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Ithaca Commons turns 50

Ithaca Commons turns 50

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UPDATE: Tonight’s final summer concert has been moved indoors at the Ithaca Downtown Conference Center due to inclement weather.

ITHACA, NY (607NewsNow) — The Ithaca Commons is turning 50. 

Downtown Ithaca Alliance CEO Nan Rohrer tells us it’s a landmark occasion. 

Rohrer wants the city to invest in a safer Commons. 

A celebration of the Commons starts around 6:30 tonight, Sept. 4, after the last summer concert series is over. 

FULL INTERVIEW: Downtown Ithaca Alliance CEO Nan Rohrer on Ithaca’s Morning News

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