A pretty spot for outdoor lunch

On a recent Thursday I had to run over to Onondaga Lake Park to snap off some photos for my job at the library. Picnics at the Park was in the midst of its weekly feast on wheels. It’s replacing Taste of Syracuse this trying-to-get-back year of 2021. A duo performed rock hits. It was…

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…

There’s still plenty to taste, I’m sure

By noon Friday, thousands roamed Syracuse’s Clinton Square and the blocks surrounding. The two days of the annual Taste of Syracuse is the most popular downtown festival. It’s about people. Click any photo in a gallery for a description. Click the bottom right photo for an enlarged slide show. There are decisions to be made,…