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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06/12/17: Katelyn Harrop interviews Alison Fromme, editor and chief of Hot Potato Press: a publication focused on food and agriculture through green star community projects. [mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/wrficommunityradionews/061217-alison-fromme-hot-potato-press-interview-katelyn-harrop/ width=100% height=60 hide_cover=1 mini=1 light=1]
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06/13/17: Josh Brokaw of TruthSayers News interviews Mike Koplinka-Loehr, who’s running for county legislature against Mike Sigler in Lansing’s 6th district. This is the first in a series of interviews of Tompkins County Legislature candidates. [mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/wrficommunityradionews/061317-truthsayers-mike-koplinka-loehr-interview-josh-brokaw/…
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06/19/17: This feature was part of our “Weekend in Review.” These short news features covered the Juneteenth Festival celebration at Southside Community Center, Trumansburg Porchfest and the new Pop-Up Farmer’s Market in Freeville. [mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/WrfiNews/190617-juneteenth-cal-goodin-and-elena-pi%C3%ABch/ width=100% height=60…
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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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