A heart for the Near West Side

I have a real heart for the Near West Side. All the years I was a community health nurse, I learned so much about my patients by going in and out of their homes. It was a terrific way to help me understand the obstacles they faced and especially to get a sense of their spirit.
Part [...]

Opportunity for the Near West Side’s future

Darlene D. Kerr has been the president of the Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce since January 2006, and is responsible for the day to day operations and strategic direction of the largest business membership organization in Central Upstate New York. The Chamber provides services to nearly 2200 businesses and organizations with more than 140,000 employees. [...]

Near West Side Non-Profits provide for many needs

POSTED BY Janelle Fields on May 23 under neighborhood news

Spending time in the Near West Side neighborhood these past weeks, I have observed a recurring theme of open handed caring for people that draws not only immediate residents but lots of folks from nearby areas as well. From St. Lucy’s Catholic Church, nearly a dozen community building programs strong, to [...]

Seeing the future… at least part of it

On Thursday night, April 3rd, about 50 people gathered in the Community Room at Huntington Family Center on Gifford Street to see the work of about 15 Syracuse University School of Architecture students. Their class project was to look at 3 houses on the Near West Side and design a new future for them. The [...]

Share that?

POSTED BY John Whiteside on May 21 under blog news

Have you noticed the “Share This” buttons under the posts on Near West Side Story Blog? Wondering what they are for? 
When you see something here that you think is interesting, the Share This button lets you tell others. If you use social bookmarking sites like Digg, Reddit, StumbleUpon, or many others, Share This gives you [...]

Welcome!

POSTED BY John Whiteside on May 20 under blog news

Welcome to the Near West Side Story Blog!
So, why do we have a blog? There are a few reasons.
We want to keep you informed…
The first is that we wanted to make it easy for you to keep up with the latest news of the Near West Side Initiative. The program will have a big impact [...]