Council OKs new district maps. Plus, Syracuse rents spike harder than NYC (Good Morning CNY for Sept. 13) - syracuse.com

2022-09-16 20:34:37 By : Mr. Felix Guo

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SyraQs: Studio owner helps women find themselves through ‘deviant’ dance: Lisa Price long dreamed of opening her own dance studio. She finally did that in 2018, launching Deviant Dance Tribe in Fayetteville which offers, as the name implies, an unconventional menu of dance classes. Price, who lives in Manlius with her husband and two children, talked with syracuse.com recently about “Chairlesque,” launching a business and creating a safe space for women to get in touch with their bodies – and themselves -- through dance. (Dennis Nett photo)

One of CNY’s oldest shopping centers has hit hard times, but owner isn’t giving up: During the past decade, Northern Lights has lost two of its large tenants and hasn’t been able to fill the vacant spaces. The shopping center is now more than half empty, despite 102,000 vehicles passing by it daily, and was recently criticized by Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy as “one of the worst strip malls” and “disgusting.” But the owner remains optimistic and says he’s reinvesting in the property.

Council OKs district maps drawn by citizen volunteers: The Syracuse Common Council on Monday approved, by a narrow 5-4 margin, new district election maps drawn by a group of volunteer citizens, putting the city in a rare group that has taken that power from politicians and placed it back into the hands of the people.

Syracuse rents spike harder than New York City: Typical rents in the Syracuse metro area, which includes Madison, Onondaga and Oswego counties, have grown faster than those in New York City in the last two years, according to new data from Zillow. In fact, it’s the biggest percentage increase of any of the largest five metro areas in New York. Here are the numbers.

Historic building overlooking I-81 to get new life: The developer of two downtown Syracuse buildings — Icon Tower and Corbett Corner — is making plans for a mixed-use development at a historic but long-vacant building once slated for a microbrewery.

Man who police say rammed pickup into Justice Center faces more charges: A Cicero man who deputies say rammed his pickup twice into the Justice Center building in Syracuse this weekend faces more charges. This time, he is accused of driving his truck into two cars and violating an order of protection, police said.

Adam Sandler coming to Turning Stone: Two years after the Covid pandemic canceled a sold-out show, Adam Sandler is finally coming to Central New York. The actor-comedian will perform at the Turning Stone Resort Casino next month, his first-ever performance at the Verona venue.

CNY Readers’ Choice Awards seeks nominations: Syracuse.com and The Post-Standard are kicking off the third annual CNY Readers’ Choice Awards, calling all readers to give shoutouts to their favorite local businesses.

Syracuse QB Garrett Shrader celebrates after Saturday’s win over UConn. (Dennis Nett photo)

SU’s Sharader gets national attention: Garrett Shrader’s stellar play through Syracuse football’s 2-0 start has earned more national acclaim. Shrader’s 20-of-23 passing day against UConn on Saturday — with three TD passes and two TD runs — earned him a spot on the Davey O’Brien Great 8 Performers of the Week, as well as the Pro Football Focus Offensive Player of the Week honor.

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