Let it be a good bowl show

Nice try. When my dear wife Karen and I visited the JMA Wireless Dome for the Syracuse University football team’s final game of the regular season against Wake Forest on Nov. 25, fans were asked to take part in a end-of-the-third quarter hold-your-phone light show. Meh. Much has happened to raise hopes and expectations since…

Tasty noodles and dumplings

Interesting decor. Given an open choice for a dinner selection for a birthday celebration with my dear wife Karen, terrific daughter Elisabeth and fantastic fiancée George Three, I went with an Asian fusion spot on Erie Boulevard that’s been on my mind since it took over a crab joint earlier this year. Or maybe it…

Gazing across the lake

Life goes on. Retired-guy-I still appreciates standing here to look to the other shore and imagine what the other folks are up to amid the billowing smokestacks dotting the there end of Onondaga Lake.

It was a lot

There’s the theater! As my dear wife Karen and I approached our destination down South Salina Street, the new marquee outside the Landmark Theatre sure looked nice. How many times did I take these steps anticipating a show back in the day, I thought? Many times. Many steps. Always much faster heading back toward the…

Clinton Square at the season

Still got it. Visiting downtown Syracuse for the DeSantis Orchestra Christmas show this past weekend, my dear wife Karen and I made sure to take in the holiday tree at Clinton Square. Retired-guy-I only passed by every now and then, but this sight can still make me smile.

DeSantis Orchestra pumps up our holiday spirit

Maria DeSantis entertains her community. Maria DeSantis, her fantastic orchestra and a steady line of special guest performers know how to rekindle the holiday spirit, A joyous crowd drank in 25 holiday selections from the Syracuse ensemble Sunday night at the Landmark Theatre, moving the Christmas-show string started by orchestra founder Mario DeSantis to an…