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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Professor Louis Derry of Cornell University’s Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences talks about how he decided to apply for French President Macron’s new “Make Our Planet Great Again” research grant program. He also describes his field…
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Fabina Colon, Director of the Multicultural Resource Center (MRC) in Ithaca, talks about her organization, and its plans for 2018. This interview, produced by Esther Racoosin of WRFI Community Radio News, originally aired on Monday, January 15,…
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WRFI News’ Katelyn Harrop sits down with Brandon Kane of Greenstar Cooperative Market to discuss plans to move their flagship West End store to the former Cornell University Press warehouse. [Originally aired, 1/3/18] Image: GreenStar Co-Op
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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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