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How the closing of a local grocery store in Syracuse highlights the need for healthy food access in low-income communities across the United States.
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The 32nd annual festival at the Everson Museum of Art is held from Dec. 1 through Dec. 10. This year’s theme is tradition.
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After 11 years of funding, Syracuse University will be pulling its support from the Westside Initiative, an organization committed to revitalizing the neighborhood
![F**k Cancer event](https://www.thenewshouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/fuck-cancer-740x768.png)
The organization looks to bring the community together to empower those affected by cancer.
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Syracuse is home to nearly 12,000 people of Puerto Rican descent that, along with other Syracuse residents, are working to gather and deliver donations to the island after Hurricane Maria.
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A group of landlords, alumni and student organizations teamed up to fundraise $94,000 to monitor the University Neighborhood in hopes of deterring and solving more crime.
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Professor Margaret Voss works with professor Stephen Teale to preserve the endangered Darwin’s finch while continuing her work as a professor at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
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After losing her daughter, Debi Hobbs is working to increase the quality and accessibility to mental health care for children in the Syracuse area.