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Posted on 4 May 20214 May 2021

W. Colvin Street Bridge Rehabilitation Project Starts Next Week

Improvements to the bridge over Onondaga Creek will detour traffic until early September The City of Syracuse Department of Engineering is scheduled to begin work…

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Posted on 20 April 202020 April 2020

Input from Southside Residents Sought for Planned W. Colvin Street Bridge Rehabilitation Project

The City of Syracuse Department of Engineering is seeking public input for the W. Colvin Street Bridge Rehabilitation project scheduled to begin the spring of…

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OVERCOMING OVERGROWTH Our DPW Environmental Servic OVERCOMING OVERGROWTH Our DPW Environmental Services Division are taking on overgrowth in the North Salina Street business corridor, beginning with the east side of the street. They cleaned up weeds and picked up trash and debris that had accumulated in the area. Crews will be back to improve the west side of the street tomorrow. It’s part of a pilot program to make our neighborhood business corridors look better. These efforts will be extended to other locations in the future with more neighborhoods to come!
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MORE THAN A VISIT: STORYTELLING AND JOURNALISM W/ MORE THAN A VISIT: STORYTELLING AND JOURNALISM W/ NATASHA ALFORD @natashasalford is a daughter of Syracuse. She is Afro-Latina and grew up on the Southside enjoying poetry, oratory, and storytelling. She went onto earn her bachelors and master degrees from @harvard and @northwesternu after graduating from Nottingham High School. After college, Natasha worked as an educator and in financial investments before choosing to return to using journalism as a tool to change lives and ultimately spotlight the power of people and communities. Over the past few years, Natasha has become the "people's journalist" in her work as a @CNN analyst and as Vice President of Digital Content for @thegrio but she hasn't stopped there. She has contributed to the @nytimes, @oprahmagazine, @guardian and continues to mentor the next generation of journalists. Her visit back home this week includes: — a workshop on pitching to national media in partnership with @mysouthside Stand — a visit to @syracuseschools to speak with youth — a community town hall at Greater Evangelical Church on Empowering the Community through Journalism (Wed. Oct 20, 6pm) — a workshop with Camelot Todd and the Syracuse Journalism Lab — and a visit to @newhousesu for a day-long workshop on entrepreneurship and branding for aspiring journalism students in high school Mayor Walsh asked the City Communications Director, @ruthnieangrand, to deliver a proclamation proclaiming the week Natasha S. Alford Empowerment through Journalism week to acknowledge how this city native is committed to growth, diversity, and opportunity #forall. Thank you, Natasha, for continuing to represent Syracuse. #journalism #citizenjournalist #4thestate #powertothepeople #entrepreneurship #blackexcellence365
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FIXING OUR ROADS Our DPW Road Reconstruction team FIXING OUR ROADS Our DPW Road Reconstruction team is on the job today in the Hawley-Green neighborhood. They are starting a milling and paving project on a short but busy stretch of Catherine Street. Click on the Link Tree in our profile and select Our City blog to read more.
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