Oneonta’s Becky Rosas, Christen Soulliere and mother Mary LeSuer have the finishing touches put on their chili by Matthew Brownell, right, serving the Yellow Deli’s Chili at CANO’s 13th annual Chili Bowl this afternoon. The Oneonta Bagel Company took the People’s Choice Award with their sweet Polynesian Chili with coconut shrimp, with the Fireman’s Blind Taste Award going to the Delhi Culinary Team and their Moroccan Lamb Chili over couscous. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)
On Saturday, August 24 from 4-8 p.m., music, vendors selling arts and handmade goods, art installations created by Megan Joubert and other local artists, food by AJ’s Smokin’ BBQ and art activities for kids, like making fairy wands, will pop up outside on CANO grounds.…
One of the Downtown Renaissance’s goals is to promote events like the City of the Hills Festival and other Main Street happenings, raising awareness of the many ways to enjoy Oneonta. Thanks to creative local businesses and engaging events, there’s a constant hum of activity downtown, and the renaissance aims to play a key role in highlighting these special aspects of our community.…
Oneonta Artist Captures Essence of Our Region Using Spray Paint By IAN KENYONONEONTA On a 2015 visit to San Francisco, James Mcilroy stopped to observe a work by Austrian urban and graffiti artist, Nychos. The split animal anatomy in a spray paint medium left an impression on the curious Mcilroy that opened a new thought process—and inevitably would result in a major public artistic contribution to the community back home in Oneonta, bringing new life to the historic Ford Sales Building on Market Street. “This was before I was doing any kind of serious painting,” Mcilroy recalled. “I was so…