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'Buy local' movement going full force in Ithaca
 |  | | Silk Oak owner Jan Norman, shown above, and Leslie Ackerman, who works at Alternatives Federal Credit Union, were the driving force behind the creation of Local First Ithaca Ñ now officially a chapter of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies. (Photo by Rachel Philipson) |
It can be tough to feel good about the economy these days, with people losing their jobs and homes going into foreclosure. But the downturn in the national economy might have one bright side: support for local business.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 |
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 | | Ithaca native raising money to build school for village in Ecuador |
Elizabeth Gray is no stranger to adventure. The Ithaca native is raising money to build a school in Wishi, a village in the Ecuadorian rainforest.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 |  |  | | | | Foodnet conducting fundraiser with Ithaca SufferJets | Foodnet will bring a new meaning to the phrase "meals on wheels" this weekend.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 | | | | | | Tompkins County gets grant to fund planner to deal with drilling | Tompkins County has accepted $50,000 from the Park Foundation to fund a planner who will focus exclusively on natural gas drilling issues for the next year.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 | | | | | | Cornell robot logs 14.3 miles for mileage record |
Ranger, named after the famous TV show, "Walker, Texas Ranger," the four-legged biped robot, strutted around the Barton Hall track at 1.34 mph, or about half the speed of an average human walking pace.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 | | | | | | Ithaca town board conducts study session | The Ithaca town board took care of business at its study session Monday night.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 | | | | | | Spots still open for Ithaca Youth Leadership Corps | The Youth Leadership Corps is a new Youth Council program to connect teens (14+) with their community through volunteer service while also doing workshops for leadership building and event/outreach planning.
Thursday, July 22, 2010 | | | | | | Firefighters fight Tompkins County health insurance consortium | The Greater Tompkins County Health Insurance Consortium seems set to submit an amended application to New York State on Thursday, July 22, for a certificate of operation.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 | | | | | | Activists' anti-gas drilling documentary set to play in Ithaca |
"Farmers turned filmmakers" - that's how Jeff and Jodi Andrysick of Pulteney describe themselves.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 | | | | | | City of Ithaca eliminating plastic bags for yard waste collection |
A new policy on yard waste in Ithaca should have city workers breathing easier.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 | | | | | | Town of Ithaca conducting dog census |
Thanks to a resolution passed by the Ithaca town board, the Town of Ithaca's dogs will soon be counted in a door-to-door census.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 | | | | | | Logo design being sought for MLK Freedom Walkway | Martin Luther King Jr. has already been immortalized in Ithaca with the dual designation of State Street as Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 | | | | | | Greater Ithaca Activities Center readying to reopen |
For nearly the last year, the Greater Ithaca Activities Center's, well, activities have been spread out all over town.
Wednesday, June 09, 2010 | | | | | | Ithaca committee hears proposal to extend temporary suicide barriers |
Earlier this year, Cornell University was rocked by a wave of campus suicides that prompted the university's mental health director, Timothy Marchell, to declare that Cornell had a "public health crisis" on its hands.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 | | | |
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The Youth Leadership Corps is a new Youth Council program to connect teens (14+) with their community through volunteer service while also doing workshops for leadership building and event/outreach planning. After two compelling opening productions, Glimmerglass Opera began its second weekend with an all-time favorite, Mozart's comic masterpiece "The Marriage of Figaro." Don't let the title fool you; with the libretto by genius collaborator Lorenzo da Ponte, this opera is presented in Italian with English projected titles. The show was a truly remarkable achievement-a seamless, clearly delineated, musically excellent, and emotionally telling performance-matched only by some unscheduled thunder and lightning theatrics outside.  |
