The Clinton Square tree looks lovely again
I couldn’t let the holidays go by without a trip to share the Clinton Square Christmas tree. Merry Merry and Happy Happy from downtown Syracuse.
A perfect gift from my daughter and George
My fantastic daughter Elisabeth knows me so very well. She proved it again after our traditional trip to Polish Fest. My dear wife Karen, Elisabeth, George Three and I were quite surprised by the good weather that greeted us in Clinton Square. Usually it rains down on us hard as we eat our Polish lunch.…
A tree still colorful in Clinton Square
A trip to downtown Syracuse to meet my dear wife Karen at the end of our last work week brought me a surprise as we walked past Clinton Square. The city Christmas Tree not only still standing, but the lights were still shining as well. The date was Jan. 20. The skaters taking advantage of…
Ali would have loved ya, kid … and a guest column
I caught sight of a little kid wearing a great T-shirt last weekend at the Polish Fest in Clinton Square. Mom smiled when I asked if I could grab a photo of her kids, and they quickly lined up against the monument. Then I realized that the bigger boy on the left had the object…
A beautiful day at the market, under a stark blue sky
We’re running a Farmers Market at the library three times this summer, and our chief organizer still hopes to sign up a vendor or three before the first edition on Monday, June 27. I volunteered to extend my lunch break a bit and run down to the first edition of the weekly downtown Syracuse version…
Polish Fest pride
As I worked a Saturday morning for the library, I tottered back and forth about plans for my dear wife Karen and I to meet my terrific daughter Elisabeth and wonderful significant George Three at Polish Fest. Dash down James Street to Channel Three in the rain to a morning newscast interview for Outreach Clerk…
A Taste of the 20th year
A couple of weeks back, Rick from Syracuse radio station TK99 sent me a Facebook request for a few minutes of my time. Could he talk to me for a show he was putting together for the 20th anniversary of the Taste of Syracuse, please? Sure, I replied. Then, I thought: Has it been that…
A skating day to the ‘T’
A business lunch took me to downtown Syracuse. I made sure I passed the ice rink in Clinton Square. A few folks were taking advantage of our warm upstate New York December weather on a weekday afternoon. It was unseasonably warm for a December day in Central New York. I was still wearing my winter…
What might you say thanks for this holiday?
As we prepare for Thanksgiving tomorrow, I got to thinking about things I’ve taken in around the Little Bitty in the Syracuse city neighborhood of Eastwood in the last year that have made my life richer in some way. In fact, I picked a dozen such memories I’ve written about over the last year —…
Things you don’t expect to see in downtown Syracuse on Sept. 18
After meeting my dear wife Karen for lunch at Festa Italiana this afternoon, I passed through Clinton Square, smack dab in the heart of downtown Syracuse, on the way back to my car. Oh, what I saw on this Friday, Sept. 18, in upstate New York. Nobody’s supposed to use the dancing waters in the…
Mark Bialczak 