fourth of july

The Fourth of July means good food, parades and fireworks. Lots of fireworks.

In this cute video, made by comedian Kevin Maher, little kids attempt to undertake a Nathan's-style hot dog eating contest in Coney Island. Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately), things don't go so well.

Fourth of July fireworks are for the birds. Actually, they're not.

We're all entitled to our own opinions, but food is arguably the best part of any holiday. See, eating our way through this sort of celebration is an automatic win-win-- we're happy, our stomach's are happy, everyone's happy.

Happy 4th of July!  Hopefully this day finds you off from work and ready for some 4th of July festivities.  Here's a look at some Fourth of July events happening in Central New York today.

With the fourth of July holiday coming up, we all probably will have a few rounds at the grill. Seeing that I host a request hour called "Greg's Grill", weekdays at noon on Big Frog 104, I thought I should be able to offer some grilling tips.

American popular music has been around since before America even declared its independence. 'Yankee Doodle,' anyone? That classic was sung by Colonial American soldiers as early as the French and Indian War. Here’s a list of 10 to add to your Fourth of July playlist:

Several fireworks displays will be taking place in June and July throughout Central New York.

This year, the Fourth Of July falls on a Thursday, and there are plenty of things you can do on your (hopefully) day off in Utica.

The legend of America’s birth is only 236 years old. However, in that short amount of time, a number of legends that would normally take centuries to grow and multiply in any other civilization have sprung up.

No Megan Fox, no problem -- 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' still managed to rock the box office this holiday weekend. The sexy star may not have returned for the third installment in the franchise, but it didn't matter because director Michael Bay's latest offering took in $116.1 million over the four-day holiday weekend, en route to winning the box office battle.

Fifty-six men signed the Declaration of Independence, the document that declared the United States free of the British crown.  Of those delegates to the Continental Congress one of them has his final resting place in Oneida County, New York:  General William Floyd.