Pastor Raymond Ramos, Brooklyn, speaks at the “Celebrating Unity in Recovery” talk at the Waterfront Cafe at SUNY Oneonta this evening. Ramos, who has been clean and sober for 25 years, is world renowned speaker for promoting substance free living. After a viewing of the film “The Anonymous People”, Ramos spoke about his own struggles with drugs and his redemption, followed by a Q&A, food and fellowship. He was invited to speak by the Main St. Baptist Church will be speaking at the Main St. Baptist Church on Sunday morning. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)
It’s especially exciting to see how the Downtown Renaissance has sparked a wave of community-driven initiatives, such as the Oneonta Storefront Project, which fills vacant storefronts with art, and downtown business owners collaborating on promotions like sidewalk sales. Organizers and artists already doing cool things like the second Saturday Nighttime Alley Market have been able to harness their efforts to something bigger with the Oneonta Downtown Renaissance, too.…
The packed agenda included a lengthy discussion about the need to support downtown businesses and increase foot traffic on Water Street. City Administrator Greg Mattice gave a presentation about parking and the lingering public perception that the lack of convenient parking is negatively affecting downtown.…