Heaping Helpings: As pandemic hit, new Artis restaurant in Schenectady persevered and gave back to community | The Daily Gazette
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Right out of the starting gate, Ja-Dell Whitfield wanted his new restaurant to be giving something back to the community in which he grew up.
Artis Southern Cuisine & Steakhouse opened at 1363 Lower Broadway in Schenectady in February 2020, just weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. But rather than fold his hand in the face of the state-ordered indoor dining ban, Whitfield decided to keep cooking. He donated meals, which otherwise might have been for paying customers, to various essential workers throughout Schenectady County.
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HERE FOR GOOD: Guyanese student-athletes make an impact up and down rosters | The Daily Gazette
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SCHENECTADY The influence that Guyanese student-athletes have had on Schenectady High School sports teams over the past two decades is undeniable.
“Probably every program has been impacted in some way,” high school athletic director Steve Boynton said. “Schenectady welcomed them. The high school welcomed them. They have definitely been an asset to the athletic department.”
Many Guyanese student-athletes have helped fill out high school team rosters and provided needed depth, and some have played key starting roles. Others have stepped ahead to lead their respective teams, and a select few, such as distance runner Shazim Permaul, have left a lasting mark.
Series Tuesday: Child of first-wave Guyanese immigrants to Schenectady looks to build community in hometown | The Daily Gazette
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When Travis Ghirdharie started a fellowship working at the Schenectady City School District central office in August 2019, he hoped to get to the bottom of a vexing question: How many students of Guyanese descent attend Schenectady schools?
The eldest son of a Guyanese immigrant family that settled in Schenectady in the early 2000s, Ghirdharie returned to the city with a Cornell University diploma, multiple years of experience teaching in a New York City charter school and a burning desire to help improve his hometown.
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