Best of Utica Rome

We sat down with the owners of Awesome Monkey Productions (AMP), Mark and Anna Casadei, and they tell us their vision of the horror movie "Murder Hill."

The Rome Free Academy Acappella Choir Group, 'Fermata Nowhere' performed three songs with award winner Barry Manilow at Turning Stone Casino Event Center.

Syracuse men's basketball will take on top-seeded North Carolina in the Final Four tomorrow night in Houston. Central New York is celebrating all over showing our support. Cortland United Methodist Church is going viral for their support on the church's sign.

Did you know Utica native Chris Brown, owner of Bull Moose Records in Maine, is credited with the idea of 'Record Store Day' that's now celebrated worldwide the third week of April?

This week The Best Of Central New York photos are from Pixy Falls, Cassville, Delta Lake, Oneida Lake, Chittenango Falls and more. Our lead photo is called 'SU pride from Sylvan Beach.' We carry that theme throughout Thak You, Diane Bish for the photo.

Rome NY rolls out the welcome mat and is getting ready for the arrival of Hollywood. The feature film "Murder Hill' which is based on true events, starts production in May.

Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name. That place, could be the new brewery that Kelsey Grammer plans to open in the Catskills. Get ready upstate New York for the Faith American Brewing Company.

Thursday, March 24, an early morning fire broke out at 339 Mohawk Street in Rome. The two family residence was home to Guiseppi (Joe) and Jacqualynn Maltese downstairs, and a family of six upstairs. The dwelling is considered a total loss.

Fans of craft beer get ready for Copper City Brewing Company coming to Rome New York this year. The company is planning to open its doors at 1111 Oneida Street coming up this fall.

The most famous birds in Central New York, the Utica peregrine falcons, Astrid and Ares, have produced their first egg for the 2016 breeding season.

Want something free on Friday? No joke, even though it's April fools day there are plenty of great free deals, and discounts, all across Central New York.

A big congrats to our local hero Ryan Quinn! He's now on team Christina on NBC's The Voice.