Common Council
WRFI Receives Downtown Events & Activations Grant to host collaborative arts & music event on July 10th
Learn More About Recent Grants WRFI has received it’s first ever Downtown Ithaca Activations & Events Grant! WRFI Community Radio and new downtown clothing shop and punk community hub Seed Bomb have received a micro grant to co-host a interactive DIY art, music, and community building event on the Ithaca Commons on Friday July 10th…
Read MoreWRFI Featured “Partners for Change” at all GreenStar Locations – May 2026
Our station thrives through the support of our listeners. You can support WRFI with a token at GreenStar checkout through the month of June. Local Roots Grow Deep – WRFI Community Radio – as featured on the GreenStar Blog WRFI is hands-on, homegrown radio. We empower, inform, and connect people and communities in the Finger…
Read MoreWRFI Offers 10% Discount on Underwriting to all Downtown Ithaca Businesses & Events through DIA Appreciation Program
Learn More About Underwriting WRFI is excited to join the Downtown Employee Appreciation Program stewarded by the Downtown Ithaca Alliance! WRFI is now offering a 10% discount on any underwriting package booked by a business within the downtown Business Improvement District (BID) and a 10% discount for any Event Blast underwriting packages promoting community events…
Read MoreLocal News: Ithaca Common Council approves pay deal with Cornell
– Ithaca Common Council approves payment agreement with Cornell University – The Ithaca Common Council voted 9 to 1 on Wednesday night to approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Cornell University. Cornell has tax-exempt status. The MOU sets out what the Ivy League university will pay the city in place of property taxes. The…
Read MoreLocal News: Ithaca Common Council to vote on Cornell MOU tonight
The Ithaca Common Council is set to vote on a negotiated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Cornell University in a special meeting tonight. I’ll have a report on the results of the vote tomorrow morning. This is a brief recap of what’s at stake. Cornell has tax-exempt status so it doesn’t have to pay property…
Read MoreLISTEN – Conversation with Ward 5 Common Council Candidates
This is the last of our series with Common Council primary candidates. Ward 5 candidates are: Michelle Song, Clyde Lederman, Jason Houghton, and Margaret Fabrizio. The Ward includes Cornell Heights and parts of East Hill. Ward 4 candidates are unopposed. Early voting for the Democratic primary starts on Saturday. The series has been supported, in…
Read MoreLISTEN: Conversation with Ward 3 Common Council Candidates
WRFI Community Radio and The Ithaca Voice are bringing you conversations with candidates in the 4 contested Common Council primary races. WRFI’s Celia Clarke and Matt Butler Editor-in-Chief of The Ithaca Voice conducted the interview. The Ward Three candidates are: Nathan Sitaraman, Dave Shapiro, and Pierre Saint-Perez. The Ward includes South Hill and Belle Sherman.…
Read MoreLISTEN: Conversation with Ward 2 Common Council Candidates
WRFI Community Radio and The Ithaca Voice are bringing you conversations with candidates in the 4 contested Common Council primary races. Celia Clarke and Matt Butler Editor-in-Chief of The Ithaca Voice conducted the interviews. The Ward Two candidates are Kris Haines Sharp, Aryeal Jackson, and West Fox. The Ward includes Fall Creek and downtown. Transcipt…
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