Fresh at 5pm every weekday we bring you local news headlines from across our listening community—all in about 2 minutes. Listen live (88.1FM in Ithaca, 91.9FM Watkins Glen, and 89.7FM across the southern Finger Lakes) or wherever you get your podcasts.
Mass Evictions and Rent Hikes at West Hill ApartmentsResidents at a West Hill apartment complex in Ithaca…
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Samuel Whitehead talks with Tom Knipe about the origins of Streets Alive! Ithaca and what’s in store for this year’s event. This interview originally aired on the May 1st, 2014 broadcast of WRFI Community Radio News.
Read MoreSamuel Whitehead talks with Scott Callan and Catherine Duffy of the History Center in Tompkins County about the exhibit “Switched-On: The Birth of the Moog Synthesizer.” This interview originally aired on the April 24th, 2014 broadcast of…
Read MoreSamuel Whitehead talks with George Sapio of the Ithaca Fringe Festival about the event’s inaugural year. This interview originally aired on the April 17th, 2014 broadcast of WRFI Community Radio News.
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Mass Evictions and Rent Hikes at West Hill Apartments Residents at a West Hill apartment complex in Ithaca are facing eviction. According to the Ithaca Times, the Delaware-based new owners of Cayuga Gardens Apartments plan to raise the rent in all units by $600 a month. In February they served every resident in the complex…
Read MoreProtests Interrupt Cornell Commencement Cornell’s class of 2024 graduated Saturday. Like commencement ceremonies at many universities this year, the event was disrupted by pro-Palestinian student protestors. According to WSKG, about 12 people chanted and then walked out. Others wore black and white keffiyehs but stayed seated throughout the proceedings. Kelly’s Dockside for Sale A storied…
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