Mohawk Valley Almanac for March 2021
Mohawk Valley Almanac for March 2021
March is the beginning of spring in the Mohawk Valley even though there is frequently still at least some...
The Heat Beat: Playlist: Songs About Work
The Heat Beat: Playlist: Songs About Work
By Jess Szabo, Arts Writer
Spring is often a time for new career goals. Many of us are looking...
Sam Cooke’s Family Sings Too!
The late Sam Cooke and newly discovered daughter Roselyn Trapps Cooke
Today, getting your DNA tested is a trend. People pay a fee to businesses...
Voices of Polonia: Jadwiga of Poland, Queen and Saint
Jadwiga of Poland, Queen, and Saint
Queen Jadwiga of Poland was the first female monarch of the Kingdom of Poland, reigning from the 16th of...
Study Buddy Club Alum is a Utica Success Story
By Phoenix Staff
Utica resident Na’Jaia Engram is a Utica and Study Buddy Club success story. Currently a senior at Proctor High School, she is...
Public Health and Vaccines
From the Desk of Susan Townley
This is a moment that calls for tough love.
It is essential that American Blacks set aside the unresolved issues...
Absence of Justice Riot at Revels Funeral Home
Absence of Justice in brutal attack at Revels Funeral Home
By Phoenix Staff
In the middle of the June heat of last year, a couple (Monica...
The Heat Beat: DJ and Rapper J Easy’s “Black Lives Matter”
The Heat Beat: DJ and Rapper J Easy’s “Black Lives Matter” takes the fight for social justice to the Utica music scene.
On January 6,...
The Curious Case of Rose Grimaldi and Carolann Cardone
By Ron Klopfanstein
Two days after the failed coup attempt in Washington, Patrick Lohmann, a reporter for Syracuse.com broke staggering political news closer to home.
“700...
The New American Epiphany
e·piph·a·ny
/əˈpifənē/
noun
noun: Epiphany; noun: epiphany; plural noun: epiphanies
1. the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi (Matthew 2:1–12).
2. the festival commemorating...