The Salt City Market is a Promise of a Better Tomorrow
Deep in the heart of downtown Syracuse, where South Salina meets West Onondaga, is a great food hall that combines the diverse and rich delicacies of Syracuse’s numerous cultural identities under one bazaar-style marketplace. The Salt City Market is a transformative community space that provides sustenance in the form of food and beverages, affordable housing, a coffee shop and bar, a cooperative grocery store, and the promise of a better tomorrow.
Everybody Down to the Erie Canal Museum, 200 Years on the Erie Canal
Since opening in 1962, the Erie Canal Museum has been educating travelers, students, and museum goers alike about the extensive policies, strategies, and stories that led to the creation of the canal, including the technological advancements that came from it, and the prosperity that was built in the Empire State because of it.
Flotsam! River Circus is Rollin’ on the Erie Canal From Buffalo to NYC
In celebration of the 2025 Erie Canal Bicentennial, Flotsam! River Circus, a troupe featuring acrobats, musicians, choreographers, trapeze artists, and puppeteers from around the world, is rolling on the Erie Canal from Buffalo to New York City.
Soccer Fans Unite for a Pint at this Salt City Biergarten
Wolff’s Biergarten is a local Central New York (CNY) bar and restaurant rooted in Albany, dating back to 2009, with locations in Syracuse and Schenectady. While the Syracuse location does not feature a food menu, the bar shares an ethos of serving delicious craft beers by the litre, hosting karaoke and trivia nights, college nights, industry nights, Bingo, and an awesome happy hour. Importantly, Wolff’s Biergarten and many of its patrons all share one commonality: a love of soccer.
This Indie Music Shop With Roots in Baltimore is Spinning Hits in Armory Square
The Sound Garden has roots that originated in Baltimore in 1993, and they opened the Syracuse shop in 1995. In 2008, it moved to its current location and has maintained its status as an indie music store in Syracuse for the past 30 years.
Some of the Best ‘Street Tacos’ in the Region Are in Syracuse, NY
Olivo Tacos began their journey as a Middle Eastern, Mexican, and Latin-infused restaurant in Rockford, Illinois, with the mission of serving up delicious and high-quality tacos at a great price. Considering that truck prices their street tacos at 3 for $5, I’d say they are living up to their mission by keeping incredible prices for this day and age.