THE ITHACAN

ITHACA THIS WEEKEND: Nov. 8–10

November 8, 2013

Your guide for what to do in Ithaca this weekend!

Community groups object to jail expansion

By Candace King, Staff Writer • November 7, 2013

Community groups across Tompkins County are mobilizing to question an approved $900,000 county jail expansion project, which would increase the co-ed facility by seven additional beds, allow for internal renovations and strengthen its security and control systems.

Editorial: Compost policy composition

By The Ithacan • November 6, 2013

Tompkins County will begin a curbside compost collection pilot program for 400 of its West Hill residents on Nov. 15. The selected households will be able to place food scraps in bins at the curb for pickup...

ITHACA TODAY: Tuesday, Nov. 5

November 5, 2013

Your daily guide to Ithaca news and events.

Editorial: Fight the plastics

By The Ithacan • October 31, 2013

Plastic bags are often portrayed as the poster-child culprit of litter. To combat this issue, Tompkins County is proposing a plastic-bag ban. Though this is a step in the right direction toward sustainability,...

County to test-run curbside compost collection

By Jack Curran and Nate King, Online News Editor and Contributing Writer • October 30, 2013

Beginning Nov. 15, Tompkins County will institute a curbside compost collection pilot program in which 400 West Hill households will be given the opportunity to put their food scraps at the curb for pick up.

ITHACA TODAY: Wednesday, Oct. 30

October 30, 2013

All the local Ithaca news and events you want to know about.

Mayor names first city chief of staff

By Sage Daugherty, Online News Editor • October 30, 2013

Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick chose Kevin Sutherland to serve as the city’s first chief of staff.

ITHACA THIS WEEKEND: Oct. 25–27

October 25, 2013

Top news of the day The stories you should check out 1. Cornell Law’s Avon Global Center for Women and Justice and the International Human Rights Clinic hosted a presentation by Ethiopian human-rights...

Sustainability Cafe speaker discusses community empowerment

By Mary Slack, Staff Writer • October 8, 2013

Michelle Kortenaar, director of education at the Sciencenter in Ithaca, spoke about the importance of community empowerment at the Sustainability Cafe

ITHACA THIS WEEKEND Sept. 27-29

September 27, 2013

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Grant to be used to for airport renovation

By Kristin Mansfield, Staff Writer • September 26, 2013

The Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport will soon have a new fence around its 531-acre facility as a result of being awarded three grants, totalling more than $1.2 million.