As an Eastwood resident who has long been interested in smart development for our walkable neighborhood, I feel I must express my grave concerns about the possibility of the Common Council amending the city charter in order to, as Sean Kirst put it, “… essentially overthrow the Planning Commission…giving the council immediate power over delicate planning . . . → Read More: Trained planners should do the planning
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From Catskill Mountainkeeper: Today we would like to offer you the opportunity to learn from the first person account of Libby Foust. Libby is a resident of the Finger Lakes region of New York State. There is no question that what happened at Libby’s farm in Bradford County PA is going to happen in the Finger Lakes, . . . → Read More: How fracking will affect us Yeah, that might seem extreme, but this truly is an amazing conference with a wealth of learning opportunities for us who live in this city. At a mere eight bucks, it has to be the best tuition deal I’ve ever seen. Ever. So what is it? Syracuse Neighborhood Action Conference From Joe Bartolo: Hello Eastwood Resident and Neighbor! You are invited to attend the Syracuse Tomorrow’s Neighborhoods Today (TNT) - Eastwood District 6 monthly meeting on Monday, September 26, 2011, at 7:00 pm at Huntington School, 700 Sunnycrest Avenue. This meeting is FREE and OPEN TO ALL RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, AND ORGANIZATIONS who have a stake in the future of your neighborhood’s planning and growth. This . . . → Read More: TNT meeting you must not miss! ATTENTION Eastwood Senior Community!! Eastwood residents David and Lonnie Chu of Puente Flamenco had a wonderful time last night performing in Africa and Iberia at the Palace Theatre with other troupe members, the guest artists of AB Dance Productions and flamenco dancer Sergio Aranda. We hope those Eastwood residents who came to the show had as much fun as we . . . → Read More: Comet Sergio passes through Eastwood From the Catskill Mountainkeeper: Another Big Reason Why Fracking is Wrong for New York State Learn the Facts and Take Action Now For the past two weeks disastrous flooding has overwhelmed our region. Imagine the catastrophe that would have taken place if the floodwaters that raged through our communities carried the waste from hydraulic fracking. . . . → Read More: Flooding and Fracking We had the refreshing experience on Monday, August 15, of seeing plans for the James and Midler intersection that not only took care of both corners, they took into consideration the concerns of this community. Mr. Tino Marcoccia had come to us some time ago with plans for a gas station, not an idea that was . . . → Read More: Plans for corners at James and Midler Puente Flamenco presents “Africa and Iberia – an evening of music and dance” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Syracuse, NY – During their Fall Flamenco Festival, Puente Flamenco will present “Africa and Iberia – an evening of music and dance”, taking place at the Palace Theatre on Monday, September 12, and featuring flamenco dancer Sergio Aranda, direct . . . → Read More: “Africa and Iberia” at Palace Theatre Sent in by Babette Baker regarding the development of the southwest corner of James and Midler (where the Sport Center once stood, where Fifi’s Ice Cream is now): Information Meeting On the Proposed Kinney Drug Store Project Monday, August 15th -7pm Representatives from the Development and Design Team will be present to answer . . . → Read More: Meeting about design for James/Midler corner I received this from Joe Bartolo, Eastwood TNT facilitator, and quote from his email and the attached flyer: Dear Eastwood Neighbors and Friends: There is ever more to be excited about in our neighborhood, and that certainly means this upcoming weekend – a free community PICNIC and neighborhood CONCERT in Sheridan Park! Bring your picnic baskets and blankets, . . . → Read More: PICNIC in Sheridan Park – free community event If you were at the Memorial Day parade, you saw Annette Malone’s art – in the form of a giant street puppet named Gustav. Annette not only designed and painted the head, she created all the puppet’s fabric parts: arms, legs, and the torso with all those images of James Street businesses. Now you can see much . . . → Read More: Annette Malone art exhibit at Paine Library I don’t understand how our governor can push for marriage equality while determining that otherwise there are two classes of citizens in New York: those who get to drink safe water and those who don’t. We in Syracuse, apparently, are First Class Citizens, along with those living in New York City. The rest of you living in . . . → Read More: An issue of justice Hello Eastwood Resident and Neighbor! You are invited to attend the Syracuse Tomorrow’s Neighborhoods Today (TNT)-Eastwood District 6 monthly meeting on Monday, June 27, 2011, at 7:00 pm at Huntington School, 400 Sunnycrest Avenue. This meeting is FREE and OPEN TO ALL RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, AND ORGANIZATIONS of the Eastwood Neighborhood who have a stake in the future . . . → Read More: Message from Joe Bartolo re: TNT meeting etc This coming Monday, June 27, there will be a TNT meeting with some interesting content. Here’s the agenda: Meeting Agenda – Monday, June 27, 2011 1. Welcome & Introductions Chris Fowler of Syracuse First posted a great link on Facebook today. There are a couple fascinating videos in it that make me think of the difficulties and dangers of crossing James Street – where cars whiz by and those who dare to park get ticketed. We would love to have lots of people comfortably walking . . . → Read More: The social payoff of walkable streets The musicians of Puente Flamenco will be at Sparky Town, 324 Burnet Ave., Syracuse, on Friday, June 24 ~ 6:00 – 8:00 pm. Normally Puente Flamenco is a troupe of three musicians and three dancers, but Sparky Town isn’t big enough for all those dancers! Eastwood residents Dave and Lonnie Chu join their compatriot Dave Colegrove for . . . → Read More: Eastwood musicians at Sparky Town Maybe memories are short, or eyeglasses in need, but 9WSYR committed an interesting boo-boo in their video about the groundbreaking for the new Ronald McDonald House. You may recall our great gnashing of teeth over the demolition of the beautiful Kingsley-True house. Our Eastwood neighbor, architect Beth Crawford, had done a rendering of the historic yellow . . . → Read More: Right rendering, bad news . . . → Read More: I love my New York water, too Did you know that, while Onondaga County doesn’t allow hydro-fracking here, the nearby city of Auburn has been processing fracking waste water in a facility not designed to handle it? Fracking is in Central New York whether we know it or like it, or not. Makes no difference. And only by making a few phone calls . . . → Read More: Fracking fluids in Central New York |
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