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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.

Local News: May 28, 2024

Mass Evictions and Rent Hikes at West Hill ApartmentsResidents at a West Hill apartment complex in Ithaca…

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Features and Interviews

Professor Jonathan Boyarin about Technologies of Memory-September 27th 2016

By WRFI News Staff | September 27, 2016

Professor Jonathan Boyarin of Cornell Jewish Studies talks about the fall lecture and arts series, “Technologies of Memory”.  He describes how the series is meant to help the public understand the ways that humans process and preserve…

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Judy’s Day at Cornell Plantations

By WRFI News Staff | September 22, 2016

Esther Racoosin speaks with Diane Miske, Visitor Services Coordinator at Cornell Plantations, about the upcoming festival, Judy’s Day.  This year the festival theme is “Food Plants of the Americas”.  Miske speaks about the various foods, games, stories…

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Speaking About "Storm Country," a Headphone Play

By WRFI News Staff | September 13, 2016

Samuel Buggeln, artistic director for the Cherry Arts Artspace, talks with Lori Sonken about the Ithaca production, Storm Country, running September 9-11 and September 16-18, 2016. This interview aired on September 13, 2016.

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Local Headlines

Local News: May 28, 2024

By Felix Teitelbaum | May 28, 2024 | Comments Off on Local News: May 28, 2024

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…

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Local News: May 27, 2024

By Felix Teitelbaum | May 27, 2024 | Comments Off on Local News: May 27, 2024

Protests 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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