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I Make Pour Decisions
I Make Pour Decisions
As the holidays near us, the most important beverage we should be talking about? Sparkling Wine. Who doesn’t love to pop open the cork on a bottle of sparkling in festive fashion? Today I am here to talk about all the different kinds of sparkling wine. Notice that I didn’t say Champagne. That is just one of the many kinds of bubbles around.
Methods
There are two different methods used when…
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Did you make it out to a Levitt AMP Utica music series concert this summer? More than just world-renowned global music, this concert series brought great local bands, dancers, artists, vendors, community groups and more importantly, vibrant life to Oneida Square in Downtown Utica.
For Ten Weeks. For Free.
The Music Series is made possible because of a grant received by the Levitt Foundation out of Los Angeles, a national foundation dedicated to strengthening the social fabric of America through free live music. This innovative matching grant opportunity is designed for small to mid-sized towns and cities with populations up to 400,000.
Utica was awarded the grant for three years in a row.
We didn’t win just because of great planning and location, but because of the commitment of the community to support the series. The grant is based in part by public voting, and Utica placed in the top fifteen in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
This year, Utica is competing against 40 other cities throughout the U.S. to be one of just 15 to win a Levitt AMP Grant Award. We need your support to put Utica on the national stage for a fourth year. VOTING ENDS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH AT 8PM!
CLICK HERE TO VOTE AND BRING LEVITT AMP UTICA BACK!
Last Chance to Bring Back Levitt AMP Utica Did you make it out to a Levitt AMP Utica music series concert this summer? More than just world-renowned global music, this concert series brought great local bands, dancers, artists, vendors, community groups and more importantly, vibrant life to Oneida Square in Downtown Utica.
The most wonderful time of the year - VOTING DAY
The most wonderful time of the year – VOTING DAY
Ok guys and gals
1. Can I vote in the election? I don’t even know if I am registered? Where? HELP
Ok, it’s cool. Maybe it’s been awhile since you’ve voted. There is a very handy tool from New York State and will allow you to see if you’re registered and where your polling place is. Click here to look up your record in the Board of Elections database.
You have from 6am-9pm to vote on Tuesday,…
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F is for Fall, is for French Wine
F is for Fall, is for French Wine
It’s been a long time since my last post. I really should change that. Here I am today, wanting to talk about French Wines. As we breeze into fall, cool evenings provide great opportunity for bold red wines and sitting fireside. French Reds have a complexity of bouquets that the Old World is just able to provide. I am a fan of all the varietals that go into making these Red Blends and also some…
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Handshake.City Comedy Show Ticket The event will take place at the Warehouse at Handshake.City - corner of Division and Water Streets in Downtown Utica!
Handshake.City Mug These items will showcase one of the murals being installed by our favorite illustrator, Retro Sorrento.
Book Swap Saturday
This Saturday as part of Book Jam at Handshake.City, Made In Utica is hosting a Book Swap!
Do you have books that you’ll just never read again? Are you looking for some new books and genres to add to your collection? Come participate! Sure, you’ll net a few more fun books to read, but you’ll also be able to share your favorites with people who also think a great book is awesome. We will have a…
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Don't Sleep on Teddy Bear Toss Tickets
Don’t Sleep on Teddy Bear Toss Tickets
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s 52 degrees outside and that the perfect temperature to start thinking about the rest of the year. Maybe you’re not ready to plan for the holidays but one thing you don’t want to wait on is getting tickets for our favorite local Christmas tradition, the New York Sash Teddy Bear Toss. Yes, it’s already that time.
The Teddy Bear Toss game is set for December…
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Barks & Brews Doggy Bag Please note that Barks & Brews is free to attend - Doggy Bag purchase is only for those who want exclusive goods!
Downtown Getdown Market Scavenger Hunt
Downtown Getdown Market Scavenger Hunt
From day one Made In Utica has been proud to support the Oneida County Public Market and they have always been a part of our Downtown Getdown festival! This year is no different and we are doing something fun and different with a Market Scavenger Hunt.
Tomorrow, Saturday from 9am-1pm grab a hunt from the Market Info Table. Or click here to download the file here ahead of time!
After you complete…
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Crowdfund Creativity: Art at the Park We're raising money to support local art at Handshake.City! Since the beginning, one of the major goals of Handshake.City as an urban container park was to create a space for vibrant and colorful local street art that could easily be enjoyed by all.
This year, the 3rd Annual Downtown Getdown will kick off with Friday in Franklin Square!
Come down to the Franklin Square Alley next to Bite Bakery | Cafe on August 24th starting at 6pm. Copper City Brewing will be on hand with live music by J. Schnitt. Our Franklin Square Film Series will show The Mighty Ducks at dark, thanks to our partners at Bite and our friends at Nomad Cinema.
We also have a special show in the works!
The Getdown Debut of the Dancing Divas
The Dancing Divas are a new dance group for younger girls in Utica from 3rd to 9th grade. The group is free to join for those who can’t afford traditional dance classes and is meant to keep the girls out of trouble with something productive to do!
The group, led by LaToya Jenkins, is self funded through fundraisers. The girls will be selling hair bows, drinks and candy at the Getdown so bring your cash. We can’t wait to see what the Divas have in store.
As always, the festival is free to attend and Friday in Franklin Square is made possible by Bank of Utica. For more details, check out our main Downtown Getdown page!
Getdown with Dancing Divas This year, the 3rd Annual Downtown Getdown will kick off with Friday in Franklin Square! Come down to the Franklin Square Alley next to
Vendor Donation Program - Phase 1
Vendor Donation Program – Phase 1
We are getting close, oh so close.
Over the past few months we’ve been working on this project, Handshake.City. If you haven’t heard about it you should check out our appropriately titled article , What the F— is Handshake.City?
The process so far has been incredibly overwhelming. There are so many moving pieces for us that we just haven’t been able to sit down and type out how we plan to find…
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Secret Stuff for Saturday
Secret Stuff for Saturday
Another Summer Month, another film series, another trailer. This time we’re giving up the ingredients for Made In Utica’s Secret Stuff!
Utica Coffee (I prefer Adirondack Blend)
Pinch of Utica Grind
Dirt from Handshake.City
Utica Club of course
Mix it up and slug it down, and now we’re ready for Saturday’s Film!
This Saturday, July 7th at dusk in the Franklin Square Alley. As always, presented by
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Hopefully most of you have heard about our revenue generating urban park. As silly as it sounds, this really is the first day we can officially, officially, officially open up publicly about everything we plan to do. We literally haven’t been able to say with certainty what was going on and in some instances have had to maintain absolute secrecy. This project has multiple moving pieces, there is a lot of positioning and lobbying.
This idea started in February and we’ve since been flushing things out, for example…
Original Design
I literally couldn’t ever write a blog post that fully explained how 4 months later we ended up with this…
Never in a million years, let alone a few months, did we expect to be here right now.
They said we couldn’t get the Masi Building but then we did. July 1st. #madeinutica @handshake.city
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This is actually just the beginning and we don’t have all the answers yet. This project is built on phasing and scalability and it is done that way to allow us the opportunity to let the park shape an identity for itself and not us force one on it.
With that said, it is 100% fair for many of you to be asking us, “what the f— is Handshake.City?” We’re going to do our best to clear some of that up.
1. “I’ve seen a lot of posts about “Handshake City,” but none of which explaining what the hell it MEANS!”
We’ve built a ‘social stream’ to keep people updated with all the progress we have been able to share.
Within that stream you will find media coverage, container blueprints, case studies and even a little history about the lot as well as the future plans of our project.
Additionally, here is an informative article, GUEST VIEW: Utica handshake firmer these days and plus a video courtesy of The Utica O-D.
You can also view a full sitemap on the about page of Handshake.City. Anything we’ve posted there, like our entire pitch deck, is available to view. I personally recommend the diagrams that show how the sun would move and what type of shade patterns we would need to consider. Well thought stuff.
Then of course there is the easy way to find out more, by contacting us and asking directly.
2. Un-hipster this for me: “An organized citizen-led approach to neighborhood building using short-term, low-cost, & scalable interventions to catalyze long-term change.”
The core function of Handshake.City is to temporarily use vacant buildings and land as a space to mobilize a flexible environment of food, art, culture, and retail within renovated shipping containers, until such a time that the land or building can be brought back into full commercial use.
Handshake.City is a meanwhile use project – short-term use of temporarily empty land and buildings until they can be brought back into commercial use. Instead of sitting empty and vacant, like it has for years, Handshake.City will serve as a vibrant green space in downtown. The landlord (Urban Renewal Agency) will continue to look for a new commercial occupant for the space during the meanwhile use. It takes a potential problem and turns it into an opportunity and helps make an area vibrant.
In our case, we’re leasing 4,000 square feet along Division Street for one year. We’re hoping to prove that Handshake.City COULD be the commercial occupant long term by transforming the empty lot into a dynamic hub for business start ups and as a market for the arts and creative industries.
Shipping containers allow us quick, low cost development for the area so you see results instantly. Our development is a matter of weeks, not years. You will see an operating revenue generating urban park this summer, not in 2022 or whatever timeline other major construction and development has going on.
3. “If I hadn’t been following closely I would be a bit confused. Maybe there’s a tagline or something that sums up the project which you could add to every post. That might help it click better as folks scroll by quickly.”
“We’re working with small business owners, local developers, and public bodies to create a destination that captures public interest, generates buzz for upcoming projects, creates ties to the local economy, and drives incremental foot traffic by making temporary uses of empty property and land to quickly bring life and activity to Bagg’s Square.”
4. “It’s gotta appeal to the dopes like me who are only half paying attention.”
If you weren’t paying full attention to Made In Utica after four years it would be very difficult to get you to do so now. We just released our 5th Utica Passport, completed our 2nd Do It For Utica, we have a date for a 3rd Utica Day, 3rd Downtown Getdown, 2nd summer of Yoga In The Square and will have shown 11 free movies in downtown Utica over the last 3 summers. If we haven’t got you yet we’ve wasted a ton of resources in trying to do so.
5. “I’m down. Don’t get me wrong. But it’s vagueness confuses me.”
Hopefully this article clears some of it up but again to touch on the previous statement, this has been a somewhat secret process.
We believe in full transparency on stuff we do and this project was no different. The citizen led approach quickly taught us the political approach. Much of our project remained vague until we finally got the sign off from the mayor.
We wanted to be pushing this on April 10th when we were first given approval for the idea and on May 24th when Urban Renewal approved our application. We had to wait until now because it took 10 weeks and a few days to get the application signed, that is just how it goes.
With that signature we can now release funds to build the park. We couldn’t do anything without it and we also had a long waiting period before we were allowed to accept donations and solicit investors or businesses. There was a lot going on and all things considered it went pretty quickly. Hopefully it takes shape now in a more clear way. We did still get insurance, bathrooms, containers, blueprints and designs done while waiting. Trust us, we’ve been just dying to tell everyone about this.
❗️❗️Really important question ❗️❗️ what would you like to see in this open lot? Next to PJ Green, under the overpass from the train station, down the block from Utica Coffee? #madeinutica #utica #uticany #ocnewyork #downtown #baggssquare #uticasbackyard
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This is a very unique project, especially for this city. The success of Handshake.City will be measured on the ability to form an identity for itself, naturally. We can tell you we want to have a creative market on the weekends, live music and healthy programming options as well as kid friendly entertainment and an open interactive art space. We want it to be a green space for employees within Bagg’s Square to enjoy or people getting off the train to come visit. We can tell you what we hope to achieve and now we can continue to do it with the type of transparency we are comfortable with, full.
For much of this process we have doubted it would even happen and for a lot of reasons not even worth mentioning. I still don’t think we’ve had a minute to take in this entire experience or to sit back and realize what we’ve been able to do. We have to keep looking ahead to what needs to be done.
First, consider making a donation. Second, volunteer with us.
#madeinutica was here 👑
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Third, when we do pop up please just show up.
What the f— is Handshake.City? Hopefully most of you have heard about our revenue generating urban park. As silly as it sounds, this really is the first day we can officially, officially, officially open up publicly about everything we plan to do.
What to Expect at Tonight's Levitt AMP Utica Kickoff!
What to Expect at Tonight’s Levitt AMP Utica Kickoff!
Tonight, June 25th is the kickoff of the Levitt AMP Utica Music Series, bringing free, family-friendly live music back to Utica for the 3rd year. This year, Made In Utica is proud to be a partner.
We know how hard it is to put on and go to events, but this is a big deal! Utica is one of only 15 cities across the country that was selected for the Levitt AMP grantand we will join the other cities…
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The problem with following blindly...
The problem with following blindly…
In case you haven’t heard, we’ve been working on this project called Handshake.City. Like right now. It’s only 4,000 square feet at 26 Whitesboro Street with a $25,000 budget. It pales in comparison to the Nexus Center, but we have to start small, even after four years.
This process started on February 22, 2018 with a picture of jenga blocks on my desk. After numerous cups of coffee at Domenicos…
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