Ithaca boys soccer team advances to state tournament

Ithaca High School’s boys soccer team poses after their 2-0 victory over Corning, advancing to regionals for the third straight season. The Ithaca High School boys soccer team advanced to the Class AA New York State Regional Tournament for the third consecutive year with a 2-0 win over Corning on Saturday in Oneonta. Ithaca now…

A promotion company diversifies culture through music in Ithaca

A list of fall 2015 shows at the State Theatre of Ithaca, organized by Dan Smalls Presents. In a dimly lit, slightly crowded concert setting, vocalist Starr Busby thanks the mixer as he finishes tinkering with the microphones during sound checks for People’s Champs at the Haunt Friday night. This show, like most others coordinated…

Ithaca College and Rescue Mission partner to fight hunger

Ithaca College student organization Stop Wasting Ithaca’s Food Today packages excess dining hall food and donates it to the Rescue Mission. Ithaca College junior Kate Zasowski scoops left over dining hall food into meal-sized plastic containers. With assembly-line efficiency, she and three other volunteers stack the containers and place them in two insulated travel bins,…

A night out on the Dos Amigos Tacos Truck

The Dos Amigos Tacos Truck was started by two current Cornell students. It features authentic Mexican food and is open from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., Thursday through Saturday. “One steak, one carnitas, one chicken — walking in!” Jorge Bouras shouts the incoming order to his kitchen crew on the Dos Amigos Taco Truck. During the…

Cornell hosts second annual hackathon

BigRed//Hacks participant takes a nap between hacking Students from universities across the Northeast gathered to take part in the second annual BigRed//Hacks hackathon at Cornell University, working nonstop from 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 18 to 8 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 20. About 360 students competed for a variety of prizes donated by sponsors, including…

Clay School Gives Community Potters a New Home

Students work on their pottery skills during a Wednesday evening class at the Clay School taught by David Kingsbury. (Credit: Emily Fedor/Ithaca Week) POSTED BY: EMILY FEDOR SEPTEMBER 28, 2015 By Emily Fedor and Ian Stone Pottery is re-emerging in Ithaca as the Clay School begins its first session of classes. The studio is located on the…