The Common Council scheduled nine information meetings regarding redistricting plans to be voted upon on Election Day 2019. The final meeting will be held in the 5th District at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, at East Fayette Street Boys & Girls Club of Syracuse, 2100 E. Fayette St. For questions or additional information, call the Syracuse Common Council office at (315) 448-8466.

The Common Council will hold nine information meetings regarding redistricting plans to be voted upon on Election Day 2019. On Oct. 17, the public meeting will be held at the Magnarelli Community Center at McChesney Park, 2308 Grant Boulevard. For questions or additional information, call the Syracuse Common Council office at (315) 448-8466.

A group of Syracuse University scholars, faculty, students and local DJs will have an open dialogue about the controversial nature of hip-hop and Reggaeton lyrics, the global impact on the genres in the music industry and its undisputed success in the conquering young markets in almost every culture worldwide. Panelists will include: SU Professors Todd Herreman, specialist in Music Industry; David Knapp, expert on Arab Hip-Hop; Biko Mandela Gray, author of "Bread, Breaking Beats: Churches and Hip-Hop - A Guide to Key Issues." They will be joined by Hasan "DJ Maestro" Stephens, director of Good Life Youth Foundation and professional DJ; Liamna Pestana Roche, student at Setnor School of Music who will talk about the ban on Reggaeton in her native Cuba, and Roberto Luis Perez, professional Latin music DJ and co-founder of La Familia de la Salsa.