Eamon Handzel
Local Burmese Demand Intervention
In the Cold of February, Utica’s Burmese population (from the country of Myanmar) rallied at Oneida Sqaure to protest the Military Dictatorship that took...
Phoenix Phood Review – Rick’s Famous
Having heard about some new extraordinary burger joint on Broad street that the staff at the Phoenix are all raving about, I decided to...
Rick’s Famous Juicy Burgers Review
Having heard about some new extraordinary burger joint on Broad street that the staff at the Phoenix are all raving about, I decided to...
The Community Fridge Expands To Herkimer
Troy Lockwood, a native of Ilion and of no relation to the owner of this publication, has followed in the footsteps of his friend...
Utica’s Burmese hold protest against Military Coup in Myanmar
Today at 2:30pm outside of Munson Williams museum, a crowd of about 50 Burmese immigrants rallied to show solidarity with their country Myanmar (formally...
Inauguration Day Albany: All Quiet On The Western Front
The past week at New York State’s capitol building in Albany, while rumored to be the eventual sight of violence, was remarkably quiet. No...
Never Forget 2020
There’s a funny thing about memorials. They remind us only that an event happened, but almost guarantee that passersby to the memorial won’t truly...
A Refrigerator For The Community
Poverty and desperation have become all too familiar to Utica over the years, and unfortunately the Pandemic has only exasperated the crisis.
While the stimulus...
Rome Woman Seeks Justice for Racist Vandalization of Her Truck
By Eamon Handzel
On a freezing morning outside the courthouse on Elizabeth St, a single Black mother walks to her 2nd Grand Jury hearing. She...
“MVHS Healthcare Workers are Exhausted, Scared, and Struggling” Say Nurses
300 Nurses Said MVHS Couldn't handle a Pandemic. Now they're right
Story by Eamon Handzel
Several months ago, 300 nurses and 459 community members of MVHS...