Good morning, Syracuse.

Glenn Hinchey and his team are working to restore the former Babian’s Market at 401 Hawley Ave — a community landmark that once served as a popular grocery and gathering spot for local families.

Their effort honors the legacy of Vahram Agababian, a pillar of the neighborhood.

Second Chance Diner is expanding to an 8,000 sqft location in Clay at the former Smokey Bones site on Route 31 (near I-481) and plans to open in February.

The new space will offer 340 seats and private event space while the Camillus location remains open.

On October 20, local supporters noted that Waymo’s ride-share service, which uses technology built partly in Syracuse, is making inroads in Central New York.

Local leaders and CenterState are urging lawmakers to pass legislation that would allow fully driverless vehicles.

Hynix's subsidiary Solidigm may build a $45 billion chip factory in Marcy that will create up to 5,000 jobs in the coming years (county Executive Anthony Picente said the project could boost the local economy).

Bechtel is hosting a Micron hiring event today from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Embassy Suites by Hilton on Old Collamer Road South in east Syracuse to support a landmark semiconductor project.

Syracuse students honed their reporting skills last spring through the Newhouse DC program and the Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship as they reported from Capitol Hill and gained hands-on experience with internships, classes, and alumni mentoring (boosting career readiness).

Professor Svetoslava Todorova used rare materials from SCRC during her summer residency to update her environmental courses on water pollution at Onondaga Lake and Minamata Bay.

The spring courses will include hands-on projects that blend historic records with modern data to help students learn about remediation.

Whitfield (a former wedding planner) is serving as the new nightlife coordinator to improve downtown safety and boost business through better city communication.

She plans to meet with venue owners and residents to encourage night outings on slower nights.

The New York State Department of Labor announced that starting Nov.

2 the unemployment system will be offline for 9 to 12 days as it modernizes a process used for 50 years — current recipients must certify by 5:00 p.m. for benefits, while new claimants backdate claims when it reopens.

John Cawley, a health economist at the Maxwell School, was elected to the National Academy of Medicine during its annual meeting held Oct.

16–18 in Washington, D.C. The honor recognizes his influential research on obesity and public policy.

ITC girls volleyball swept Cato-Meridian 3-0 in a senior night win on Oct.

20 in Syracuse. With Avery Mitchell back to full strength and contributing 27 assists, the Eagles reached a 13-3 record + they will prepare for the postseason.

Syracuse.com's boys soccer poll now shows Skaneateles as No. 1 in Class B and Cooperstown leading in Class C while Watertown remains top in Class AA; playoffs begin this week (games start Monday).

Syracuse senior receiver Umari Hatcher (13 rec, 224 yds) earned ACC receiver of the week honors and the Shriners Children's East-West Bowl offensive player award after his game against Louisville Saturday.

He will lead the Orange offense in their game against North Carolina at 7:30 p.m. in Chapel Hill.