foundation recently awarded $13,000 to Aurora of CNY, Inc. to support its Low Cost Hearing Aid Program for Youth who are Hard of Hearing.
Voices
Deterring Crime
Businesses could benefit from potential installation of security cameras
Corcoran High School senior Delores Woody, who lives near the intersection of Midland Avenue and West Colvin Street, lost three family members to violent crime: two shootings and one stabbing. She’s heard that surveillance cameras were installed on the West Side, and thinks it could help deter crime on the South Side, too.
“That would work. I would support it, because I recently lost my own cousin to it, and my other one, here. Right there, at that pole, and the other one down here,” said Woody, pointing to the intersection, and then pointing a few hundred feet away. Woody said she also lost her uncle to a shooting in the neighborhood.
