Annual music festival supports community

By Hannah Fitzpatrick, Staff Writer • September 25, 2019

On a typically quiet street in the Fall Creek neighborhood, dozens of people crowded around the porch of an old house, dancing and singing along to the soulful croons and acoustic guitars of a local folk...

Fall Creek neighbors and students band together at Porchfest

By Phoebe Harms, Staff Writer • September 26, 2018

To participate in Porchfest, musicians must find willing homeowners to host a show on their porches and then sign up through the Porchfest website.

Gorge jumping in Ithaca continues despite summer death

By Faith Meckley, Assistant News Editor • August 26, 2015

On July 26, 20-year-old Eric Richardson, a Cortland High School graduate, jumped from a cliff into the water at Second Dam and did not re-emerge.

Baptized in Bacon

By Amanda Hutchinson • May 6, 2015

Lincoln Street Diner is a no-nonsense greasy spoon with a dedicated breakfast crowd and a flattop baptized in bacon. While the 24-hour joints are the late-night go-to for drunk college students, Lincoln Street is the diner of their parents and grandparents.

Invasive hydrilla plant gets pushed back

By Sabrina Knight and Noah Orent, News Editor and Staff Writer • November 7, 2013

More than two years after making its way into the Cayuga Inlet, the aquatic invasive species of plant known as hydrilla verticillata is finally being driven out of the Ithaca community.

Senior connects with nature through fly fishing

By Karly Redpath, Staff Writer • October 24, 2013

Hank Jefferson has a passion for fly-fishing.

Video: Porchfest in Ithaca 2012

By Michelle BouléTiffany Ruff • September 19, 2012

Porchfest is an annual event held September 16 in the communities of Fall Creek and Northside where music is played publicly on porches, lawns and streets.