These are various stories I’ve published with WAER and the Central Current. 

The Canal that wasn’t
The Canal that wasn’t

May 22, 2025

As the Erie Canal’s usefulness waned in the 20th Century, a businessman proposed a radical project to return the state’s…

Rivers, roads and racism
Rivers, roads and racism

May 21, 2025

The cycle of infrastructure injustices in Syracuse could be ended if the teardown of I-81 is done right.

The mother of cities
The mother of cities

May 20, 2025

The rise and fall of New York cities mirrors the growth of the Erie Canal that created them.

CNY athletes head once again to Empire State Winter Games
CNY athletes head once again to Empire State Winter Games

February 1, 2025

The 44th Empire State Winter Games officially kick off tonight with the lighting of the torch, which spent five days traveling to…

President Joe Biden celebrates $13.6B in funding for Micron in Syracuse
President Joe Biden celebrates $13.6B in funding for Micron in Syracuse

April 25, 2024

Biden made his second visit to Syracuse in 18 months to announce funding that will help Micron build the computer…

Why a small Adirondack mountain has made big, even Olympic, waves in skiing 
Why a small Adirondack mountain has made big, even Olympic, waves in skiing 

March 27, 2024

Erica Murray says she loves hearing spectators and competitors wonder why her skiers take up so much space on winners’…

CNY athletes take home gold, silver at Empire State Winter Games
CNY athletes take home gold, silver at Empire State Winter Games

February 4, 2024

The 44th Empire State Winter Games came to a close Sunday in Lake Placid, and Central New York was not…