Some Ithaca news - Page 92

Ex-Ithacan · #**1821** Posted **Feb 28, 2015, 3:30 AM**

A small glimpse of Ithaca a century and a half ago. From the Ithaca Journal:

http://www.ithacajournal.com/story/n...otes/24111625/

Ex-Ithacan · #**1822** Posted **Mar 2, 2015, 4:40 PM**

A picture from Flickr which gives a nice scale to the size of Taughannock Falls,

Taken by Adam Dobson

https://www.flickr.com/photos/128117...-r5dpiT-qrEHZg

I'm not going to comment on the wisdom of hiking to the falls on that ice.

Ex-Ithacan · #**1823** Posted **Mar 3, 2015, 11:58 PM**

Nice little video showing some sites around Ithaca (mostly Ithaca College and downtown);

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Ex-Ithacan · #**1824** Posted **Mar 4, 2015, 12:58 AM**

A short article from Ithaca Week regarding an Ithaca company receiving a grant to develop a new test for HIV. If successful it will help the company and the world:

http://www.ithacaweek-ic.com/ithaca-...ing-countries/

Ex-Ithacan · #**1825** Posted **Mar 6, 2015, 11:54 AM**

Nice article from the Cornell Daily Sun regarding the Statler Hotel on campus.

http://www.ithaca.com/news/statler-h...3c37652d0.html

Here's the hotel's site:

http://www.statlerhotel.cornell.edu/...ntact_form.cfm

Ex-Ithacan · #**1826** Posted **Mar 6, 2015, 11:58 PM**

Just when I thought Ithaca had every kind of restaurant imaginable, this news was in the Ithaca Voice:

http://ithacavoice.com/2015/03/ethio...wntown-ithaca/

Ex-Ithacan · #**1827** Posted **Mar 7, 2015, 2:01 PM**

Not the greatest news for Tompkins County, but better than most of Upstate (from the Ithaca Journal):

http://www.ithacajournal.com/story/n...nomy/24463975/

Ex-Ithacan · #**1828** Posted **Mar 8, 2015, 10:42 PM**

An old film showing trolleys in Ithaca back in the day.

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Ex-Ithacan · #**1829** Posted **Mar 14, 2015, 2:22 AM**

Another little bit of history from the Ithaca Journal:

http://www.ithacajournal.com/story/n...-day/70294170/

I remember the downtown of the 60s since the Junior High school I attended ( '63 to '66...the DeWitt Mall) was located in downtown.

Ex-Ithacan · #**1830** Posted **Mar 14, 2015, 2:26 AM**

An update on The Commons renovation from the Ithaca Journal:

http://www.ithacajournal.com/story/n...uild/70278772/

Ex-Ithacan · #**1831** Posted **Mar 17, 2015, 10:54 PM**

Wonderful picture of the Treman Park Gorge in Enfield just outside of Ithaca:

https://www.facebook.com/photography...type=1&theater

Ex-Ithacan · #**1832** Posted **Mar 18, 2015, 3:14 PM**

Downtown Ithaca Alliance blog entry about ribbon cuttings for new/expanded businesses:

http://downtownith.com/2015/03/17/do...ed-businesses/

Ex-Ithacan · #**1833** Posted **Mar 18, 2015, 3:33 PM**

A video of winter at Cornell University back in the 20's (includes part of a hockey game on Beebe Lake in the middle of campus):

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Ex-Ithacan · #**1834** Posted **Mar 26, 2015, 8:51 PM**

One of the food trucks on the Cornell campus is looking to move to my old neighborhood. Not sure it's gonna happen. From the Cornell Sun:

http://cornellsun.com/blog/2015/03/2...wn-relocation/

Ex-Ithacan · #**1835** Posted **Mar 26, 2015, 8:58 PM**

The Ithaca area is not big, but it is growing (while a lot of Upstate is not). Article from the Ithaca Voice:

http://ithacavoice.com/2015/03/say-h...ontinues-grow/

Ex-Ithacan · #**1836** Posted **Mar 28, 2015, 8:29 PM**

A short TV news segment ref: the population growth mentioned above. Just wish they'd used footage when there was better weather.

http://www.twcnews.com/nys/central-n...on-growth.html

Ex-Ithacan · #**1837** Posted **Apr 1, 2015, 8:50 AM**

A news vid ref: a problem landlord in Ithaca. This building is located next to the Central Fire station near downtown. It's the second recent incident of a landlord being cited and fined heavily near downtown.

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Ex-Ithacan · #**1838** Posted **Apr 3, 2015, 10:11 PM**

Two pics from the facebook page of Photography 4d (here's a link:
https://www.facebook.com/photography4d )

The overlook for Taughannok Falls, viewed from near the falls itself:

A wider view shows why you don't want to play around on the edge of the Overlook:

Visit the facebook page, plenty of great shots and videos of the Ithaca area.

Ex-Ithacan · #**1839** Posted **Apr 5, 2015, 12:59 AM**

A brief news vid about an old building near downtown which has historic signifigance.

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Ex-Ithacan · #**1840** Posted **Apr 8, 2015, 10:49 AM**

My old neighborhood is getting a Dunkin' Donuts (from the Cornell Sun):

http://cornellsun.com/blog/2015/04/0...town-this-may/