Spring is here and I thought I would come out of my seven-month hibernation and update this blog!
It's amazing how life seems to freeze with the cold temperatures. Going out just seems like less of a good idea when you can sit inside your warm house and away from the snow. It's not so bad for those that enjoy winter sports - skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling - but winter is just something that's not for me!
Jim Boeheim has led the Syracuse Organgemen to another Sweet 16 appearance. They have a strong all-around team with some serious clutch players. They face some tough competition in Oklahoma and then likely North Carolina just to make it to the Final Four. While I would consider them underdogs this year, they have a strong enough team to put up a real fight.
I missed the Good Morning America segment on Rome, NY. I did hear from more than one person that it was less than flattering, focusing on the old industrial districts which are slowly going out of business or long-extinct, and completely ignoring the high tech jobs that are being turned out from Griffiss Park. It sounds like this was filmed 15 years too late. Rome has been struggling, but it's far from dying thanks to the revitalization efforts at Griffis and elsewhere in the city. Rome Research Site recently named one of their buildings after Sherwood Boehlert, and rightfully so, the man has done a tremendous amount of work to keep Rome Labs alive and thriving from BRAC closure to BRAC closure. With Rep. Boehlert retiring in 2007 I hope we have someone who can step into those shoes and continue to give hope and future promise to the area.
Here are some of the topics you'll see me writing about in the coming weeks:
Food Reviews: Including Sophia's, Barbi Q's, Big Daddy's, CPJ's, The Savoy
New businesses to the area: Including hot spots such as Griffiss Technology Park, Turning Stone Casino & Resort, The Orchard/Sangertown/New Hartford shopping district
Bar reviews: I'm making the self-sacrifice of sampling all the bars in the Rome circuit. Expect to see reviews including drink selection, crowd, music, pricing and more.
Movie Reviews: The summer blockbusters are right around the corner, so expect to see some reviews
If there is anything you would like to see written about please drop me a line or post a comment.
Located on Floyd Ave. just as you enter Griffis Business Park, Barbi-Q's is a relatively new business specializing in short order barbecue food. My experience with them has been all positive, from the friendly atmosphere, to the cleanliness and fast service, and of course the delicious food. You can get most BBQ dishes here including pulled pork and pulled beef. They also specialize in a "Texas Q" sandwich, which contains either beef or chicken served on garlic texas toast (!), which makes for an interesting flavor I wasn't sure I would like but went surprisingly well together. I've heard great things about their Philly Cheese Steak, although I've never tried it.
