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City of Ithaca drafts new policy to manage homeless encampments
City of Ithaca drafts new policy to manage homeless encampments
Lucretius Rutkowski, Staff Writer • April 24, 2025

In November 2024, the St. John’s Community Services shelter, the last homeless shelter in Ithaca, closed down. Before the start of winter, a Code Blue shelter was set up in a motel for those who were displaced by the closure until a more permanent location...

Vintage magazine covers hung on the wall of Cornell's wrestling lounge.
College athletes navigate mental health challenges
Samantha Ruiz April 14, 2025

Xavier Pommells is a senior athlete at Ithaca College from Hempstead, NY. This season, Xavier took 8th place in his weight bracket in the NCAA Wrestling Championship at Division III. For Xavier, winning has come with a cost — and significant...

PODCAST: Under the Surface — Questions of transparency and the Cargill Salt Mine
PODCAST: Under the Surface — Questions of transparency and the Cargill Salt Mine
Makai Yllanes May 24, 2024

  Through research, interviews with local environmentalists, experts, and a local journalist, Makai Yllanes explores the lack of transparency...

City must clean up encampment zone after county’s notice of health violations
City must clean up encampment zone after county’s notice of health violations
Lorien Tyne May 2, 2024

Sylvia Chamberlain, an unhoused resident of Ithaca, was staying in the encampment behind the Warehouse Carpet Outlet, a location she...

Access to eating disorder treatment needed in Tompkins County
Access to eating disorder treatment needed in Tompkins County
Samantha Ruiz April 22, 2025

Mallary Tenore is the author of “Slip,” a book about eating disorder recovery. For her, the subject is personal. Tenore, a journalism...

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Professor Patrice Pastore hosts Faculty Recital: Reflections on a Life in Hockett Family Recital Hall.
Faculty Recital honors professor’s swan song
Chayanne Thompson, Ithaca Week Reporter • April 9, 2025

Patrice Pastore took the stage in late March to share her musical talent for one of the final times as a faculty member at Ithaca College.  Molly...

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