Meetings for this Tomorrow's Neighborhoods Today task force are held the last Monday of every month. Topics of discussion include: Village of Danforth historic designation, vacant properties, neighborhood resource pamphlets, Neighborhood Watch and Syracuse Land Bank demolitions and pocket parks.
100 Black Men of Syracuse, Inc. in collaboration with Black Nurses Rock of Syracuse to host the 2017 Health and Wellness Lecture Series. The March lecture will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, March 27, at the South Side Innovation Center. The speaker will be Dr. David Albala, AMP Urology, speaking on the topic of "Prostate Cancer." No advance registration is required for the lecture series. For more information, call (315) 443-8749.
Interested in polishing your public speaking skills? Looking to strengthen yourself as a leader? You are invited to experience a Toastmasters meeting, learn more about Toastmasters and meet members of the AXA Talk of the Towers Toastmasters Club. Open to adults ages 18 and over.
Enjoy the newly released film “Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life." The movie features a budding young artist named Rafe who transfers to a new middle school, where the rules-obsessed principal quickly punishes him for his failure to conform by destroying a book of his drawings. Rafe then decides to fight back by playing pranks and breaking every rule in school. Based on the best-selling series by James Patterson. Enjoy free popcorn while you watch. All ages welcome.
Tomorrow's Neighborhoods Today is beginning a strategic planning process to look at where we've been, where we are and to determine where we want the organization to go. All TNT facilitators, attendees and residents are invited to attend. The March 30th meeting will focus on defining TNT's mission and values. This is the first of three meetings being planned (the other meetings will take place on April 27 and June 1). Food will be provided. Please RSVP if you can attend by emailing tntstrategicplanning@gmail.com or calling (315) 448-8178 or (315) 308-1372.
Tomorrow's Neighborhoods Today Southside monthly meetings are held the first Monday of every month from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Make a Tax Appointment today. AARP Tax Preparers are available on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, by appointment only, to help you prepare your tax return for free. Clients must bring last year’s tax return, a valid picture ID, social security cards or official documentation for all listed on return, all W-2 and 1099 forms, and check book if direct deposit is wanted. Call (315) 435-1940 to schedule an appointment.
Make a Tax Appointment today. AARP Tax Preparers are available on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, by appointment only, to help you prepare your tax return for free. Clients must bring last year’s tax return, a valid picture ID, social security cards or official documentation for all listed on return, all W-2 and 1099 forms, and check book if direct deposit is wanted. Call (315) 435-1940 to schedule an appointment.
Topics of discussion include McKinley-Brighton Elementary, Danforth Middle School and Light A Candle for Literacy Afterschool Program.
A panel discussion on the I-81 Impact on the South Side will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 6, at the South Side Innovation Center. Discussion will center on the direct impact I-81 will have on the South Side. Attendees will hear the pros and the cons of all the remaining options and how each relates to this neighborhood’s present and future businesses, residents and overall quality of life. Presentation by Mark Frechette, New York State Department of Transportation, with panelists: Angela Wright (moderator), executive director Syracuse Model Neighborhood Corporation; Jim Bright, president and owner Dunk & Bright Furniture; Mark Nicotra, Save I-81 and town supervisor for Town of Salina; Peter Sarver, convener with Moving People Transportation Coalition; Bill Simmons, executive director Syracuse Housing Authority, and Lemir Teron, assistant professor at SUNY ESF focused on environmental justice.
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