🌸 City and county parks make scenic spots to capture important spring milestones like prom, senior ball and graduation. 📸 Here are seven places to take your high school juniors and seniors for beautiful backdrops. www.thisiscny.com/living/2026/...

Not everyone has access to car, but you can take advantage of Centro bus service in Syracuse and beyond. www.thisiscny.com/living/2026/...

A great shot of the Off the Hook Crochet Club making hats at last year's 12-hour Crochet-a-Thon for United Way of Central New York.

“Plainclothes,” written and directed by Jamesville-DeWitt grad Carmen Emmi, will premiere locally Friday, Sept. 26, at the Manlius Cinema with a screening and a Q&A with Emmi. https://www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/09/plainclothes-how-syracuse-became-the-backdrop-for-an-acclaimed-new-indie-film.html

Happy Pride, CNY!! 🏳️‍🌈 Have a safe, wonderful, hydrated time at the CNY Pride Festival and Parade today! www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...

Stroll through the beautiful EM Mills Rose Garden in Thornden Park for the Rose Day Celebration, 12-2 p.m. today! The free event, by the Syracuse Rose Society and Syracuse Parks & Rec, is open to all and includes music, food, tours and demonstrations.

Three cheers for all of CNY's incredible small businesses and entrepreneurs! 🙌 Happy National Small Business Week! We see you, your hard work, your tenacity, your innovation and the many ways you contribute to Central New York and make us better. #nationalsmallbusinessweek

Central New York leaders, CEOs, CFOs and more — look for our This is CNY team at CenterState CEO’s Annual Meeting later today! We’ll be interviewing Syracuse movers and shakers LIVE about the most transformative changes in our region. Don’t miss a chance to be featured in this exciting project!

If you're on Insta, check our feed for a special project we worked on with our @syracuse.com colleagues! www.instagram.com/p/DH6J3mVNqEp/ We offer a Syracuse solution to an issue of national concern. (Sorta.)

We're THRILLED to welcome our newest This is CNY partner for 2025! The Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology (MOST), in the heart of Syracuse’s Armory Square, features 35,000 square feet of hands-on, interactive exhibits, activities, and immersive shows for visitors of all ages.

Celebrating the delicious and diverse Salt City Market, which opened four years ago today!

Tickets are on sale for the CNY Women's Summit on Fri., 3/7. We're proud to be the media sponsor for this event, which brings together women from diverse backgrounds and industries to network, learn from each other and be inspired to pursue career dreams here in CNY! www.cnywomensnetwork.com/summit

If you're in the region or from the area, we'd love to get to know you and help you love CNY even more. If you're curious about Central New York, we'd be happy to answer questions or point you in the right direction. Where exactly is Central New York? This might help, for reference.

We're a small but growing team of people who love CNY and celebrate all the area has to offer. We want to help Central New Yorkers — and people who may one day become CNYers — live their best lives here and get excited about what's to come.

However you celebrate the holiday season, we wish you peace and joy!

Dozens of volunteers and community partners are making holiday magic for Central New York families (nearly 10K people) today at The Salvation Army of Syracuse’s annual Christmas Bureau at the Oncenter. Families receive toys, games, books, stuffed animals and stocking stuffers. 🎁