There were over 800 different acts performing in nearly 1,700 live shows over the 53 years of WVBR's Bound for Glory before live performances came to a screeching halt across the globe in March 2020, and this fall, the tradition resumes with a series of monthly Sunday afternoon concerts hosted by the Friends of Bound for Glory at the Lansing Area Performance Hall, beginning on Sunday, September 28th. [...]| 14850.com
The Town of Ithaca says the portion of Judd Falls Road between Forest Home Drive and McIntyre Place will be closed Monday, September 29 for utility work. [...]| 14850.com
Cornell Field Hockey inaugurated the brand new Marsha Dodson Field on Friday afternoon, blanking #17 Yale 2-0 to improve to its first 5-0 season start since the 2009 season. The Big Red's next game is Sunday at noon at the new facility. [...]| 14850.com
Tompkins County Whole Health is seeking help locating a Swiss Mountain Dog involved in a bite on the Edwards Lake Cliffs Preserve Loop in Lansing on September 20, 2025. Officials need to monitor the dog for rabies to rule out treatment for the victim. Anyone with information is urged to call Environmental Health at (607) 274-6688. [...]| 14850.com
"This morning, four (4) superintendents in Tompkins County at Lansing, Ithaca, Dryden and TST BOCES received an email threat indicating the possibility of a school shooting at an unspecified school in the county," according to a statement Friday afternoon from Tompkins Seneca Tioga BOCES. "Law enforcement agencies have deemed the threat non-credible," says the statement. [...]| 14850.com
The 43rd Annual Apple Harvest Festival is this weekend on the Ithaca Commons and all around Downtown Ithaca, and we're excited to see several restaurants beyond downtown getting in on the action with some apple-themed food and drink specials. [...]| 14850.com
"Please avoid the area of 500 block of Thurston Ave (Risley Hall) for a water main break," says an alert from Cornell University on Thursday morning. The affected area is on Cornell's north campus near both Risley and Balch Hall. [...]| 14850.com
National Lobster Day is this Thursday, and we're celebrating by checking out an assortment of lobster offerings around town, ranging from appetizers to lunches to decadent dinners. [...]| 14850.com
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" returns to the airwaves on the ABC Television Network on Tuesday night after the network and parent company Disney reached détente with the late night talk show's host, but some ABC affiliates, including the one serving Ithaca and Central New York, won't be carrying the show. [...]| 14850.com
The Town of Ithaca and Cornell University say a utility contractor will be conducting tree trimming along Forest Home Drive this Wednesday and Thursday, with parts of the road closed each day. [...]| 14850.com
School district budgets are crunched, and with the school year approaching, not every family can outfit their kids as well as they'd like with a full set of school supplies. Enter back-to-school supply drives and backpack programs that give the community an opportunity to help. [...]| 14850.com
Tompkins County adults ages 25–55 can now attend community college tuition-free through New York State’s new SUNY Reconnect program, helping residents retrain for high-demand careers. [...]| 14850.com
The Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office has released its 2024 Annual Report, highlighting a year of major operational advancements, community partnerships, and a sustained emphasis on transparency. One of the most notable developments was the agency’s successful accreditation by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services. This is the first time the Sheriff’s Office has received this certification, which required the department to meet 112 best-practice standards. It is now th...| 14850.com
Cornell University says the portion of Hoy Road between Campus Road and the Duffield Hall loading dock will be closed to all traffic for construction activity from Monday, July 14 through Friday, July 18. “Hoy Road access to Rhodes, Upson, Phillips, and Duffield Halls will be maintained from the south via Dryden Road,” according to an alert last week. The closure is for utility work related to the Duffield Hall expansion project, they say. For more, follow 14850.com on Facebook, Instagr...| 14850.com
Ithaca officials sent an Tompkins SIREN alert at 2:40pm urging area residents to avoid the area of West Spencer Street between South Titus Street and the traffic circle on Ithaca's southside due to fire department activity. At the same time, a power outage has left over 1,700 customers without power in Ithaca. [...]| 14850.com
The City of Ithaca says Stewart Avenue will be closed to through traffic on Friday morning from 8am to about noon for clearing of brush and grass along the roadside. The closure is between Fall Creek Drive and Thurston Avenue, just north of Fall Creek. [...]| 14850.com
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It was a musical afternoon in Downtown Ithaca as representatives of the Downtown Ithaca Alliance and CFCU Community Credit Union rolled out the official schedule for this year's Summer Concert Series. Shows run 5-8pm Thursdays from June 5th through September 4th.| 14850.com
The Town of Ithaca says West King Road will be closed Tuesday, April 8 between Sandbank and Stone Quarry for aerial lift tree work, from 9:30am-12:30pm.| 14850.com
Wing Drive closed to through traffic this week on Cornell campus| 14850.com
Road closures and traffic impacts Sunday morning for Skunk Cabbage 10K and Half Marathon| 14850.com
The Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office says they’re “asking for assistance in locating a missing juvenile” from the Town of Dryden. They say a 16-year-old white male, 5’4″, with slender build, brown neck-length hair, grey and red jacket, and jeans, was last seen in the area of the 300 block of Johnson Road in Dryden. Anyone with information or who sees the teen is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at 607-272-2444. For more, follow 14850.com on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, and ...| 14850.com
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The Ithaca Farmers Market hoped to have parking lot and roadway improvements completed at their Steamboat Landing facility on the shores of Cayuga Lake in time for the usual seasonal reopening on the first Saturday of April, but delays have led IFM organizers to stay at the Winter Market location at the Triphammer Marketplace for an extra two weeks.| 14850.com
This week, Ithaca's population swells as we welcome a new crop of students and returning students, alongside summer wine trail and waterfall vacationers who enjoy a good meal, and longtime residents looking for something new to try. Whether you've just arrived or you've been in the Finger Lakes for years, 14850 Dining has some suggestions of where to dine.| 14850.com
We're taking another look this week at grocery delivery. Whether you're thinking about saving time, convenience, or just avoiding going into crowded stores, the option of ordering your groceries ahead of time, for pickup or delivery, is even more tempting than ever.| 14850.com
Two weeks in a row with major storms across Central New York, and with power outages stretching from hours to days for some areas, have left us considering how we could update our preparations and resources to be ready for the next time. Some of the basics are the same, but technology has made a few leaps since we published Brian's feature on preparing for a winter storm.| 14850.com
New York State Electric & Gas is now showing fewer than 1,000 customers remaining without power in the wake of this week's storms and power outages. NYSEG and local officials have pointed us to distribution points where bottled water will be available, and just one spot with dry ice.| 14850.com
