After more than four months, missing channels return to Spectrum cable
Primetime FOX television shows have been among the casualties as Central New Yorkers lost channels affiliated with Northwest Broadcasting on Charter Communications, aka Spectrum, cable services, for...
View ArticleNon-stop flights from Ithaca to Charlotte will begin this winter
American Airlines will begin non-stop jet service between Ithaca and Charlotte Douglas International Airport this December, according to a statement from Tompkins County. Initially, there will be one...
View ArticleAfter fire, Veterinary Care of Ithaca referring patients to other vets
All the pets and people at Veterinary Care of Ithaca were OK after a Thursday afternoon fire, but the animal care practice says the business “will require some extensive repair work” before they can...
View ArticleCrowdfunding campaign will help “wean” Jillian’s Drawers
Jillian’s Drawers, a Downtown Ithaca shop focusing on diaper supplies, toys, books, and clothes for babies and young children, has changed hands, and fans have launched a crowdfunding campaign to help...
View ArticleCiao celebrates another year on the Pizza Today Hot 100 list
Pizza is so important to them, it's in their name! Ciao! Wood-Fired Pizza and Pasta opened eight years ago this fall, and they've been named to the Pizza Today Hot 100 list for the fifth straight year....
View ArticleNew home for Sunny Days opens this weekend on the Ithaca Commons
Our favorite locally focused shop in Downtown Ithaca, Sunny Days, is looking forward to celebrating its fifth anniversary in a new location this spring, and the new store opens this weekend as a pop-up...
View ArticleIthaca’s Lowe’s isn’t among the 51 stores on the chopping block
Lowe's says it is closing 51 “underperforming” stores across the United States and Canada, but Ithaca's store is not among them. Just two stores in New York State are slated to close, both in...
View ArticleEateries and merchants offer free meals and discounts on Veterans Day
Ithaca's Veterans Day parade happened on Sunday, but the Tompkins County Veterans Committee's annual Veterans Day Ceremony is this Sunday morning at 11am, at DeWitt Park in Downtown Ithaca. Meantime,...
View ArticleBring food for the hungry, rock out with new strings!
Hickey's Music Center has a special offer for musicians who'd like to help our neighbors in need for the holiday season. They're offering free guitar strings in exchange for five cans of food. The post...
View ArticleNew home this year for Downtown Ithaca’s CTB
The downtown branch of Ithaca's venerable Collegetown Bagels is planning to move to a new location this summer, as plans evolve for a new building at the site of the cafe's decades-long home at the...
View ArticleIthaca’s Wegmans closing its WKids this weekend
Wegmans opened the WKids childcare space at its Ithaca store in 1997, and it’s closing this week after a steady decline in usage in recent years, the supermarket chain says. WKids at the Ithaca Wegmans...
View ArticleMore United flights between Ithaca and Dulles start next week
United Airlines is adding a third pair of flights each day between Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport starting next week, according to Tompkins County. The...
View ArticleNew D.P. Dough closes in Ithaca as chain merges with Calios
Downtown Ithaca's D.P. Dough calzone franchise, which just moved to its new location in Press Bay Court this spring, has closed in the wake of a merger between the D.P. Dough chain and the smaller...
View ArticleIthaca fights back as online bullies attack downtown shop
Someone unhappy about anti-Trump greeting cards on a rack at Mockingbird Paperie whipped up a frenzy of online attacks on the business, but Ithacans quickly rallied to support the shop on the Ithaca...
View ArticleDepartures at Ithaca Mall balanced by new arrivals
Victoria's Secret is closing at the Shops at Ithaca Mall this week, Planet Fitness has moved to the Cayuga Mall, and Regis Salon and MasterCuts have both closed, but new tenants are arriving at the...
View ArticleChanticleer owners ask for help bringing back iconic rooster
The iconic neon roosters that have perched above the entrance to downtown Ithaca’s Chanticleer pub for decades were taken down last month for repairs, and the owners are now asking for the community's...
View ArticleCurbside pickup or touchless delivery, tip well as eateries adapt
Restaurants in Ithaca and Tompkins County are adapting as many community members stay home, out of necessity or preference, as the area deals with the need to slow the spread of the Novel Coronavirus...
View ArticleAlternatives receives national 1st place award from national association
Ithaca-based Alternatives Federal Credit Union has received first place recognition as a Desjardins Adult Financial Award winner at an award ceremony held last month in Washington, D.C. The Credit...
View ArticleBars can only serve alcohol along with food, New York State says
Bars and restaurants have worked to reopen and operate safely this spring and summer, but an announcement from New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on Thursday morning adds new restrictions....
View ArticleAmerican Airlines drops Ithaca to Philadelphia service for more Charlotte...
Daily flights between the Ithaca Tompkins International Airport and Philadelphia International Airport end today, according to an announcement from airport officials. American Airlines is eliminating...
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