About Cheyenne Dorsagno
Cheyenne Dorsagno is an Italian-American born and raised in underdog Utica, NY. She studied English at SUNY Oneonta with a minor in Professional Writing and an Editor-in-Chief role at the newspaper. Currently, Cheyenne strives to make our big world a little smaller by introducing locals to their neighbors via human-interest pieces shared on her blog, Our Neighborhood. She’s pursuing creative writing in her free time and various freelance writing in her professional time, such as by copy-writing.
About Our Neighborhood
Our Neighborhood is owned and operated by local Mohawk Valley resident and artist, Cheyenne Dorsagno. This is a remote service that focuses on journalism, personal history, and legacy writing for both individuals and organizations. With the Client, Cheyenne honors the past, captures the present, and enriches the future. Using her journalism experience, Cheyenne collaborates with the Client to create sentimental keepsakes and everlasting artifacts. This may include press releases and various legacy artifacts like mini-memoirs, obituaries, love letters, family trees, timelines, identity collages, etc. Cheyenne also offers public education on resources to further people on their legacy journey. Contact Cheyenne on her website.
Mohawk Valley Today Posts
Boonville Snow Festival II – Jan 30 – Feb 1
Boonville Snow Festival II from Friday, January 30 through Sunday, February 1 2026, at the Boonville Oneida County Fairgrounds in Boonville NY.
Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. federal holiday and a national day of service observed on the third Monday of January each year.
Mohawk Valley Featured Weekend Events
Take a look at events happening this weekend throughout the Mohawk Valley in the heart of Upstate New York!
HCCC Announces Winner of 60th Anniversary Logo Design Contest
Herkimer County Community College Announces Winner of 60th Anniversary Logo Design Contest
Hartwick College Showcases Regional High School Art in Annual Exhibition
The Hartwick College Art and Art History Department presents Principles: 8th Annual Regional High School Art Show in the Foreman Gallery, featuring student artwork from 10 area high schools.
Schoharie County Submits Public Comments to DEC
Schoharie County submitted public comment on the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Draft DMM Program Policy 7a.
Herkimer College Expands Admission Access
Herkimer County Community College Expands Admissions Access With Evening Hours and Weekend Tours Through May 2026.
Hartwick College Yager Museum Film Screening and MLK Day Programs
The Yager Museum of Art & Culture at Hartwick College will present two special programs The Great Museum film and MLK Day events.
Mohawk Valley Farms
Our Neighborhood Spotlight: Monica Lewis
/in Mohawk Valley NewsMore Americans identify as “spiritual” rather than “religious.” Likewise, National Geographic reported that paganism is on the rise.
Mohawk Valley’s Growing Cannabis Industry
/in Mohawk Valley NewsNow that cannabis is legal in New York with the industry growing in the Mohawk Valley, it will be increasingly incorporated into daily life.
Spotlight: Natalie Figueroa, the Wedding Singer
/in Living in the Mohawk Valley, Mohawk Valley NewsMeet Natalie Figueroa! Callers comment on her soothing speaking voice, but little do they know, she also has a beautiful singing voice.
Spotlight: The Ordinary Walter
/in Living in the Mohawk Valley, Mohawk Valley NewsThe_Ordinary_Walter, as credited on his mysterious Instagram and exhibit labels, is a hustling painter that loves and represents the growing Utica art scene.
Youth Basketball at Utica’s Recreation Center
/in Living in the Mohawk Valley, Mohawk Valley NewsThe Rec Center hosts the youth Dick Miller/Mychal Harris basketball league comprised of 4th, 5th, and 6th graders from the Utica, New Hartford, Clinton, Notre Dame, CVA, and Whitesboro school districts.
Duane Womack, Astrophotographer
/in Living in the Mohawk Valley, Mohawk Valley NewsBy day, Duane is a Rental Shop Manager at Syracuse Scenery & Stage Lighting. By night, he stands in his yard in Rome, NY, capturing stills of the beautiful light that remains in the sky.