Community
Foodnet Executive Director discusses home meal delivery in Tompkins County [AUDIO]
Foodnet Meals on Wheels is a local organization which provides both food and nutrition services to older individuals living in Tompkins County. Their services involve home delivery of hot meals throughout Ithaca, Groton, Trumansburg, and Lansing. Foodnet Executive Director, Jessica Gosa, recently spoke to WRFI News Director Michayla Savitt and News Contributor Pamela Tan on…
Read MoreChris Hoff & Sam Harnett discuss the process, impact, and joy of “The World According to Sound” and “Cornell According to Sound” [AUDIO]
Chris Hoff and Sam Harnett bring into focus into overlooked, under-expressed, and unknown parts of the world in their podcast, “The World According to Sound”. A public showing of their podcast and their special semester-long project “Cornell According to Sound” runs December 5th and 6th at the Cherry Artspace. They sat down with WRFI News director Michayla Savitt to talk shop about making both projects, and the impact they’ve seen so far.
Read MoreArea Congregations Together Holds 51st Annual Thanksgiving Service, “Radical Welcoming: One and All in Community”
Area Congregations Together (ACT) sponsors its 51st annual Thanksgiving Service in Tompkins County on Sunday, November 24, 2019. The event, taking place at host congregation, St. John’s Episcopal Church, featured a welcoming homily from Mother Megan Castellan of St. John’s, music from young artist singing group Vitamin L and pianist Molly McMillan, and a number…
Read MoreShawna Black talks Tompkins County Health — Why Merge Departments?
Shawna Black is a Tompkins county Legislator and chair of it’s Health and Human Services Committee. An important change may be coming to how Tompkins County organizes its health departments. There’s a recommendation to merge the county Departments of Public Health and Mental Health . Shawna Black was on the task force that made this…
Read MoreAndy Adelewitz and Lesley Greene, talk about Porchfest 2019
Lesley Greene and Andy Adelewitz, co-organizers of Porchfest, talk about the music festival that originated 12 years ago in Ithaca. Porchfest is a music festival taking place in the Fall Creek and Northside neighborhoods of Ithaca, on Sunday, September 22, 2019. Photos: courtesy of Porchfest
Read MoreNY Public Service Commission Hosts Hearing in Ithaca about NYSEG Proposed Rate Hike
New York State Public Service Commission hosts a hearing in Ithaca on a proposed NYSEG utility rate hike. Administrative Judge James Costello presides over the hearing. NYSEG representatives talk about why their utility company thinks the rate hikes are necessary. Tompkins County residents speak out about the reasons why they oppose the rate hike. This…
Read MoreA Conversation with the Writers and Director of “Katrina: A New Musical”[AUDIO]
Writer Liz Bauman, Composer David Frumkin, and Producer and Director Priscilla Hummel talk about “Katrina: A New Musical”. They speak about what inspired them to write the musical, how it was staged and also what the audience can learn from the performance. This interview was initially aired on WRFI’s “Your Morning” and Evening news on…
Read MoreInterview with Pete Meyers of the TCWC – 7/26/2019 [AUDIO]
WRFI’s Matthew Anticoli in an interview with Pete Meyers, one of the founders of the Tompkins County Workers Center. WRFI’s Matthew Anticoli and Pete Meyers discuss the passed, or soon to be passed legislation the TCWC has long supported, and what’s next for the Tompkins County Workers’ Center.
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