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Two Weddings and our Street
Posted on May 14, 2013 | No CommentsIt was quite the scene on Lilac Street this weekend. Two Bhutanese Nepali weddings on our block right across the street from each other flowed out into the streets in... -
Soul Stirring
Posted on May 10, 2013 | No CommentsA clouded day, too little sleep, no day off… the contributing factors can be many. You wake up and your eyes have a hard time opening. Every moment of the... -
Hopeprint in the Sunshine
Posted on April 22, 2013 | No CommentsAs the blue skies start finding their ways through the clouds and the sun starts warming the air, the face of Lilac Street begins to change. Stuffy apartments weary of... -
Just Being Together
Posted on March 28, 2013 | No CommentsI walked in the front door to an excited greeting. Several friends were already gathered in the living room including two Eritrean men, a Congolese mom, a Caucasian American-born law... -
Things We Dream About
Posted on March 18, 2013 | No CommentsWhile Syracuse did not win the Bloomburg Philanthropies grant, this collaborative vision has too much momentum to still come to life. Check it out and dream with us… -
A little too clear
Posted on February 2, 2013 | No CommentsThe following blog has been written by Emma Voigt, Hopeprint Home resident who also serves as an AmeriCorps VISTA in our neighborhood at Northside Urban Partnerships. I did not want... -
A Taste of Somalia
Posted on January 30, 2013 | No CommentsEnjoying the warm winter day, I walked down to North Salina with our new intern from Cazenovia College, Rossy, for lunch. As we walked along, a car came halting to... -
Bursting at the Seams
Posted on January 30, 2013 | No CommentsThey walked through the door wet and a bit bewildered. Finding the house I had written on a piece of scrap paper for them last Saturday had proved more difficult... -
When the Bedbugs Bite
Posted on January 16, 2013 | No CommentsThe alarm went off at 5:30am. I rolled over in bed with that morning groan, popped on my IPad and did my morning reading to prepare for the day ahead.... -
Three Trips to Market
Posted on January 2, 2013 | No CommentsWe walked there three times today. The region of Addis named Mikiel is home to (or primary hang out space) for an estimated 100,000+ Somalis that reside in this city...
