Love, too

That’s the vibe. Peace, love and understanding. That’s the vibe I’ll take in a downtown stroll, any day, any time. The Syracuse Arts and Crafts Festival puts out the banner.

Back at you

Peace, bro. Sometimes somebody notices me noticing them. This artisan at the Syracuse Arts and Crafts Festival flashed the peace sign at my iPhone. Truth be known, it was the juxtaposition of the two tones of red brick buildings in front of the higher gray office building to the right of the black Trittello sign…

Walking and noticing stuff

We have a skyline. Of course my eyes go back, forth, up and down as I walk the blocks of the Syracuse Arts and Crafts Festival with my dear wife Karen. Interesting scenes come from people, trees, buildings and the combination of all.

Gallery worthy at your feet

Through this lens. You never know what might turn up on the ground during Chalk Jam. The streets of downtown Syracuse certainly are better because of this annual festivity that adjoins the Arts and Crafts Festival. My dear wife Karen and I appreciated the artists and their work. Flags, many. Starting tomorrow you’ll see what…

Chalk it up to devoted artists

So real. My dear wife Karen and I made sure we took our now annual walk around the downtown blocks that host the Syracuse Arts and Crafts Festival and adjoining Chalk Jam. I think you can tell the sidewalks made for an excellent canvas for colorful art. So many styles. The roads held the colors,…

Nice addition, this Salt City Market

Corner of attention. Ever been to the Salt City Market? I asked my fellow downtown Syracuse adventurers after we’d decided to stroll from Clinton Square, our stomachs full of Polish food. Nope, agreed my dear wife Karen, terrific daughter Elisabeth and fantastic fiance George Three. My curiosity had been peaked since the long black building…

A new lane to consider

Careful opening that driver’s door. On my recent trip to downtown Syracuse, I had to navigate different traffic patterns. City planners had added a bike lane since my last time to the area. My thought? Clinton Square’s blocks already were tricky enough to navigate for vehicle drivers and walkers alike. Now there are less lanes…

Put the rink on ice?

Time for a real melt? During my recent trip to downtown Syracuse my walk past Clinton Square noticed that the arrival of spring has caused a bit of a melt for the skating rink. It may be time to take down the boards. Cement season is next. Who’s ready for music and entertainment weather?

It’s been a decade

Familiar and new. Some retirement business led me to downtown Syracuse last week. I had to haul out the iPhone to capture the still-notable Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Clinton Square against that cotton-candy sky. At right I noted the former big daily building with the title of its new purpose added at top left.…