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Be My AI app feature helps identify nearby objects for those with vision loss
(WSYR-TV) — Artificial intelligence, also known by the acronym AI, has been in the headlines for both the challenges and opportunities it brings. When it comes to the opportunities, it can provide quite a lot for people with vision loss. Aurora of Central New York’s Susan Gray is sharing her experience with the app feature.
Company news: Loretto hires Svetlana Dyer
Svetlana “Lana” Dyer has joined Loretto as manager of employee experience and retention, an integral role on the human resources team that helps create a positive employee experience. In this position, she leads employee engagement activities, develops retention initiatives, and manages Loretto’s employee coaches who help employees connect...
Syracuse football coach Fran Brown says his wife helped Orange land former Ohio State QB Kyle McCord
Kyle McCord got the keys to the offense of one of college football's most prestigious programs last season at Ohio State after sitting behind C.J. Stroud for two seasons. On paper the 6-foot-3 gunslinger's first year under center for the Buckeyes looked to be a successful one as he went 11-1 alongside his...
Get to Know Your Orange Man: #2, LB Marlowe Wax
It’s time to start preparing for the 2024 Syracuse Orange football season. We’re going through the roster to take a look at each Syracuse player as we get to know a lot of new faces to kick off the Fran Brown Era. Name: Marlowe Wax. Position: Linebacker. Year:...
Syracuse band Grateful for Biggie may be the weirdest mashup ever
Scott Mervis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS) It’s highly unlikely that Jerry Garcia could have told you who Biggie Smalls was, and vice versa. That’s how far removed the late Grateful Dead guitarist and vocalist was from the style of Brooklyn gangsta rap that Biggie Smalls (real name Christopher Wallace, a.k.a. Notorious B.I.G.) epitomized in the 1990s. But a band from Syracuse has found a way to blend the disparate musical franchises.
Syracuse football: What would a hypothetical close-proximity schedule look like?
Continuing the conference re-alignment trend. It’s no surprise our TNIAAM staff was pitched this idea from a reader: “You should do an article on what their basketball schedule would be if they played the 31 closest teams once each based on geography.”. That being said, this is the...
New Edgewood exhibit commemorates 35th anniversary of Open Figure Drawing
The current exhibition at the Edgewood Gallery is expansive and wide-open. It celebrates the 35th anniversary of the Open Figure Drawing group, displays resin-and-metal sculptures by Arlene Abend and presents Susan Machamer’s metalsmith jewelry. First, the show features 38 works by OFD participants. This is a group that met...
All-CNY softball player earns roster spot for national showcase game
Syracuse, N.Y. — Fayetteville-Manlius shortstop Megan Woodridge is about to take her spot in a lineup filled with some of the best high school softball prospects nationwide. Woodridge has been named to a team of juniors who will take on upcoming seniors in the prestigious Premier Girls Fastpitch Futures All-American game. The contest is Saturday in Irvine, Calif.
CNY SPCA Pet of the Week: 'Life goes on' with Jack and Diane
Jack and Diane are about five years old and came to the shelter as strays. They’re a bonded pair and must be adopted together. They’re very sweet and would make a lovely addition to almost any family. “Here’s a little ditty, about Jack and Diane,. Two stray...
‘It’s Always Sunny’ star Charlie Day visits Syracuse restaurant - cue the spaghetti jokes
“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” star Charlie Day visited Pastabilities on Wednesday while in town for a new movie. The Syracuse restaurant posted a photo of the comedy actor with Natalie Morales, who both have roles in “Summer of ‘69,” a new teen comedy currently in production with Liverpool-based film studio American High.
Syracuse Announces A Familiar Foe On The Men's Basketball Schedule With Addition Of Colgate
Syracuse will host Colgate, the program's most familiar foe, on Tuesday, Nov. 12, in the JMA Wireless Dome. It will be the 176th contest between the two schools on the hardwood. The Syracuse-Colgate Series. Syracuse has a 128-47 advantage in the all-time series with the Raiders. The Orange built a...
Man stabbed to death by homeless man he took into his own home, family says
Syracuse, N.Y. — Kevin Works’ kind heart was what caused his death, his family said. The 62-year-old, who worked part-time at Meachem Elementary School, was stabbed to death on July 15 at the Seneca Garden Apartments at 103 Riverdale Dr., police said. Peter J. Boehm, 33, was arrested...
How two Syracuse guys (and a friend) launched an influential bourbon rating site
It’s not unusual for old friends to get together now and then over a few drinks. In this case, three childhood pals, two of whom live in the Syracuse area, have sealed their relationship over thousands of them. They kept detailed notes each time. And they’ve turned it into a profitable business.
Syracuse basketball's 10 best point guards of all-time per ChatGPT
ChatGPT outlines the 10 best point guards in Syracuse basketball history. Syracuse basketball has had some iconic point guards throughout its history. Some of the best players in program history played point guard for the Orange. Now that we have finished our series on AI coming up with the 10 best players at each position for football, we are doing the same for Syracuse basketball. We begin with point guard..
Syracuse Arts & Crafts Festival returns to showcase talented artists, craftspeople
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A showcase of talented artists, craftspeople and entertainers returns to downtown Syracuse for July 26-28. The Syracuse Arts & Crafts Festival runs Friday through Sunday, located on E. Onondaga Street and Columbus Circle. The festival provides opportunities for visitors to experience the vibrancy of Downtown Syracuse...
Just how massive is SU’s proposed new dorm? Its shadow would reach Thornden Park’s roses
Syracuse, N.Y. — Sonia Kragh’s mind immediately began thinking about changes that might be needed at the E.M. Mills Rose Garden, the 100-year-old community treasure at Syracuse’s Thornden Park. Kragh, the rose garden committee chair for the Syracuse Rose Society, was with her team of volunteers doing...
11-month-old in coma after suffering brain injury in car crash, mom says
CLEVELAND (WOIO/Gray News) - As a baby boy fights for his life after being critically injured in a car crash, his mother is praying for a miracle and demanding justice. Tashae Williams says her 11-month-old son De-Mari is in an induced coma at Cleveland’s Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital. He suffered a severe brain injury in a car crash around 9:30 p.m. last Thursday, WOIO reports.
One Person Killed, Another Airlifted to Syracuse After Upstate NY Car Crash
State Troopers responded to a fatal 2-car accident on Route 12 on Tuesday that took the life of an Upstate NY man. Troopers say, 44-year-old Dominick Brown of New Berlin was killed in the crash. Police say, on July 23, 2024, at about 3:48 p.m., State Police responded to NY-8...
Marble-sized hail predicted with thunderstorms in Oswego County Wednesday
A report was issued from the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 8:55 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 9:30 p.m. for Oswego County. The storms may bring marble-sized hail (0.5 inches) and wind gusts of up to 40 mph. "At 8:55 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm 9 miles...
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