Year in Review

The year 2021 has been another hectic and equally chaotic year in Indian Country. As FingerLakes1.com continues distinguishing itself as the leading digital news source of Indigenous issues across New York State, we step back ... more

Over the last two weeks I’ve been running through my favorite reporting and podcasts from 2020. It’s been a long year, but one that none of us are likely to forget anytime soon. As the ... more

As we close out a very different, and difficult 2020, we look back at all the ways the pandemic upset our routines, local economy and in the most unfortunate cases, lives and families. One aspect ... more

Last week it was the most-interesting reporting our newsroom did during 2020. In part two of this editor's note series, we look at the most-interesting podcasts outside our newsroom, before we publish our favorite interviews ... more

Paul Russo and Nick Felice take a look back at the strangest calendar year in sports history. With the pandemic cancelling, re-scheduling and shifting the major sports seasons, what stories stand out as highlights, and ... more

This week's episode is a short holiday message to you from your host. Reflecting on recent episodes, Melissa extends gratitude for those who are listening and following the show, warm holiday wishes, and the intention ... more

This week we’ll take a look at my five favorite pieces of 2020. Those that fell into the in-depth, long-form category. Next week I’ll be building out two lists with my favorite favorite interviews, as ... more

Each year we ask ourselves: What were the biggest stories? There are a lot of ways to answer that question. We can choose stories that had the biggest impact on life in the Finger Lakes, ... more

For the third year in a row, FingerLakes1.com broke annual traffic records. In 2019, the region's leading digital news website was visited more than 27 million times. Among the biggest stories covered in the newsroom, ... more