Category: New York

  • Snowbirds

    Snowbirds

    Growing up in Upstate New York meant enduring hard, tough winters. Initially, it didn’t bother me. Well, maybe my hair freezing on my walk home after swim practice did, but it was all I knew. My grandmother lived with us back then. At some point, she announced she was going…

  • Walking Across Buffalo- A Journey Down Main Street

    Walking Across Buffalo- A Journey Down Main Street

    Last fall, I returned to Buffalo, and I went for walk. A very long walk. It traversed the length of Buffalo, via Main Street (with many detours), and through the heart of Buffalo. Main street bisects Buffalo in two, and I wanted to take in as much of the city as I could the day I was there.…

  • Syracuse Rising- A Rust Belt Love Story

    Syracuse Rising- A Rust Belt Love Story

      Like many, I went home for the holidays to be with family. While home , I took a walk in my old “hometown downtown”- Syracuse, New York. It conjured up a lot of memories walking for a few miles along the Creekwalk, a newly opened path through the heart…