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yracuse.com – Post‑Standard
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**Photo of the Day**
Officials marked the groundbreaking of the first apartment buildings in the East Adams transformation. Tara Harris, Blueprint 15’s neighborhood navigator, and Allyson Carpenter, McCormack Baron Salazar’s VP, kicked off the first of 11 phases in the $1 billion downtown revitalization.
**Latest News**
- **Syracuse University**: Falling international enrollment is cutting the university’s revenue by hundreds of thousands, reflecting a national trend amid shifting immigration rules under the Trump administration.
- **Upstate University Hospital**: CannonDesign has been chosen to draft plans for a $450 million emergency‑room annex, replacing the cramped, outdated ER that can’t handle current traffic.
- **Manlius Dog Daycare**: A facility accused of neglect will close permanently, per the owner’s lawyer.
- **Mayor‑Elect Sharon Owens**: She has named a five‑person transition team, drawing from current city officials, council members, and business and nonprofit leaders.
- **Lindsay Hicks**: The amputee athlete, mother of a neurodivergent child, and disability advocate discusses the high cost of prosthetics and the mental and physical hurdles on “Enable: The Disability Podcast.”
**Looking Ahead**
- **St. Patrick’s Parade 2026**: The founders of Syracuse’s St. Baldrick’s charity will serve as grand marshals.
- **Real‑Estate Outlook**: Redfin lists Syracuse among the cities likely to heat up in 2026, alongside Cleveland, St. Louis, Minneapolis, and NYC suburbs.
**Sports Highlights**
- **Basketball**: Dominique Darius led Syracuse to a 66‑60 overtime win over Auburn.
- **Football**: Five‑star recruit Calvin Russell III declined to sign on signing day, announcing his decision at the Miami‑Northwestern ceremony.
- **Other**: SU basketball’s recent victory showcases potential; Lawrence Moten will be honored in January; Kiyan Anthony’s on‑court mic‑moment; Bills add a Super Bowl‑winning cornerback; new state football rankings; girls volleyball previews; boys hockey highlights.
**In Brief**
- SU dean moves to become president of an Indiana university.
- Health “check‑engine” light: a call to proactive wellness.
- Major restaurant chain shutters 150 locations after a $620 million buyout.
- Two North Country judges censured for racist remarks and misconduct.
- A NY waterfall’s “Christmas tree” is actually 650 beer kegs.
- Trump’s disparaging remarks toward an immigrant group.
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