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Here are the latest announcements and opportunities to get involved in WRFI, follow along with us on this journey of serving Ithaca and Watkins Glen with community radio. We love hearing from you! Contact us anytime.
Holy cow! You can now buy older WRFI swag at steep discounts! These items were made for previous years’ fundraisers and we have just a few odds and ends left. Get ’em while they’re hot!
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2019 Fall Premium Preview: Ripple Effect Our waterways will always define our area—more than hotel and luxury housing development, more than traffic jams, more than politics or the culture wars. The 2019 “Ripple Effect” logo pays tribute to our beloved Finger Lakes. Water is life and unites us all. Celebrate community radio and our precious…
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Getting Here: Personal Stories Of Immigration, Migration, And Displacement Saturday, November 9 from 3-5pm at the Community Arts Partnership ArtSpace on the Ithaca Commons In this time of increasingly divisive rhetoric, policies, and politics around race, immigration, and national origin, personal stories are important. WRFI is hosting live storytelling event featuring 7 people telling their…
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2019 Marathon Swag
Check out the 2019 Fall Marathon premiums!
The 2019 "Ripple Effect" logo pays tribute to our beloved Finger Lakes. Water is life and unites us all. Celebrate community radio and our precious lakes with a sweet new tee shirt, tote bag, or camp mug. Make your one-time or recurring donation and let us say thanks by sending you a gift!
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Daily features and interviews from our community
Knowing Stephen Smith – February 16th 2015
Samuel Whitehead talks with Stephen Smith, Fourth Ward Alderperson for the City of Ithaca, about residency requirements for the IPD, zoning and affordable housing in Collegetown, and reconciling the sometimes-opposing interests of residents and university students. This interview originally aired on the February 16th, 2015 edition of WRFI Community Radio News.
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The Referendum Process at Greenstar: A Platform for Social Justice? – February 13th, 2015
Aryeal Jackson continues her series on the Greenstar referendum to boycott Israeli products. She talks with Greenstar Council president 12th Moon about store policy and the referendum process. The interview originally aired on the February 13th, 2015 edition of WRFI Community Radio News.
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Updating the rules for the Ithaca Commons – February 12th, 2015
Samuel Whitehead and Aryeal Jackson speak with Jeff Stein, editor of the Ithaca Voice, about the City of Ithaca’s look at new rules for the Ithaca Commons and the impact of the Ithaca Commons rebuild on local businesses. This conversation originally aired on the February 12th, 2015 edition of WRFI Community Radio News.
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Knowing Seph Murtagh – February 9th, 2015
Samuel Whitehead talks with Seph Murtagh, Second Ward Alderperson for the City of Ithaca, about the Ithaca Commons rebuild, reforming the Community Investment Incentive Tax Abatement Program, and how the hotel boom could impact the city. This interview originally aired on the February 9th, 2015 edition of WRFI Community Radio News.
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Bringing Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions to Greenstar
Friday, January 30th, 2015 Aryeal Jackson speaks with Ariel Gold, from the The Central New York Committee for Justice in Palestine, and David Rhodes, a teacher with the Alternative School for Math and Science, about the push to boycott Israeli products at Greenstar Co-op. Friday, February 6th, 2015 Aryeal Jackson speaks with Cornell Law Professor William…
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Repowering Cayuga with Irene Weiser – February 5th, 2015
Charles Dunaway speaks with Irene Weiser, a member of the Caroline Town Board, discusses the pros and cons of repowering the coal-fired power plant on Cayuga Lake in Lansing with Natural Gas. This interview originally aired on the February 5th, 2015 edition of WRFI Community Radio News.
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