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Syracuse, NY — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) is delivering approximately $89 million in farm safety net and conservation program payments to New York farmers, ranchers and landowners. USDA recently announced nationwide historic safety net assistance totaling $13.8 billion in gross payments through the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2025 crop year and an additional $1.8 billion in Conservat

Syracuse, NY – Kailee Buller, former Chief of Staff for Trump's U.S. Department of Agriculture and Republican candidate for New York’s 22nd Congressional District, will cohost tonight’s rally with President Donald Trump and Bruce Blakeman, the Republican candidate for Governor. President Trump's visit came at the urging of Buller and Blakeman. The rally follows Alexandria Ocasio Cortez's visit to Syracuse to rally Democrat voters. It's a sign of how competitive the race for N

Beyond the Dress Join author Yamile Saied Méndez for an engaging conversation at La Casita exploring how the quinceañera tradition shapes identity, family, memory, and belonging across generations. Drawing on her acclaimed books Dreaming of a Quinceañera and Twice a Quinceañera, Méndez examines the cultural significance of this coming-of-age ritual, followed by an audience Q&A and an opportunity for participants to share their own stories and reflections. A reception with Lat

Beyond the Dress Yamile Saied Méndez Syracuse, NY - Join author Yamile Saied Méndez for an engaging conversation at La Casita exploring how the quinceañera tradition shapes identity, family, memory, and belonging across generations. Drawing on her acclaimed books Dreaming of a Quinceañera and Twice a Quinceañera, Méndez examines the cultural significance of this coming-of-age ritual, followed by an audience Q&A and an opportunity for participants to share their own stories an

Hispanic Heritage Rocks! Syracuse, NY - For the next four weeks, during Latino/Hispanic Heritage Month, our communities will join in this annual special celebration of our cultures, our many voices, stories, proud history, and traditions. At La Casita, we do that every day of the year, and this year especially, as it marks our 15th anniversary. We wish to recognize and express our heartfelt thanks to the extraordinary community of artists, scholars, educators, families and fr