Local News: February 8, 2024

Pollack says high education is facing “gale-force” political winds in speech to Ithaca Rotary Club Cornell University President Martha Pollack was the guest speaker at Ithaca’s Rotary Club on Thursday. She spoke about Cornell’s six core values. University theme this year is “freedom of expression.” Since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war last October Cornell…

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Local News: 2023 Election Results

– Election Results: Ithaca, Broome, and Chemung County – Ithaca Democrat Robert Cantelmo will be the new mayor.  Solidarity Slate candidate Kayla Matos has defeated 12-year Common Council incumbent Cynthia Brock. Matos got 53% of votes cast to Brock’s 46%. Matos first defeated Brock in the Democratic Party primary. Brock stayed in the race running…

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ELECTION FEATURE: Ithaca Common Council Ward 5 Candidate Jason Houghton

WRFI Community Radio and The Ithaca Voice are bringing you conversations with candidates in the contested Ithaca Common Council races and the mayoral race. Tonight Matt Butler interviews Ward 5 candidate Jason Houghton. Houghton is running on the Ithacans for Progress ballot line. His opponent is Clyde Lederman, running on the Democratic Party and Working…

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ELECTION FEATURE: Ithaca Common Council Ward 3 Candidates

WRFI Community Radio and The Ithaca Voice are bringing you conversations with candidates in the contested Ithaca Common Council races and the mayoral race. I’m Celia Clarke, with Matt Butler Editor-in-Chief of The Ithaca Voice. Today, Ward 3 candidates Pat Sewell and Pierre Saint-Perez. Saint-Perez is the Democratic Party candidate.  Sewell is an Independent running…

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ELECTION FEATURE: Ithaca Common Council Ward 1 Candidates

WRFI Community Radio and The Ithaca Voice are bringing you conversations with candidates in the three contested Ithaca Common Council and the mayoral races. Matt Butler, Editor-in-Chief of The Ithaca Voice questions Ward 1 candidates.  In the first half of the hour, you’ll hear from Phoebe Brown and Zach Winn who are running for a…

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LISTEN: Memories of Lost Cat, Gavin Mahoney

The Ithaca artist known as Lost Cat died in April. His name was Gavin Mahoney and he was 55. Mahoney was best known for the many stick cat figures he painted around the city. Shortly after his death friends, admirers, and fellow artists put on a memorial art exhibition. And in July, a sculpture was installed downtown in his memory. I spoke with a few of his friends at both events. Here’s some of what they said about Mahoney’s life and how they will remember him.

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Local News: August 17, 2023

– Cornell will not renew its agreement with Starbucks – Cornell University says it will not continue to carry Starbucks products after its current contract ends in 2025. The announcement was made in an email from the administration to the student body on August 16. Students, current and former Starbucks employees have been pressuring the…

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