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What could have been a bad result (and given the "Ithaca is Gorges" slogan a misnomer)
from the Ithaca Voice:

http://ithacavoice.com/2016/06/famil...nkment-ithaca/


Here's about where the accident occurred (red box on left side):

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A nice little video about the new Ithaca Commons:

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Not actually news, but a columnist's take on an old resident returning to the Collegetown neighborhood now (from the Ithaca Times):

http://www.ithaca.com/opinion/column...2f56b5ad1.html
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Uh-oh.....Ithaca tourism got some problems:

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More of the gorges swimming dispute (from the Ithaca Voice):

http://ithacavoice.com/2016/08/swim-...as-second-dam/

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Here's a picture of the folks gathered for a free concert on the Ithaca Commons. These concerts happen every Thursday evening in the Summer.



Tonight artists were Richie and Rosie, an old timey /Americana group. Here's their site:

http://richieandrosie.com/

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Though most of the New York State metros aren't showing good economic recoveries from the recession, at least Ithaca has been doing well. Here's an article from the Ithaca Voice:

http://ithacavoice.com/2016/08/feder...ca-stands-out/

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I just hope the "Ithaca is Gorges" moniker isn't replaced with "Ithaca is Hippies". Article from the Ithaca Voice:

http://ithacavoice.com/2016/08/thril...town-new-york/

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Some good news for my old neighborhood:

http://www.twcnews.com/nys/central-n...s-county-.html

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Some bad news for the Ithaca area, another manufacturing loss (from the Ithaca Voice):


http://ithacavoice.com/2016/08/dryde...185-jobs-lost/

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I don't believe the bad news in the article in the previous post is taken into account for this article, but for the most part the economic news in Ithaca is positive (from the Ithaca Voice):

http://ithacavoice.com/2016/09/repor...omy-time-high/

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A couple of articles pertaining to my old neighborhood, Collegetown (from the Ithaca Voice):

the not so good news

http://ithacavoice.com/2016/09/embat...site-put-sale/


the good news

http://ithacavoice.com/2016/09/new-c...ge-house-cafe/
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Cornell University students performing on the Ithaca Commons:

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Nice drone views of Six Mile Creek.

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Congrats to Camille Sims (from the Ithaca Voice):

http://ithacavoice.com/2016/09/49611/

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Can't say I'm a big fan, but the end of October will bring the second annual Wizarding Weekend (Harry Potter) to downtown Ithaca. Here's a video of last year's festivities which totally unexpected numbers of people:

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And here's the link for the upcoming event:

http://wizardingweekend.com/

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I'm sure this happens in lots of places:

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A snapshot of the Applefest in downtown Ithaca today, captured from the live cam on the Commons..... http://awpny.com/webcam/

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Finally, a positive/hopeful bit of news for Ithaca's airport:


(be advised there's a 10 second ad before the video starts)


http://www.twcnews.com/nys/central-n...-upgrades.html

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Keeping my fingers crossed about this one (from the Ithaca Voice):

http://ithacavoice.com/2016/10/new-y...headed-ithaca/

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