TOUR UPSTATE

What’s your favorite thing about living in Upstate NY? What’s your favorite Fall activity? Where would you tell out-of-towners to visit? Where’s the best place for Italian food? What is your go-to hidden gem? Tell us why YOU love Upstate NY!

We’d LOVE to hear from you!

Name: Carli    Age: 20s Location: Utica Occupation: Director of Philanthropy What are your top 3 interests?: My top three interests are trying new local restaurants, exploring in the Adirondacks, and working out. Tell us about yourself! Who are you?: I’m Carli, a 28-year-old Utican who loves this city and doing my part in helping it thrive! I work at a…

Name: Kay     Age: 20s Location: Utica Occupation: Quality Engineering What are your top 3 interests?: Home improvement projects, meeting people and learning their stories, and discovering new places, cultures, and adventures. Tell us about yourself! Who are you?: Moved to Utica at the age of 19 as an International student. While in College, I interned and worked at multiple tech…

Name: Frank Age: 70+ Location: Utica Occupation: VP of MVCC, lifelong entrepreneur, co-founder, and owner of Comets, Utica City FC, Babes, 72 Tavern, etc etc What are your top 3 interests?: Quality of life here in Oneida CountyStart-Up opportunities for individualsMentoring individuals who never thought they could start a successful business in Utica and live here. Tell us about yourself!…

Name: Tabo Bo    Age: 20s Location: Utica Occupation: Delivery Driver for Parkway Drugs (part-time) and Site Tutor for Young Scholars LPP (part-time) What are your top 3 interests?: Mix Martial Arts (MMA)Poetry and other creative artsProducing and Partaking in Nomadic Voices Tell us about yourself! Who are you?: I was born in a Thai refugee camp in the midst of a…

Name: Sharrone Sofer   Age: 30s Location: Utica Occupation: Owner, The Compound What are your top 3 interests?: Food • Music • Real Estate Tell us about yourself! Who are you?: I’m a serial entrepreneur and general big-picture guy who’s come back to CNY from Austin, TX after a lifetime rambling all around the USA. Currently a real estate agent with the…