For years the area was best known for its nightclub scene at the Three Rivers Inn. With "Dom" Bruno as the manager it became a popular entertainment spot in New York and featured well-known artists of stage, screen and radio fame like Cab Calloway, Frank Sinatra and the McGuire Sisters. Unfortunately, 35 years ago this December, the Inn burned and for close to three decades its remains sat on the riverbanks...
Dec
10
Three Rivers Update
Melissa Renahan 12/10/08
There are approximately 70 acres of land owned by Clay that most people either do not know about or haven’t thought about in years. They are north of Route 31 at the junction of the Oneida, Seneca and Oswego Rivers and understandably the area is called Three Rivers.
For years the area was best known for its nightclub scene at the Three Rivers Inn. With "Dom" Bruno as the manager it became a popular entertainment spot in New York and featured well-known artists of stage, screen and radio fame like Cab Calloway, Frank Sinatra and the McGuire Sisters. Unfortunately, 35 years ago this December, the Inn burned and for close to three decades its remains sat on the riverbanks...
For years the area was best known for its nightclub scene at the Three Rivers Inn. With "Dom" Bruno as the manager it became a popular entertainment spot in New York and featured well-known artists of stage, screen and radio fame like Cab Calloway, Frank Sinatra and the McGuire Sisters. Unfortunately, 35 years ago this December, the Inn burned and for close to three decades its remains sat on the riverbanks...
CATEGORY: Development & Growth
Dec
10
Capturing CNY smiles on film
Laura Massey 12/10/08
A couple of years ago, Ellen Kotzin decided she wasn’t happy. At 38 years old, this Clay woman left her career as a French teacher and went back to school to develop her creative side.
Now a student at Onondaga Community College, Kotzin has learned the basics of cameras, video and editing. This knowledge allowed her to create her first independent project, a documentary short, “Chasing Happiness,” which premiered Nov. 17 at a screening at Jazz Central, an intimate 63-seat theater in downtown Syracuse.
“I don’t think that people sit down and think enough about what makes them happy,” Kotzin said. “We tell people when they’re young, ‘You can be whatever you want when you grow up.’ But that fades away when you get older. I was something, but I don’t want to be that...
Now a student at Onondaga Community College, Kotzin has learned the basics of cameras, video and editing. This knowledge allowed her to create her first independent project, a documentary short, “Chasing Happiness,” which premiered Nov. 17 at a screening at Jazz Central, an intimate 63-seat theater in downtown Syracuse.
“I don’t think that people sit down and think enough about what makes them happy,” Kotzin said. “We tell people when they’re young, ‘You can be whatever you want when you grow up.’ But that fades away when you get older. I was something, but I don’t want to be that...
CATEGORY: General Entertainment
Dec
10
Giving till it hurts
Sue Lindsley 12/10/08
December is a great month, ask any child. Visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads, stockings being hung, menorahs being lit, the arrival of presents and of course, a long vacation from school. Many adults feel like children during this season also. We drive around the neighborhoods with the children in the car to “ooh” and “aah” at the decorated houses. We plan, or attend, events that bring people together, even buying little trinkets to exchange. We even stand in line for hours at the malls to get just the perfect gift for that special someone in our lives. People are friendlier, smile more, and even hold open doors for each other in a wonderful life kind of way...
CATEGORY: General Society
Dec
23
Cap and cut
Sarah Hall 12/23/08
As New York state faces an unprecedented financial crisis, the state government is asking agencies across the board to make tough choices and accept deep cuts.
At the same time, state taxpayers are burdened with higher property taxes than most states in the nation...
At the same time, state taxpayers are burdened with higher property taxes than most states in the nation...
CATEGORY: Economics