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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
Flood Insurance
South Side homeowners might be asked to purchase costly protection Aggie Lane has lived along Onondaga Creek for 20 years and has never experienced a single flood. “I’ve never had waters from the creek come anywhere near my house,” Lane said. Lane’s property is on Midland Avenue on the South Side along Onondaga Creek, an [...]
Construction to begin for South Side Food Cooperative
A blue tarp kept the mud at bay during the groundbreaking ceremony for the South Side’s Eat to Live Food Cooperative Friday morning, as organizers and local officials voiced their support for the project. Linda Littlejohn of Syracuse University’s South Side Initiative said the day reminded her of the lyrics to a Sam Cooke song: [...]
Events for Stroke Awareness Month
Free “Think F.A.S.T.” Stroke Education Seminar May 8 at Beauchamp Library May is Stroke Awareness Month and Crouse Hospital has partnered with 100 Black Men of Syracuse and Beauchamp Library to teach our community how to recognize, treat and prevent strokes. A free education seminar is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, at Beauchamp [...]
Spreading Wings
Local private school provides specialized attention for students in need Anna Shipe knew that mentoring children alongside the city pool on Valley Road during the summers was a call for something bigger. “We would have 30 to 40 kids over with us talking and there would be no one in the pool, even on the [...]
Director's Blog
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.
To view the entire issue as a pdf, click on the cover to download a copy.
And you can find copies of our free Summer Print Issue distributed throughout the South Side or feel free to contact ashley@mysouthsidestand.com to request a stack.
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
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.
Health
Faith and Freedom
Emergency physician incorporates her Catholic beliefs into her hospital work
For Louise Prince, religion is not something that stops when she leaves church. She practices her faith every day when she goes to work as an emergency physician at Upstate University Hospital.
That faith shows in how she treats patients who may have no means of payment, and in the compassion she feels for everyone, no matter what their situation.
Voices
Special Achiever
Sam Rowser with On Point helps local students achieve college dreams
Ever since Sam Rowser overcame the obstacles in his life that stood between him and a college degree, he has firmly believed that education is the key to positive change and success.
“In my life, I’ve had some bumps in the road, and the one thing that was consistent for me was the fact that having an education always balanced things out,” Rowser said. “It always opened doors for opportunity.”
