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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 …

Professional Photographer Mike Greenlar to Share Expert Tips & Lead Walk The Stand’s Third annual Photo Walk will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 21, at the South Side Innovation Center, 2610 S. Salina St. (across from Dunk & Bright). The day’s event will open with a photo lesson taught by staff photographer for The Syracuse Post-Standard Mike Greenlar, who …

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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 …

The Stand was featured on POWER 620 AM radio with Dr. Rick Wright Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011. If you missed the interview, listen here:

Winter Issue To view the entire edition of The Stand’s Winter issue, click on the cover image to download an electronic version. If you want the actual newspaper, you can pick up a copy of the Winter  issue at these distribution sites.  

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 …

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 …

The Stand’s September 2010 Workshop will cover how to make a video piece. The full-day workshop will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, with a short classroom session followed by an opportunity for participants to venture out into the South Side to make a short video and put their new skills to the test.

The South Side Photo Walk The Stand held in conjunction with Scott Kelby’s Third annual Worldwide Photo Walk Saturday July 24 welcomed several photographers into Syracuse’s South Side. As part of the Scott Kelby Walk, a winner is chosen by each team leader from the day’s walk. Winning photos are chosen from the ones uploaded to the Scott Kelby Web …