I’m sorry, that was a dishonest post title. I don’t have an urban blight simulator nor do I know where you can get one. But, having spent up to 15 slack-jawed minutes at a time watching this Zombie Outbreak Simulator, I really think someone ought to build one. (Turn your sound down […]

They closed down Pep Boys for this?!

Oops, they did it again. Five GOP state senators have introduced a bill calling for a statewide referendum on separating.
Some Democrats are outraged, pointing out (rightly) how cynically Republicans have grandstanded in the past with such fantasy talk, often dragging out the false old “NYC Welfare Queens” canard. However, downstate and national Democrats […]

James Howard Kunstler (yeah! I got his name right!) has a feature on his website called “Eyesores.” He’s a little too harsh on the vintage kitsch, but this particular entry took me aback. Here’s the official description of the Paragon Prairie Tower:
“Located in the Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area, the Paragon Prairie […]

The ESDC has done a big re-launch of the famous I Love New York tourism brand. The new ads are going to be targeting Northeastern states, trying to get economically strapped vacationers to drive over the border and head Upstate instead of just down to NYC. Good timing for it, I suppose. […]

What dropped local projects can be picked up?

Striking while the iron’s still hot.

Why would someone want to come home to Syracuse?

What happens if nothing happens to I-81?

Can’t we just hibernate our way to energy conservation?