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A paved trail curving through tall green trees along a river

Riverfront Trail Extension Opens, Linking Downtown to the Valley

The long-promised 3.4-mile extension opened Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting and a mass bike ride, closing the last gap in a 22-mile loop two decades in the making.

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Eastside United Wins First State Soccer Title in Overtime Thriller

A golden goal in the 97th minute gave the girls’ squad its first state championship — and gave the neighborhood a parade it has waited 40 years for.

A city hall building lit at dusk with downtown towers behind it

City Council Approves $312M Budget with Road Repair Surge

The 7–2 vote keeps the property tax rate flat and doubles the paving budget, but councilors warn next year’s numbers will be harder without federal aid.

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Summer Arts Festival Returns to Clinton Square with 90 Artists

The three-day festival is back downtown after two years in the suburbs, with a juried show, live printmaking demos and a night market that runs until 11 p.m.

Row of new townhouses under a clear sky

Planning Board Advances Westside Rezone for 240 Homes

After three hours of public comment, the board voted 5–2 to send the mixed-income housing proposal to the Common Council, setting up a decisive vote in June.

Fresh loaves of sourdough bread stacked on a wooden bakery counter

Salt City Bakehouse to Open Second Location on the North Side

Four years after opening in a converted garage, the bakery known for its salt potato sourdough is expanding into the former Lombardi’s storefront on Butternut Street.

A baseball stadium at dusk with the field lit and stands full

Home Opener Sells Out as Mets Begin Season with 7–2 Win

A sellout crowd of 11,071 watched the home team ride a five-run sixth inning past Rochester in the first game of the Triple-A season at the ballpark.

A calm lake shoreline at dawn with mist over the water

Volunteers Pull Three Tons of Debris from Onondaga Lake Shoreline

More than 400 residents turned out for the annual spring cleanup, hauling everything from shopping carts to a 1970s refrigerator off the western shore.

Ojai Valley Film Screening

Ojai Valley Film Screening

Join us for a screening of The Doctrine of Discovery: Unmasking the Domination Code in Ojai, Wednesday May 21, at 6:00PM. The cost is $20 and will help support

Free Online Film Screening Of The Doctrine of Discovery Unmasking the Domination Code

Free Online Film Screening Of The Doctrine of Discovery Unmasking the Domination Code

Featured Epic Events & Life-Changing Courses with Shawna Bluestar and Steven T. Newcomb. Wisdom for the New Paradigm Series Film Screening The Doctrine of D

An Original Nations’ Examination of “Freedom,” “Human” and “Human Rights”

An Original Nations’ Examination of “Freedom,” “Human” and “Human Rights”

In our view, the claim of a right of domination, and the behaviors that follow from that claim, are the main cause of the global problems we all face. This is w

Conflicting Perspectives Regarding the Holy Mountain Called “San Francisco Peaks,” and Other Sacred and Significant Places of Original Nations and Traditional Healers

Conflicting Perspectives Regarding the Holy Mountain Called “San Francisco Peaks,” and Other Sacred and Significant Places of Original Nations and Traditional Healers

Our original nation ancestors understood mountains and other geographical areas as living beings imbued with spiritual energy. Our spiritual people knew and sti

Photograph of the St. Peter's Cathedral at the Vatican. Taken by Steven Newcomb, 2016

Revoke the Papal Bulls

The context begins with the free existence of our Native nations and peoples, extending back to the beginning of our time through our oral histories and traditi

The Doctrine Of Discovery: Unmasking The Domination Code

The Doctrine Of Discovery: Unmasking The Domination Code

The Doctrine of Discovery: Unmasking the Domination Code The film directed by Sheldon Wolfchild, (Dakota) and co-produced by Steven T. Newcomb (Shawnee, Lenape)

Pagans in the Promised Land Book

Pagans in the Promised Land Book

Pagans explains how Christendom’s system of domination continues to be used by the United States government against Original (“Indigenous”) Na

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