Central Current

07/19/2024

The group exhibition features a wide range of art, including paintings, sculptures, spray painted pieces and more.

✍: Carl Mellor

The group exhibition features a wide range of art, including paintings, sculptures, spray painted pieces and more.

07/17/2024

Photo of the week:
Seniors light up the dance floor at 70s themed senior prom

📸: Michelle Gabel

07/17/2024

The goal of Black Girls Don’t Get Love is to increase representation for Black women in film.

Over the last two years, 38 women have come to the Black Girls Don't Get Love film training program.

07/16/2024

The allegation comes as workers bargain with eBay for their first union contact. The union is the first at eBay.

Union employees at TCGPlayer have accused leadership of punishing an employee who missed a shift to seek care after a miscarriage scare.

07/12/2024

We want to thank the Central New York Community Foundation for their investment in sustaining local journalism in our region.

To learn more about their work and mission, visit https://cnycf.org/

Curious about our sponsorship program? Central Current is a nonprofit news outlet, which means we rely on donors, grants, and sponsors to help keep our journalists out in the field. Our sponsorship program allows businesses and organizations to seamlessly and ethically support local journalism.

For more information, visit: https://centralcurrent.org/sponsorship/

07/11/2024

Central Current Radio: Summer Jazz
CNY Jazz: Larry Luttinger talks summer concerts and more

Larry Luttinger has been a force of nature on the local jazz scene for decades. His organization, CNY Jazz Central, is dedicated to presenting and preserving jazz as a unique American art form using the finest local, regional, and national artists available. In this edition of Central Current Radio,...

07/11/2024

Candlelight Collective hosts living room concerts and open mic nights that highlight Syracuse’s folk music scene.

Candlelight Collective hosts living room concerts and open mic nights that highlight Syracuse's folk music scene.

07/10/2024

Danielle Jackson’s ElleRae’s Taco brings a San Jose Cal-Mex flavor to Salt City.

Danielle Jackson's ElleRae's Taco brings a San Jose Cal-Mex flavor to Salt City.

07/10/2024

Photo of the week 📸
Buttercup flowers thrive in the Central New York heat

Buttercups, a food source for bees and hummingbirds, brighten roadsides and meadows across Central New York between May and July.

07/09/2024

City of Syracuse Auditor Alex Marion issued Monday a report on the city’s budget

Auditor Alexander Marion published an analysis of the city's budget Tuesday.

07/01/2024

Central Current was one of just 15 newspapers from across the country who were selected to receive funding during the Inasmuch Foundation’s 2024 spring grants cycle.

Central Current was one of just 15 newspapers from across the country who were selected to receive funding.

06/27/2024

Priorities set for how to spend $500M fund created as result of state aid for Micron

The requirement for the fund was created to make the state’s Green CHIPS tax incentive more palatable to legislators.

06/20/2024

The candidates agree they need to hold Micron accountable for the potential environmental impact the chip plants will have, particularly the county’s waterways. They said they would like to see clear regulations on per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly referred to as forever chemicals.

Central Current asked Klee Hood and Mannion what they would do as members of Congress to maximize the economic impact of Micron in the district, as well as how they would ensure environmental resources surrounding the project are preserved.

Mannion and Klee Hood are facing off in the Democratic primary for New York's 22nd Congressional District.

06/19/2024

Joseph Moran has long faced accusations of dishonesty — even from fellow officers — records show.

Joseph Moran has long faced accusations of dishonesty — even from fellow officers — records show.

06/18/2024

While both agree on access to safe abortions, they differ on whether there should be restrictions on when patients can receive an abortion.

While both agree on access to safe abortions, they differ on whether there should be restrictions on when patients can receive an abortion

06/17/2024

We sat down with Eden Strachan, founder of Black Girls Don't Get Love, to talk about her work to change the way Black women and girls are perceived in society.

Listen to the full episode on any major streaming service.
https://centralcurrent.org/central-current-radio/

In this edition of Central Current Radio, Black Girls Don’t Get Love founder Eden Strachan talks with co-hosts Rick Wright and Yolanda Stewart about the organization and the progress she’s been able to make in just a short period of time.

Listen anytime ➡️ https://bit.ly/4cnVXGb

06/05/2024

28 fatal police vehicle crashes, two officers charged.

The New York Attorney General investigates fatal crashes involving police officers. But two officers have even been charged, and many face no blame.

06/04/2024

Every Wednesday, doulas from the Sankofa Reproductive Health & Healing Center hand out items like diapers, bathing soap and clothes to parents and grandparents.

Each Wednesday about 20 families pick up childcare items from the Sankofa Reproductive Health and Healing Center.

05/23/2024

For the last month, workers at Salt City have been fighting for voluntarily recognition from the company’s ownership.

The recognition caps a monthlong public campaign by workers.

05/16/2024

What are the opportunities for Micron Technology's new chip plant to reduce poverty in our region? What is the status of the $500 million in investments pledged via the Green CHIPS community fund? How does the Central New York Community Foundation plan to be an accessible collaborator and convener in the years to come?

CNYCF President & CEO Melanie Littlejohn sat down with Dr. Roosevelt "Rick" Wright and Central Current's executive director Maximilian Eyle to discuss this and more on Central Current Radio.

https://centralcurrent.org/central-current-radio/

05/08/2024

The employees allege one of their co-workers, Connor Thornton, was fired in retaliation for their attempt to form a union.

The workers held a rally Monday in front of the coffee shop's University Avenue location.

05/06/2024

Central Current writers and photographers were honored at the Syracuse Press Club awards dinner over the weekend for reporting that covered the Onondaga Nation, the lead crisis, and local criminal justice issues.

Pictured are Executive Director Maximilian Eyle and Arts & Culture Reporter Yolanda Stewart who accepted the awards on behalf of their recipients.

1st place: Print/Digital Journalism: News Feature or Series - Chris Libonati, "He was appointed to reduce gun violence in Syracuse. Then his son was shot."

2nd place: Print/Digital Journalism: Investigative Story or Series - Chris Gelardi (New York Focus) , Chris Libonati "How not to close a jail"

2nd place: Best Multimedia Story - Gabe Pietrorazio, Michael Greenlar, "How a mysterious stone carving has secured a new home at the Onondaga Nation Arena"

Honorable Mention: Best Multimedia Story - Gabe Pietrorazio, Michael Greenlar, "Onondaga Nation's 'Seven Buffalo Maple Syrup Co.' taps into traditions"

Honorable Mention: Daily Print/Digital Journalism: Best Feature or Series - Eddie Velazquez, "'One crappy apartment' to another: How tools to relocate Syracuse families from homes with lead paint are limited"

Honorable Mention: Daily Print/Digital Journalism: Human Interest Feature or Series - Gabe Pietrorazio, Michael Greenlar, "How Haudenosaunee veterans view Memorial Day"

05/03/2024

Workers across all Salt City Coffee locations filed a petition to unionize on Monday, citing the need for raises, more transparency around benefits, and workplace stability.

If successful, 50 baristas, bartenders, barbacks, and coffee roasters at the company’s four locations would be the first to form a union at a locally owned coffee company in Syracuse. Their effort is aided by Workers United, an affiliate of the larger Service Employees International Union that helped kick off a wave of workplace organizing at several Starbucks locations in Buffalo two years ago.

https://centralcurrent.org/salt-city-coffee-employees-try-to-become-1st-at-locally-owned-coffee-shop-to-unionize/

04/30/2024

The students have demanded the university call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and Israel and that it end any relationships with companies like Lockheed Martin and Boeing.

Syracuse University students raised an encampment on the school's quad in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

04/26/2024

President Joe Biden visited Syracuse on Thursday to announce the federal government would provide Micron up to $13.6 billion in federal funding to help build a computer memory chip plant in Clay.

The White House announced the funding award earlier in the week. Micron will receive $6.1 billion in grants and another $7.5 billion in loans from the federal government.

“It isn’t just about investing in America,” Biden said about the funding. “It is about investing in the American people.”

President Joe Biden came to Syracuse on Thursday to announce Micron will recieve $13.6 billion in federal funding.

04/25/2024

Photo of the week 📸
Volunteers from several community organizations, including Onondaga Earth Corps, Jubilee Homes, and Syracuse Grows, cleaned up community gardens and urban farms throughout Syracuse for Community Volunteer Day.

Volunteers from Syracuse Grows, Jubilee Homes of Syracuse, Inc., Onondaga Earth Corps and other organizations joined forces Saturday on Community Volunteer Day. They helped community gardens and urban farms throughout Syracuse prepare for the upcoming growing season. Pictured are: Cooper Olds, a Syr...

04/20/2024

Central Current is hiring! If you are a journalist or know a talented one who you would like to recommend, we would love to hear from you.

We are looking for a motivated and curious journalist with a passion for digging into systems and reporting on tough issues.

If you came to Syracuse, what would you want to cover? We would love for you to pitch us on a beat. Some of Syracuse’s most critical issues include ever-increasing rents, housing instability and childhood poverty — all at the same time that the region expects an influx of private and public money.

Central Current is Central New York’s nonprofit, independent news source. We provide a diverse selection of coverage spanning politics, criminal justice, arts, and culture reporting at no cost to our readers. Since we first launched in 2022, we have earned 12 press awards, collaborated with national publications like USA Today, and have impacted public policy through investigative reporting.

We aim to equip Central New York residents with the knowledge and perspective necessary to understand and participate in the transformational changes currently unfolding in our region.

The reporter will have the opportunity to pitch their beat to Central Current's managing editor and executive director.

04/11/2024

Photo of the week 📸
Across the state, hundreds of New Yorkers gathered to experience a total solar eclipse on Monday. The eclipse covered parts of North America, from Mexico to Canada, and crossed parts of the U.S.

Many people flocked to Central New York to get a view of the solar eclipse.