Following in the Family Footsteps By Riley Bunch | Photography by Mary Grace Johnson When Elizabeth Rotundo was 4 years old, she often lent a hand at her father’s office. Between different odd jobs fit for a little girl, she...
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Oompa Loompyas
Filipino Fusion By Lorna Oppedisano | By Steven J. Pallone Azella Alvarez was born with a passion for Filipino food. The first generation of her family born in the United States, and daughter of an award-winning baker, Azella remembers working...
InterFaith Works
Working Toward Democracy By Lorna Oppedisano | Photography by Alexis Emm InterFaith Works is striving to show Syracuse a new view of the world. “We think that what we’re doing is creating an equity lens for our community,” president and...
Karen DeJarnette
Empowering Women in the Workforce By Riley Bunch | Photography by Mary Grace Johnson For 2016 Syracuse Woman of the Year Karen DeJarnette, it’s all about the big picture. Her day-to-day life consists of putting puzzle pieces together to help...
The Ladies Relief of the Poor and Needy and Home Association
A History of Helping By David Haas | Photography provided by Storycuse.com Long before social services were available to the needy, The Ladies Relief of the Poor and Needy and Home Association was formed in Syracuse in 1851 to help...