On August 5, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson attended the dedication of Newhouse 1 at Syracuse University and delivered the Gulf of Tonkin speech, which two days later would become the justification ...

If the late 1960s was the dawning of the age of Aquarius, a future where harmony, understanding, sympathy and trust would abound, an even more radical reality — electronic music — loomed on the ...

The bio-pharmaceutical operation takes up 90,000 square feet of the long-vacant New Venture Gear space, as the former automobile plant is now home to more than 10,000 budding marijuana plants.

On May 22, 2010, Andrew Cuomo publicly announced his first run for governor while speaking to a crowd next to the Tweed Courthouse. The location was symbolic: The building was constructed by William ...

A look back at Nancy Cantor’s decade as SU’s Chancellor.

Best of Syracuse is a reader-generated poll trademarked by the Syracuse New Times. Since its 1997 inception we have asked our readers to nominate in a number of categories. For the 22nd anniversary ...

Dutchess County, in New York’s Hudson Valley, is no stranger to highly unusual UFO sightings. For example: It was a summer evening in June 1983 in Hopewell Junction (near Poughkeepsie). Some people ...

We have observed variations of UFO sighting reports in some states that suggest seasonal influxes of people who might be sun seekers and snowbirds. States like Hawaii and Florida hint evidence of this ...

Columnist Cheryl Costa shares some of the forgotten lore of the Northeast blackout on Nov. 9, 1965.

In last week’s post, we discussed how electromagnetic signals have been radiated into outer space. Signals that have acted like a beacon, suggesting to anyone who detects them that, “Someone is making ...

A father and son observe a rectangular-shaped UFOA father and son never expected to see a rectangle UFO over the power lines. In early November 2014 at about 9:30 p.m., Albert and his son Ronny were ...

What is witchcraft? It’s a form of spirituality and a religion with many sects, like any other faith.