Rochester

He would walk 2,180 miles
By Elizabeth Carey
January 30, 2012 - 9:32pm
Paul Longchamps, a light bulb changer for SU, will begin the 2,180-mile trek of the Appalachian Trail in February.

Three out of four people who attempt to hike the Appalachian Trail in its entirety do not succeed. Somewhere along that trek — a 2,180-mile footpath that stretches through 14 states, an epic trail the equivalent of climbing Mt. Everest 16 times — they falter. Injury, illness, family, funds and a broken-down psyche may lead the hikers off course.

Syracuse ranks among top places for jobseekers to "start over"
By Philip George
November 17, 2010 - 8:19pm
Other New York regions represented on businessweek.com's list

Syracuse ranks No. 10 on businessweek.com's list of the 20 best places for jobseekers to "start over."

The website notes Syracuse's 7.6-percent unemployment rate and projects that 20-percent of the city's employers will increase hiring in the year's fourth quarter.

Buffalo was No. 9 on the list, the Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown area was No. 11, Rochester was No. 16 and the Albany-Schenectady-Troy area was No. 18.

Review: Stars come out over Rochester
By Deandra Modica
September 23, 2010 - 10:51am
The Canadian indie rock giants kicked off their fall tour with a powerful live show.

Stars frontman Torquil Campbell raised his plastic cup to the crowd with a smirk as he sauntered onto the stage at Rochester’s Water Street Music Hall Wednesday night. Someone needs to find out what was in that cup.

Can't miss CNY concerts for October
By Nathan Mattise
October 1, 2009 - 6:33pm
If you want to create a music "scene" for yourself in Syracuse, you need to expand your horizons (specifically south to Ithaca and west to Buffalo). Luckily, October is a pretty robust month.

Fellow blogger Jett Wells did a good job of highlighting the premier show to catch this month (indie darling St.