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1 — Break out the PMPs!
Ithaca native to continue Shortstop Deli legacy as new owner – An Ithaca native who has been going to the Shortstop Deli for more than 30 years is the iconic store’s new owner.
Ithaca Voice
2 — What if Ithaca’s economic miracle turns out to be fleeting?
Editorial: Thoughts for Ithaca from a trip to Buffalo – There they remain, dead and unused, as if in an open casket. Ithaca Voice
3 — Our Friday feature: Looking back at an attempt to rip up the core of Ithaca’s downtown
When City Hall wanted to upend downtown Ithaca’s beating heart – Old buildings, narrow streets, walkable neighborhoods — these traits of downtown Ithaca are now seen as assets in the city’s resurgence. That wasn’t always the case. Ithaca Voice
4 — Details emerge of horrific attack in Dryden
Dryden man accused of brutal rape, assault of woman – A Dryden man has been accused of brutally raping and assaulting a woman after he allegedly stalked her a few days earlier. Ithaca Voice
5 — Ithaca Voice People Project profile of a beloved local cop who doubles with the Army reserves
Ithaca PD officer to be deployed in Army reserves for nearly a year – “I love working the road. As an officer you don’t work the road as much.” Ithaca Voice
6 — Ithacans’ hope for medical marijuana dispensary go up in smoke
Ithaca is not getting medical marijuana dispensary — for now – Ithaca has not been selected as the site of any of the 20 medical marijuana dispensaries soon expected to open across New York state. Ithaca Voice
7 — Congrats, Keri!
Leaving for NY Daily News, Blakinger thanks Ithaca for second chance – Keri Blakinger made national headlines in 2010 after she was arrested with heroin while a student at Cornell University. Ithaca Voice
8 — A new vision for the future of Ithaca College’s campus
New master plan for Ithaca College calls for dorms, labs, ‘iconic tower’ – Classes may have been out of session, but Ithaca College has been busy. Ithaca Voice
IHS grad spends gap year biking from Ithaca to California – The toughest moment came on just the second day, near Rochester, when Eric Sinton got three flat tires within a few hours. And then it started to rain.
Ithaca Voice
Explainer: 6 questions about Ithaca’s decades-long fluoride debate – Is Ithaca’s water fluoridated? Has it ever been? Ithaca Voice
