An occasional look in on some of The City Desk’s contributors. :: Shek Baker and Stephen Levinson have a pilot up at acceptible.tv, Profiles in Bravery :: Brodie H. Brockie was a winner in the Disney Dream Jobs Contest and…
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Friday Facts: Hugs and Kisses, Matilda
:: Between 1975 and 1988, city-wide legislation prohibited the use of the words “New York†or “Chicago-style†in describing foodstuffs. :: Our city was home to the next-to-last surviving Passenger Pigeon, Matilda. Matilda passed away August 22, 1914. :: Number…
What a Character!: Monsieur LeSteak
A recurring series in which we take a look back at the city’s most familiar advertising icons. Remember Charlie the Tuna, the seemingly suicidal spokes-fish for canned fish titan Starkist? Of course you do, who could forget his apparently misguided…
Oh, You Never Knew It! – April 2
The City Border Bike and Walking Trail is actually the paved-over remnants of a moat that briefly surrounded the southern half of the city in the early 1940s, connecting to the East Patterson River. During the debate over whether to…
Friday Facts: Eggs, Monodirevr, Stripper Parkas
:: This Saturday is the 34th annual Last Year’s Easter Egg Hunt at Whittinger’s Park. The Greek Gardening Consortium insists that they hid more than 12 eggs and that if the rest aren’t found there will be no 35th annual…
What a Character!: The Spaghetti Giant
A recurring series in which we take a look back at the city’s most familiar advertising icons. What stands twenty-five feet tall, wears a toga with a garland of grape leaves and was a fixture of the city’s “Restaurant Row 
Go There: Xavier Torres Museum of Prosthetic and Orthotic Devices
Go There is a feature in which our writers tell you about tourist attractions and other places of interest around the city. Have you ever been tempted to try on someone else’s glasses to see how the world looks through…
Friday Facts: Slaughterhouse, Partridge, Megatron
:: On Monday, Chief Health Commissioner Rudolph “Guy†Fenimore sent a press release reminding hungry citizens that the city’s three-year long ban on open air barbecue restaurants ends this Saturday. Blowout celebrations are currently planned at Roy’s BBQ, Captain Jack’s…
What a Character!: Sour Grapes Magee
A new recurring series in which we take a look back at the city’s most familiar advertising icons. “Aw … PHOOEY!†The Silent Life of Sour Grapes Magee Long-time residents of the city may recall that the dour-faced figure painted…
The Orphan’s Liver
Elmwood Memorial Cemetery has long been the resting place for many of the city’s more prominent citizens. When people visit, they’re often curious about the memorial, located between that of Mayor Orson Winthrop (b.1857 d.1953) and Dame Winifred Carson (b.…