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Thursday, August 10, 202308/10/2023

Good Stuff: George “Gus” Isaac Day in Tompkins County!

Meet George “Gus” Isaac.  A member of “The Greatest Generation” turns 100! (Thanks to Dave Hatfield for recommending this story…

Friday, July 28, 202307/28/2023

The first entertainer with a website was a famous comedian. Who?

A:  Rodney Dangerfield!

Thursday, July 13, 202307/13/2023

Almost all of these pets are descended from a pair in 1930’s Syria.

A:  Hamsters!

Saturday, July 1, 202307/01/2023

My Chat With Rodney Atkins

See Rodney with Sammy Kershaw at Tag’s on July 2nd. Here’s a snapshot of the man you’ll be seeing:

Wednesday, May 10, 202305/10/2023

The Most Well Known Man In Ithaca!

Lou The Hot Dog Guy! For 25 years Lou has been donating profits to the SPCA in the month of…

Tuesday, May 2, 202305/02/2023

A British Marine ran a record marathon with this strapped to his back!

A; A Refrigerator! 26.2 miles in four hours 52 minutes beat the previous record by 57 minutes!

Friday, February 24, 202302/24/2023

Which President sent out cards with his recipe for chili?

A:  Lyndon Johnson!

Tuesday, January 24, 202301/24/2023

23 million bottles if this sold from the 60’s-90’s. Seldom now.

A:  White-out fluid!

Thursday, January 19, 202301/19/2023

Millions changed out this household item for the first time in 9 years.

A: The Vacuum Cleaner!

Friday, December 2, 202212/02/2022

Ithacan Kara Skrubis Cannot Be Stopped

Maybe you saw the story in People Magazine.  I had the chance to talk to this wonderfully inspiring young lady.

Headlines

2 days ago in Sports

Hurricanes thriving in high-pressure playoff settings as Stanley Cup Final shifts West for Game 3

The Carolina Hurricanes have spent months regrouping quickly after losses and they have proven unshaken by the challenge of playing in hostile arenas or in next-goal-wins extra time.

2 days ago in Sports, Trending

Bears say they are moving forward with Northwest Indiana location for new stadium

The Chicago Bears are looking to build a stadium in Northwest Indiana after a proposal to provide financial incentives for the NFL team to build its new home in Illinois stalled in the state legislature.

2 days ago in Crime, Local, Regional

Ithaca teen pleads guilty to vehicular manslaughter

18-year-old Michael Blake pleaded guilty to second-degree vehicular manslaughter, a felony, and misdemeanor driving while impaired by drugs.

2 days ago in Education, Local

Cornell researchers find 5.5M ground nesting bees in Ithaca’s East Lawn Cemetery

Cornell researchers have discovered one of the largest and oldest recorded aggregations of ground nesting bees in the world at the East Lawn Cemetery.

2 days ago in Local

Cortland County Office for the Aging hosting free scam prevention program

The free program will be held on Tuesday, June 16th from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Age Well Center at 165 Main Street in Cortland.

2 days ago in Community, Crime, Local

Ithaca man charged with making terroristic threat

On June 4, 29-year-old Muhammad Jones allegedly made threatening statements on his New York State Predator Alert 2.0 Facebook page, one of four he operates.