Internationally, the Twelve Tribes run multiple businesses including the Yellow Deli and Maté Factor, which have both had locations in Ithaca. The Twelve Tribes now runs the deli on The Commons.
The Downtown Ithaca Alliance is currently looking into creating an intercity bus hub in the City of Ithaca for people to wait for buses that travel between cities.
The Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA) combined the Winter Light Festival with the Bite of Ithaca restaurant promotion to create the Winter Lights & Bites Festival.
Even with COVID-19 putting pressure on restaurants, new restaurant owners in Ithaca have found ways to open their doors.
Because of the safety precautions during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Downtown Ithaca Alliance canceled the Apple Harvest Festival 2020.
From pizzerias to Moroccan concepts, Hicham Oulida, Towers Marketplace retail manager at Ithaca College, has owned six restaurants — five of which were in Ithaca — over the past decade.
Although the cooler months are already in full swing, the city will bundle up this weekend to celebrate the cold rather than combat it.
After noticing that Ithaca Fashion Night attracted an audience, the Downtown Ithaca Alliance decided to dedicate an entire week to Ithaca’s fashion.
The Downtown Ithaca Alliance hosts its 20th annual Chili Cook-Off on The Commons along with 40 local participating restaurants.
With the flick of a wand, thousands of people RSVP’d for the event, bringing in over 8,000 attendees from across the country.
“It’s interesting to watch this festival grow over the years from a kind of ‘kid’ fair to now an ‘adult’ fair.”
