The Stand
The Kirk Park Colts play hard and give the South Side community something to root for A group of boys outfitted in full football uniforms, none of them an inch taller than 4-feet-10, lines the field at Kirk Park struggling to perform the perfect pushup. “One, Two.” The quarterback of the mighty-mights division of the Kirk Park Colts stands before …
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Letter to the Editor
Written by Lionel Logan I have known Sam Robers for many years, and he has proven to me time and time again that he is a man of his word and puts his community first. Sam Roberts is not your everyday politician, but someone who has worked his entire life, just like you and me, and is fed up with …
Read More »Next Offering by The Stand
The Stand will host a free Full-Day Multimedia Workshop using the program Soundslides. The program can be downloaded online for free and is used by top newspapers to create multimedia presentations combining sound recordings and photos. Attendees will be taught by instructor Stephen Mahan on how to utilize this program and create their own presentation. Mahan runs the Photography and …
Read More »USIA to be Held Nov. 6
In its fourth year, the Upper State Independent Awards (USIA), scheduled Saturday, Nov. 6, acknowledges independent musicians, poets, models, comedians, photographers, choreographers and more. Votes from the community were accepted online up until Oct. 31 to select winners in each of the 30 awards categories.
Read More »A Tribute to Sensei Vinson Grace
At the Southwest Community Center, Saturday, Oct. 23, were family and friends of Vinson Grace, gathered together to remember and celebrate his life-long achieved accomplishments. The tribute began with a prayer by Min. Mark Muhammad, after which, Keith and Brenda Muhammad welcomed family, students, colleagues neighbors and all-around friends.
Read More »Jubilee Homes aims to start work on South Side grocery store in January
Treona Mclean, 18, has to make sacrifices. About two times a month, Mclean rides the bus from her home on Hudson Street to the Western Lights shopping center to buy groceries.
Read More »Nationwide program places ‘Grandparents’ in 30 Syracuse sites
Bill Zimmer, 56, helps out at a Van Duyn Elementary School third-grade class every day. The students call him “Grandpa.” He is part of a national program called Foster Grandparents that places senior citizens who are older than 55 in classrooms or day care centers as assistants.
Read More »From the Street to the Classroom
A former gang member turned first-generation college student wants to lead by example David Trapps can’t be stopped. His motivation is his time spent in prison. Trapps is 31 years old and the first person in his family to go to college. Though his journey toward becoming a first-generation college student is not a picture-perfect success story, he recalls it …
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All they want is fresh food. More than a year has passed since the local P&C has closed, turning the South Side into a food wasteland. Some residents drive out to the suburbs, others take the bus to buy their food. Until now. In August, Onondaga County made a $100,000 contribution to the Jubilee Homes of Syracuse Inc. grocery store …
Read More »Halloween Treats on the South Side
Carve your pumpkin, grab your candy bag and put on your favorite costume, it’s Halloween time! Here are some upcoming Halloween events for the South Side community:
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