Great Loss, Greater Gains By Samantha Mendoza | Photography by Alice G. Patterson Lanika Mabrey is a familiar figure on the Westside of Syracuse. She walks through its streets frequently, bundled up in warm clothing in the cool winter weather,...
20 Years with Syracuse City Ballet
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Syracuse City Ballet. To commemorate this milestone, the company is performing the first ballet it ever produced, “Snow White.” We took a look back with some of Syracuse City Ballet’s current and...
March of Dimes Signature Chefs Auction
Cooking for a Cause By SWM staff | Photos provided by March of Dimes Having a sick child is never easy. Premature birth — the No. 1 cause of infant mortality in the United States — is terrifying. March of Dimes’...
Fashion Her-Story
The Good, the Bad and the Outrageous By Ann Marie Stonecypher | Photography by Peter Levins As a lifetime lover of fashion, nothing is more fun than looking back at its best and worst. We all have our favorite fashion moments....
Escaping the Diet Culture
Dropping Thin Aspirations By Holly Lowery Have you ever wondered when your desire to lose weight began? It might be easy to blame parents or mentors for their role in “unhealthy” habits, but culture’s drive to be thin started before...