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Area Congregations Together Holds 51st Annual Thanksgiving Service, “Radical Welcoming: One and All in Community”
Area Congregations Together (ACT) sponsors its 51st annual Thanksgiving Service in Tompkins County on Sunday, November 24, 2019. The event, taking place at host congregation, St. John’s Episcopal Church, featured a welcoming homily from Mother Megan Castellan of St. John’s, music from young artist singing group Vitamin L and pianist Molly McMillan, and a number…
Read MoreIthaca Descendants of Holocaust Survivors Sponsors Program [AUDIO]
Jennifer Herzog, member of the organization Ithaca Descendants of Holocaust Survivors, talks about the upcoming event, “Considering our Artifacts: Keeping Their Stories Alive”. At this event, Judith Cohen, Chief acquisitions curator at the US Memorial Holocaust Museum in Washington DC, will talk about her museum’s archives and about how artifacts are cared for and exhibited.…
Read MoreCelebrating Labor Day with Awards from the Tompkins County Workers Center
Pete Myers discusses the Verizon Strike, Cornell Graduate Students United’s efforts to organize, raising the minimum wage in Central New York and other labor issues affecting Tompkins County workers. This interview with WRFI’s Lori Sonken aired on Labor Day, September 5, 2016.
Read MoreCast of Running to Places' "Pirates of Penzance"-August 11th, 2016
Cast members Abby Swartout and Bailey Olmstead of the Running to Places’ production of “Pirates of Penzance” talk about their experiences performing in the comic operetta. They also talk about what they love about the teen theatre group “Running to Places”. This interview originally aired on the August 11th, 2016 edition of WRFI Community Radio…
Read MoreRich John-Write-In Candidate for Tompkins County Legislature
Lori Sonken speaks with Rich John about his candidacy for the fourth legislative district in the Tompkins County Legislature. The interview aired on October 19, 2015.
Read MoreLocal consultant discusses Trebloc project – July 24th, 2015
Reporters Faith Meckley and Emma Rizzo said down with Scott Whitham of Ithaca-based Whitham Design to discuss the proposed Trebloc development project for the State Street Triangle. Whitham is offering consulting services for Texas-based Campus Advantage, the site’s developer. The first 15 minutes of this interview aired on the July 24th, 2015 edition of…
Read MoreNew Local Currency Begins Circulation – July 17th, 2015
On July 17th, Emma Rizzo sat down with Scott Morris, founder of Ithacash to discuss Ithaca’s new local currency business. The interview originally aired on that evening’s edition of WRFI Community Radio News. You can listen to the extended, pre-recorded interview here, including content that was not broadcast on air: A Brief History of Local…
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