TIM’SNOTES Out of the Void — The Trouble with Screen Time and Possible Solutions
by Tim Nekritz | nekritz@gmail.com Picture this: It’s a snowy Sunday morning and you and your kids just want to relax after a long week of work and school. What…
Oswego County-based trio Very Next Accident are among the musical acts who have enjoyed the unique family-friendly atmosphere of the 114 Reserve. From left are band members Adam Mance, Antonia D’Amato and Michael Crispino. (Tim Nekritz photo)
TIM’S NOTES: Fulton’s 114 Reserve’s Cultural Hub
A former bank building on a prominent Fulton corner where Route 481 intersects with Oneida Street has become a coffee shop, community center by Tim Nekritz | nekritz@gmail.com A…
From left, the owners of the Eis House, all siblings, are Jason Allers, Debbie Ferris, Chrissy Mason and Tim Allers. They grew up going to the restaurant and banquet facility before buying it in 2022.
TIM’S NOTES: Eis House Looks to Continue as a Mexico Community Treasure
The Eis House has been a part of the fabric of the Mexico community since 1977 by Tim Nekritz | nekritz@gmail.com Like many folks in the Mexico area, Chrissy…
"I have used ChatGPT to break down huge documents to provide a briefing or story outline. But I then do a substantial amount of editing and crosschecking, during which I tend to find incredibly simple errors. So it saves time in some ways, yet it doesn’t."
AI: Stand Out by Being Human
As AI infiltrates the communication landscape, focus your brand and your own communications on humans and humanity by Tim Nekritz | nekritz@gmail.com Chances are some emails you’re receiving (especially…
Pictured in front of their wall of new releases are John Weldin and Joe Samuels, the new owners of Oswego’s iconic Comic Shop.
TIM’S NOTES: Comic Shop Opens Next Chapter Under New Ownership
by Tim Nekritz | nekritz@gmail.com Oswego’s iconic Comic Shop started a new chapter this spring as longtime customers and supporters Joe Samuels and John Weldin took over as new…
Fulton resident Dave Bullard. Courtesy of Shaina LeAnn Photography.
TIM’S NOTES: Dave Bullard
A lifetime of storytelling, navigating a changing media landscape by Tim Nekritz | nekritz@gmail.com Dave Bullard has been telling stories for a living since the late 1970s and to say…
A busy and rocking bar — like when author Tim Nekritz and his band The Condescenders played a packed Halloween-themed show at The Eis House in Mexico — is a welcome sight for musicians and music fans, but the economy has sometimes made it challenging for performers and venues to find success on a regular basis.
TIM’S NOTES: The Times They Are A-changing for the Live Music Scene
Difficult economy and changing habits are making it challenging for performers and venues to find success on a regular basis By Tim Nekritz | nekritz@gmail.com It’s a Thursday evening…
The Stage Fright musical production in October provided a spooktacular musical lineup, choreographed numbers and an original ghost story.
TIM’S NOTES: Art Scene at CNY Arts Center Shines Light on Creative Opportunities
Tim Nekritz | nekritz@gmail.com An original play where, on an alternate timeline, the Apollo 11 astronauts battle aliens and Soviet spies. Art openings. Halloween-related activities including a musical spooktacular,…
Production of “The Last Lifeboat” in 2023 at the Oswego Civic Arts Center. Courtesy of Oswego Players.
Tim’s Notes: Hidden Gem — Oswego Civic Arts Center
Center draws on collaborations, communityby Tim Nekritz | nekritz@gmail.comIt’s a gorgeous, sunny Saturday afternoon in late August. A small group of volunteers are in the Oswego Civic Arts Center’s Frances Marion Brown Theater painting and hanging lights for the next Oswego Players’ production.In the western end of the east side building, the Art Association of Oswego has two exhibitions up in its galleries and spaces ready for the next class or gathering.While this humming center for creatives of all types is a hidden gem for some — and is among the properties that might be included in a new national park — those who know and love the spaces welcome the added attention to the fruits of their labor.If you were to walk into what was then known as Building 31 as recently as the early 1960s, you would have seen an abandoned building, where the only occupants documented were pigeons (and their droppings). This space definitely houses a comeback story.Constructed by the state from 1903 to 1905 as part of Fort Ontario’s operations, the building initially housed Fort Ontario’s quartermaster. But it subsequently played a role in one of the Port City’s most remarkable stories when 982 refugees came (more…)
Sunset at Midway Drive-In. “The magic really settles into the lush Midway at showtime when the screen lights go off and the big screen lights up, with a beautiful sunset as the backdrop,” says drive-in theater owner, John Nagelschmidt.
TIM’S NOTES: Midway Drive-In Keeps on Trucking Through Challenges
It’s currently the oldest continually operating drive-in theater in the state, according to its owner by Tim Nekritz | nekritz@gmail.com It’s a pretty perfect and cool summer night and children…