Residents gather in response to Sunday’s shooting to strategize, call for independent review of incident Local residents were allowed to vent their emotions Tuesday evening at the Fountain of Life Church. The meeting organized by Twiggy Billue, president of the National Action Network Syracuse Chapter, was in response to a chaotic melee on Syracuse’s Near West Side Sunday evening where gunfire broke …

In 2007 Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, headlined the 25th Annual Syracuse Jazz Fest, in which she sang her hit “Respect.” Last year Franklin, the first female inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, made a repeat visit to the festival, again captivating her fans while performing “Respect,” a two Grammy Award-winning song. In between both local …

The Stand’s Seventh annual South Side Photo Walk will capture a day on Syracuse’s South Side. The event will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 16, at the South Side Innovation Center, 2610 South Salina St. (across from Dunk & Bright). The event will open with a photo lesson taught by professional photographer Bob Gates. Kate Collins, a photo & …

After years of preparation, the supermarket that has been spoken of so many times is finally going to become a reality, due in large part to the tireless efforts of Walt Dixie, executive director of Jubilee Homes. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday afternoon, June 17, with several political and community leaders. The 35,000-square-foot site at 611 South Ave. had …

Just over a year ago, we met Charles Rivers in a special in-depth journalism project on segregated housing called My Housing Matters. We reported that Rivers, his wife, their daughter and a newborn grandchild along with a nephew they had recently taken in had outgrown their current rental. Rivers, who at that time had a seasonal job with Onondaga Earth …

Brenda Muhammad tells neighborhood stories in the name of justice

“A picture says a thousand words, but film tells a story,” says Nykeace Bachus, a 24-year-old Syracuse based photographer, writer, editor, film director and father of two. Bachus is excelling and enhancing his craft locally and wants to go above and beyond this city. Self-taught, he humbly stated his skills becoming a photographer began by accident promoting T-shirts for one of …

Faith Chapel’s program seeks more local partners

Organizers work to bring headliner act Chanté Moore — R&B, jazz singer Syracuse community members are wrapping up fundraising and finalizing details for the Syracuse Juneteenth Festival, as they expect another record number of people to attend the June 18 event at Clinton Square. Juneteenth is a holiday that honors the announcement of the abolition of slavery in the United …

South Side group asks you to be involved in neighborhood’s future Back in 1999, the city of Syracuse established Tomorrow’s Neighborhoods Today, known as TNT, to allow more public input to the elected representatives of city government. Eight Neighborhood Planning Councils were formed that corresponded to the city’s eight planning areas and were named Downtown, West Side, South Side, Valley, East Side, Eastwood, North Side and Lakefront. The …