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At 14850.com we eat, drink, live, and breathe Ithaca.
We've published 14850 Magazine since 1992 and 14850 Dining since 1999, and 14850 Today is an ongoing joint effort from 14850 and WVBR to provide timely news and information to the Ithaca and Tompkins County community.
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Friday evening flights for the Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport to and from New York's LaGuardia Airport and Philadelphia International Airport were canceled late Thursday night in anticipation of a snowstorm that's expected to hit the mid-Atlantic states this weekend. Airlines serving the area have already announced they'll waive change fees for affected travelers who need to rebook.
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Cornell University's Big Red men's and women's lacrosse teams are co-hosting their fifth annual blood drive today in conjunction with the Dream Factory of Central New York and the American Red Cross. The drive is taking place from 11:30am to 4:30pm in room G10 of the Biotech Building on the Cornell campus.
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This week, 14850 Dining is visiting the new location of Taste of Thai Express on Route 13 in Ithaca's west end. After a long delay, the West State Street eatery has finally moved, but they're still offering fresh, affordable Thai food for dine-in or delivery.
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Following the approval on Monday of the Tops Friendly Markets bid to acquire Penn Traffic's assets, Tops says they expect to close on the acquisition by the end of this week. Managers in the three Ithaca-area P&C supermarkets and throughout the chain were reportedly told to make Wednesday deposits as "final P&C deposits," and Thursday deposits as "first Tops deposits."
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Andy Noel, director of athletics and physical education at Cornell University, this morning announced Kent Austin as the next head coach for the Big Red football program. The former Ole Miss offensive coordinator got the nod after a six-week search.
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Cornell University has announced that Nancy Pelosi, California Congresswoman from the 8th district and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, will be the featured Convocation Speaker on May 29th during Cornell's graduation weekend.
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The timing is of course a coincidence, but it couldn't be more ironic. When viewers watch Conan O'Brien sign off at the end of his final episode of "The Tonight Show" late tonight, it will be January 23rd, the fifth anniversary of the quiet passing of legendary host Johnny Carson.
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After two months of road games, non-conference play, and holiday down-time, Cornell University's men's ice hockey team returns to action on their home ice at Lynah Rink tonight and tomorrow with two games against the University of North Dakota. After splitting a pair of contests at Ralph Engelstad Arena early last season, the Big Red look forward to their rematch against the Fighting Sioux.
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Join us downtown this week to visit a classic Ithaca location reborn as the Prize Diner. Right across from the State Theatre, this remodeled eatery is open for breakfast and lunch daily, serving simple, homestyle meals to happy customers. The erstwhile Ithaca Diner closed several months ago, and the new owners spent a couple of months refurbishing before reopening in December.
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At the beginning of January, TCAT (Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit) began selling the Tcard, a "next generation" reusable fare card that adds ease of use, online account management for riders, and sustainability. Effective today, TCAT buses won't accept the old paper passes.
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As countless individuals, organizations, and businesses rise to the occasion in order to help the victims of Tuesday's devastating earthquake in Haiti, music fans in the Ithaca area come together for a benefit concert this Sunday at Castaways.
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A little less than seven months since its predecessor, the popular ABC Cafe, closed its doors, a new vegetarian-focused eatery is slated to open in lower Collegetown. The Giving Tree Cafe will open for business on Wednesday, 13 January, on Stewart Avenue.
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Just over six weeks after the Penn Traffic Company filed a notice with the New York State Department of Labor that they would be selling or closing all of their supermarkets on February 15th, Tops Friendly Markets has said they will buy all of the company's supermarkets in New York, Pennsylvania, and new England states. An Associated Press wire story says Penn Traffic has accepted the Tops bid for all of its P&C, BiLo, and Quality Markets stores.
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The kids are back at school, work has started up again, and you're contemplating a salad diet to ditch a few holiday pounds. What's left? Well, if you had a real Christmas tree in your house, it's about time to get rid of it.
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After a several-year hiatus, it's nice to see a favorite old watering hole reopened where North Triphammer Road meets Route 34 and Route 34B a few miles out in Lansing. The Crossroads Bar & Grill opened its doors in mid December, a family eatery with a full bar and the beginnings of a pub menu.
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I'm very grateful to have lived in Ithaca since 1967 without having a driver's license. Ithaca's diverse collection of services downtown and the fine local transportation system have made things pretty easy for me and I appreciate that a lot. Coming home from work on the Route 31, a passenger fell across the aisle, hitting his head and landing on the floor.
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Dustin Brown, an Ithaca High School hockey player who tallied 70 points in just two seasons with the Little Red, was named today to the United States Olympic men's ice hockey team. Next month, Brown and his teammates will compete in the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver.
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As 2009 draws to a close, 14850 Dining marks its tenth anniversary. We're going to look back at some of our favorites, and some eateries that have gone away in the last decade. Our favorites are the restaurants we keep coming back to, the ones we'll go to without a second thought. Thanks for joining us online and on the radio for the last ten years!
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On Monday, Kinney Drugs will open its third location in the Ithaca Area, in the Triphammer Mall in the Village of Lansing. The new full-size drugstore, in the former location of the A&P Supermarket and Klein's All-Sport, joins a City of Ithaca location (on North Cayuga Street) and a Trumansburg location.
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Imagine we have just had a natural disaster. The particular disaster doesn't matter, but here in 14850, it's likely to be a blizzard or ice storm. Trees are down everywhere, the power is out, roads are closed or impassable, and you're essentially stuck in your house or as far as you're able to walk on foot. Are you set up to supply your family with drinkable water, food, and warmth, even for just a few days?
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Dozens of area merchants are participating in a one-day "Local First Ithaca" holiday shopping promotion that offers 10% off on the 10th of December. Offers range from 10% off the price of particular product lines to 10% off any item in the store, at a variety of merchants ranging from Mama Goose to Benjamin Peters to Red Feet Wines.
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Letter to the Editor: Sadly, the "article" by Bill Chaisson in your recent issue of 14850, about gas drilling and hydrofracking, is a snide opinion piece masquerading as information. He makes it sound as though those opposed to drilling by hydrofracturing are irrational and basing their views on ideology rather than science. This tone and the lack of balance in his discussion of fracking and its very real dangers strike me as irresponsible "journalism."
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The Finger Lakes region is awash with controversy surrounding plans for natural gas drilling around Tompkins County and the Southern Tier. Public comment will be collected at the State Theatre of Ithaca on Thursday, November 19th in a meeting organized by the Tompkins County Council of Governments (TCCOG), and written comments will be accepted by the DEC until December 31st.
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