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Ithaca Starts Clean Up of Homeless Encampment City workers have begun to clean up a former homeless encampment in Ithaca’s West End. The clean up was ordered by the Tompkins Environmental Health in early April. According to the Ithaca Voice, work began at the site last week. The small triangular parcel is bordered by train tracks and by Six Mile Creek and is visible from the Taber St bridge. In December, Common Countil adopted a one-year pilot program aimed at providing basic services for unhoused people living in a prescribed encampment zone. The area being clieaned up is not part of that sanctioned zone. Until the cleanup, ten people had been living in…
Lori Sonken speaks with Cornell professors David Shalloway and Brian Cabot about their efforts to encourage Cornell’s Board of Trustees to no longer invest in fossil fuels. This interview aired on October 26, 2015.
Read MoreThe Westfield Center for Historical Keyboard Studies based at Cornell, brought internationally known Scriabin specialist Matthew Bengtson to Ithaca as part of a commemoration of the centenary of Scriabin’s death. I talked to Matt before his performance on the 22nd. Matt Bengtson’s Web Site is mattbengtson.com
Read MoreThanks to everybody who contributed to our 2015 Quiet Drive last month! We raised a total of $6,620 from 91 donors, including (in no particular order): Mark Stenzler David Mazzarella, who gave in memory of Privacy & Democracy Camille Doucet Bob Fitzsimmons Rachel Lampert Philip Snyder Erica Crytzer Randi Beckmann & John Hoffmann Gail &…
Read MoreMeaghan Sheehan Rosen explains to WRFI’s Lori Sonken how the Friendship Donations Network keeps nutritious food from going to waste by giving the fresh food to neighbors in need. This interview originally aired on July 8, 2015, on WRFI Radio News.
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Ithaca Starts Clean Up of Homeless Encampment City workers have begun to clean up a former homeless encampment in Ithaca’s West End. The clean up was ordered by the Tompkins Environmental Health in early April. According to the Ithaca Voice, work began at the site last week. The small triangular parcel is bordered by train…
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Ithaca City School District Election Roundup The district-wide Ithaca City School District election is coming up on May 21. Eligible voters in the district will vote on three ballot measures and for candidates for three seats on the school board. The first measure is a vote on the district’s proposed $169 million budget. It will…
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Coalition Pushes for “Just Cause” Employment in Ithaca The campaign for “just cause” employment legislation in Ithaca continues. According to the Cornell Sun, the Ithaca Just Cause Coalition has been pushing Common Council to adopt their proposal and a working group on the matter is being formed. The coalition includes unions, nonprofits and businesses. The…
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Ithaca Passes Short Term Rental Ordinance, Green New Deal Plan- Ithaca’s Common Council passed to major resolutions at its regular meeting Wednesday night. The first enacts a long-discussed short term rental ordinance. Under the new regulation, a permit is required to operate a short term rental. A “short term rental” is defined as one for…
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