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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Elena Piëch and Cal Goodin interview Elijahda Warner, Luca Maurer, and Natasha Scribbler about the tragic homicide of Kendra Adams, and discuss the disproportionately high murder rate of trans women of color in America. [mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/WrfiNews/062117-kendra-adams-feature-elena-pi%C3%ABch-cal-goodin/ width=100%…
Read MoreWalter Hang explains why the town of Dryden should stop Dominion’s New Market Pipeline from expanding its capacity at the Borger Compressor Station. This interview with WRFI’s Lori Sonken aired on June 2, 2017.
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On Saturday, May 27th, the 47th Vice President Joe Biden spoke at Cornell University’s convocation ceremony, addressing the class of 2017. Biden spoke about racial inequality, working class fears of automation in their industry, and he urged…
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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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