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The Ithaca Pride Alliance (IPA) was formed in 2024 to serve as the first official group of organizers for LGBTQ+ focused events in Tompkins County. Andrew Scheldorf, local drag performer and current Chair of the IPA Board talked with WRFI in advance of their second annual "Pride in the Park" festival, which will take place Sunday June 15th in DeWitt Park. Supporting events and programming celebrating queer joy and LGBTQ+ community will occur across the community throughout the month of June.This interview with Andrew Scheldorf hosted by Executive Director Ben Coakley aired on WRFI on Wednesday June 11th.

Bill and Steve look into the Dawn Chrous, that early morning explosion of bird song that refuses to let you sleep in. And, for all you Daniel-haters out there, this episode is 100% Daniel-free (but Bill and Steve are both crying on the inside. We miss Daniel buckets, and we're betting you do, too).This episode was recorded on April 10, 2025 at the California Road Rereation Area in Orchard Park, NY.Episode Notes and LinksAre there orioles in China? Bill shared the classic Chinese poem from the Tang Dynasty (~600–900 CE) - the one called "Feelings on Awakening from Drunkenness on a Spring Day" by Li Bai, and Steve wondered: Are there Orioles in China. Turns out that, yes, there are, and they're more oriole-y (?) than ours! That's because our New World orioles, like the one we're betting you're thinking of right now (the well-known orange and black Baltimore Oriole) belong to the family Icteridae and are not closely related to Old World orioles. Instead, they're closely related to blackbirds and meadowlarks, fellow family members in the Icteridae. Old world orioles in Europe and Asia, on the other hand, belong to the family Oriolidae. Our orioles were named after them because of the similarities to the old world orioles in behavior, diet, and appearance, but, despite the similarities – these families are not closely related. The similarities evolved independently due to convergent evolution (when species develop similar traits in response to similar environmental pressures). So, yes, Steve, there are orioles in China, but it's tough to say for sure which oriole Li Bai heard in his drunken stupor because Birds of China reports seven species found throughout the country, and, as we pointed out, given Li Bai's state, maybe the bird was only in his head. Is there a Thorpe's Law? When Bill mentioned William Thorpe, a British biologist and ornithologist, Steve thought he recalled there was an ecological law or concept credited to Thorpe. Bill scoured the Internet, but the closest thing he could find was Taylor's power law, an empirical law in ecology that relates the variance of the number of individuals of a species per unit area of habitat to the corresponding mean by a power law relationship. If that made sense to you, Bill asks if you could kindly explain it to him. bird Can someone look at a sound spectrograph and identify the bird? The guys wondered if a sound researcher looking at sound spectrographs (visual representations of bird song) could get good enough to know what bird they're looking at just by the visual? An internet search was inconclusive- a lot of sites talk about using the spectrographs as an aid to get better at understanding and ID'ing bird song, but we couldn't find any that specifically addressed this question. We've emailed some bird biologists and we'll update these notes when we hear back!Social Monogamy vs. Sexual Monogamy: Steve talked about how he'd heard that even in species that bond for life, members of the pair will still seek out other mates. True? First, let's make a distinction that Steve alluded to in the episode: that is, social vs. sexual monogamy. In birds, "monogamy" often refers to a social bond, where a pair stays together and raises offspring together. However, this doesn't necessarily mean they are sexually faithful to each other. So, socially monogamous doesn't equal sexual monogamy. Looking in to this, we landed on a passage in The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior – a birder's bible if there is one – it reports: “90 percent of all bird species are socially monogamous, but some level of cheating is common. Cheating, or “extra-pair copulation” also occurs, but rarely, among birds of sexually monogamous, mated-for-life species, “but is not yet known how many species engage in extra-pair copulations, since many species remain to be studied. However, it appears that genetic monogamy may be the exception rather than the rule among birds.” Sponsors and Ways to Support UsGumleaf Boots, USA (free shipping for patrons)Thank you to Always Wandering Art (Website and Etsy Shop) for providing the artwork for many of our episodes.Support us on Patreon.Check out the Field Guides merch at our Teespring store. It's really a great deal: you get to pay us to turn your body into a billboard for the podcast!Works CitedGil, D. and Llusia, D., 2020. The bird dawn chorus revisited. Coding strategies in vertebrate acoustic communication, pp.45-90.Greives, T.J., Kingma, S.A., Kranstauber, B., Mortega, K., Wikelski, M., van Oers, K., Mateman, A.C., Ferguson, G.A., Beltrami, G. and Hau, M., 2015. Costs of sleeping in. Functional Ecology, 29(10), pp.1300-1307.Staicer, C.A., Spector, D.A. and Horn, A.G., 1996. The dawn chorus and other diel patterns in acoustic signaling. Ecology and evolution of acoustic communication in birds, pp.426-453.Dawn Chorus sounds used in the beginning of the episode: “Dawn Chorus in Tompkins County, New York” posted by the Cayuga Bird Club https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zZtjYQUgaQ Photo CreditThe deeply disturbing image that graces this episode was generated by AI in Canva.

This week, 14850 Dining is checking out a little bit of a pizzeria shuffle! Check out 23 North at Pizza and Bones in the Small Mall, and June's Cafe & Pizzeria in Dryden, and tell them you heard about them here. https://www.14850.com/030440227-ithaca-pizzeria-shuffle/ Listen to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

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There are organizations preparing to offer free meals to community members in need, and they could use your help! We're also compiling our annual list of eateries with dine-in or take-out Thanksgiving feasts, and who's open and closed around the holiday. https://www.14850.com/111838925-thanksgiving-ithaca-2411/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

Delphia L. Howze serves as the CEO and Founder of D. Howze Solutions, LLC, a consultancy specializing in Diversity and Inclusion (D&I), and as the Chief Inclusion Officer for a large scale national laboratory. With over two decades of experience, she is recognized as a forward-thinking leader in Human Resources and D&I, adept at helping organizations harness human capital and diversity to cultivate inclusive environments. Known as the Inclusion Strategist, Delphia's expertise lies in developing and implementing HR and D&I strategies, facilitating talent development through training, mentorship, and leadership coaching, managing Affirmative Action Plans, and delivering impactful keynote presentations. As a thought leader in the field, Delphia is often sought after for her insights and expertise on diversity and inclusion matters. She has served on panels, contributed to publications, and spoken at conferences and events, inspiring others to embrace inclusion as a strategic imperative. In her capacity as an HR and D&I leader, Delphia collaborates with senior executives, key stakeholders, and HR professionals to craft, refine, and implement HR and D&I strategic initiatives aligned with the organization's objectives. Throughout her professional journey, Delphia has honed her expertise as an executive leader, HR practitioner, and D&I advocate through a progression of roles across diverse industries including retail, banking, energy, transportation, logistics, consulting, and higher education. She contributed as a member of the Diversity & Inclusion Expertise Panel for the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) and held the position of President for SHRM of Tompkins County, NY. Delphia consistently demonstrates her dedication to advancing HR and D&I initiatives by actively participating as a board member and trustee for various organizations. Additionally, she engages with college students as an Adjunct Instructor, imparting knowledge in HR, D&I, and business principles. Delphia earned her BA from the University of Pittsburgh, followed by an MBA from Point Park University and a Project Management certification from Villanova University. Currently, she is working towards a doctoral degree and maintains a SHRM-CP certification. Additionally, she has emerged as a new author with her new book, "Including You! Leading Inclusion From Where You Are." With her unwavering commitment to valuing diversity and activating inclusion, Delphia is dedicated to driving meaningful change and creating inclusive environments where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

Host Michael Rhynes interviews Taili Mugambee Director or the Ultimate Re-Entry Opportunity about re-entry work underway in Tompkins County. This program originally aired on September 17, 2024 on WRFI Community Radio.

How can we ensure access to healthy, sustainable food for everyone in our community? What can we do as individuals? What changes would you like to see to government policy? How did the pandemic affect the way you eat?  Listen back to our WRFI's September 12 food security and call-in show. Panelists, callers, and host Felix Teitelbaum explored local food security and insecurity and got to know some local farmers and organizers dedicated to mutual aid and a just food system. Panelists on the show were: Ana Ortiz of No Mas Lagrimas, which supports and empowers people to meet their basic needs and does food rescue and relief work. Lorena Mendoza Lorena and her husband Carlos grow food for No Mas Lagrimas and their customers at West Haven Farm in Ithaca. Debbie Branker-Livermore of Loving Farms, which grows chemical-free produce for people in Tompkins and Tioga Counties and provides to the Candor Food Pantry. and Katie Hallas, of Tomkins Food Future and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County. This program was the second in our "Food and Country" series leading up to the screening of Ruth Reichl's documentary “Food and Country” Tuesday, September 17 at Cinemapolis. Make sure check out our exclusive interview with Ruth Reichl and get tickets for the film! The screening on Tuesday will be followed by another panel discussion and talkback with the audience. Panelists for that conversation will be Christa Nunez of Khuba International, Denise O'Leary of Cafe Dewitt, Chaw Chang of Stick and Stone Farm, Jeff Bessmer of GreenStar Coop, Kelly Sauve of the Ithaca Farmers Market, and moderated by WRFI's Felix Teitelbaum. Support for this series comes from Tompkins County Food Policy Council, Moosewood Restaurant, GreenStar Coop, the Ithaca Farmers Market, and WRFI's members and donors. Special thank to our partners at Cinemapolis and Greenwich Entertainment.

This week, Ithaca's population swells as we welcome a new crop of students and returning students, alongside summer wine trail and waterfall vacationers who enjoy a good meal, and longtime residents looking for something new to try. Whether you've just arrived or you've been in the Finger Lakes for years, 14850 Dining has some suggestions of where to dine. Ithaca is known for having more restaurants per capita than any other city in the United States, and it offers a wide variety of dining styles from fast food to fancy, including diners and sandwich shops, Asian and Mediterranean eateries, pizzerias and steakhouses, and food trucks and ice cream stands. https://www.14850.com/081837742-welcome-ithaca-dining-2408/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

Dryden, NY is a town in Tompkins County with a population of about 14,029, located east of Ithaca in the Finger Lakes region. But, from 1989 to 1999 a cloud rested over the town leading many to call it “The Village of the Damned.” In this first of a two-part episode we will examine the events of 1989, 1990, and 1993 in Dryden -- a mass murder, a mystery of lost child, and the brutal murder of a friend out of jealousy. Was there a curse on this town? Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, & Review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Audible! Have a Hot Take? Call the NYMM Hot Take Hotline to leave it in a message: (917) 426-4262 Have a strange and/or paranormal story? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Share it here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the show by becoming a sponsor on our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Patreon.com/NYMysteryMachine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ NYMM Merch! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nymysterymachine.myspreadshop.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don't forget to follow us on all the socials: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@NYMysteryMachine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@NYMysteryMachine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@NYMysteries⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@NYMysteryMachine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: AUDIBLE: Get a FREE 30 Day Trial by heading to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.AudibleTrial.com/NYMysteryMachine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HUNT A KILLER: Receive 20% off your first Hunt a Killer subscription box at www.HuntAKiller.com with the code NYMYSTERYMACHINE at checkout! RIVERSIDE.FM: Looking to record podcast, but need software? Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://riverside.fm/?via=nymysterymachine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

On tonight's show, we are going to hear from Malcolm Alexander who attended the "Equality for All in 2024- Are Your Rights Protected?" panel run by the Womens Fund of the Community Foundation of Tompkins County.

Mother's Day is one of the biggest brunch days of the year, and lots of restaurants around Ithaca and Tompkins County go all out for this family occasion. Check out our roundup and make your plans soon! https://www.14850.com/050636441-mothers-day-ithaca-2405/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

A couple of days of rain to end the month of April will give way just in time for May to begin with expanded hours for local farmers markets in Ithaca and around Tompkins County. https://www.14850.com/043036403-may-farmers-markets/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

Easter arrives on Sunday, March 31st, and we've lined up some of the festivities and feasts planned for Ithaca and Tompkins County. https://www.14850.com/032435662-easter-treats-2024/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

This week the 14850 Dining Report is preparing for a whole St. Patrick's Day Weekend! Of course there will be corned beef and cabbage around Ithaca and Tompkins County as St. Patrick's Day approaches, but there's lots more, and with the feast day on a Sunday, some Ithaca area eateries will serve up their Irish-themed specialties in the days leading up to the holiday. https://www.14850.com/031135744-corned-beef-paddy-ithaca/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

Here's the 14850 Happenings events calendar for the weekend of December 22nd! The Sip & Shop Holiday Pop-Up at Copper Horse Coffee has free coffee tastings, coffee and coffee brewing devices, gifts from Terra Rosa, and local artwork and soaps for last-minute shopping. Music in the Shire this evening features the Walsh Family and Friends Holiday Concert at Hopshire Farm and Brewery from 6-9. Skelequesmas tonight at the Downstairs: Delaques and Skeleton Hands are at it again for a Christmas residency. Two nights of music to benefit Loaves and Fishes of Tompkins County tonight and tomorrow with Practice at Yule Fest! Deep Dive, the Range, and the Upstairs. Village Swing Saturday from 5-7 at the Downstairs this week featuring Alice Saltonstoll and Ted Caldwell. Iron Horse's 16th Banniversary at Cedarwood Event Venue. Spirit Posse and EK present 2023 Wrapped, a holiday special, at the Cherry Arts Saturday at 8. For your Sunday, Christmas Eve at First Baptist Church starts at 6. There's a Wednesday open mic night at Sacred Root Kava Lounge. Old Time Music next Thursday at South Hill Cider. Next Friday, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad with Felix Free and the Rxcketeers at Deep Dive. And Back to the '80s with DJ ha-MEEN at the Range. Cast Iron Cowboys and Motherwort with DJ Hill and DJ Salt at Hotel Groton on New Year's Eve starting at 6, and an Emo New Year's at Modern Alchemy Game Bar. If you're looking for holiday feasts, check out dining.14850.com, and stay tuned for New Year's Eve updates. Subscribe to the Ithaca Minute in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Play, RadioPublic, TuneIn, Stitcher, or via RSS feed, follow 14850.com on Facebook and Twitter, or subscribe to the 14850 Magazine Daily newsletter.

WICB News presents The Latest, our daily news podcast updating you on Tompkins County and beyond. Today's episode is brought to you by correspondent Bec Legato.

A variety of Ithaca area organizations traditionally hold fundraising dinners on Election Day, and this year is no exception. https://www.14850.com/110634068-election-day-dinners-2311/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, RadioPublic, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

Here's the 14850 Happenings events calendar for the weekend of November 3rd! It's First Friday Gallery Night all over Downtown Ithaca and beyond, with opening events at lots of galleries and shops. If you're into music, it's also Bandcamp Friday, when Bandcamp waives their share of your purchase and musicians get more from each sale. Tonight the Cat Video Fest is back at Cornell Cinema, with a portion of the proceeds going to the SPCA of Tompkins County. Pocket Bandits are playing Music in the Shire, a free show from 6-8pm at Hopshire Farm and Brewery. Donna the Buffalo with guest Vicious Fishes at the Smith Opera House in Geneva tonight at 8. And at the Range, Stale Candy featuring Papa Muse and Lit Fuse and the Action starting at 9:30. A Baroque flute recital Saturday afternoon at the First Church of Christ Scientist at the foot of University Avenue. Ryan Peterson Trio is at Aurora Brewing from 5-8pm. A Celebration of Steve Brown with the Cornell Jazz Ensemble directed by Paul Merrill and a host of special guests Saturday evening at Bailey Hall. Material Objects + Strange Heavy + Narrow Arrow & DJ Dijon are at Angry Mom Records Saturday night. Blackjack Brothers are at Jake's Saloon in Horseheads. Showtime is at the Ithaca Ale House, and Thousands of One are at the Range. Girl Scout Engineering Day is at Cornell's Weill Hall all day Sunday, with morning and afternoon sessions. Music for You and Me, a monthly class for parents, caregivers, and young people of all ages at the First Unitarian Church at noon. And Moon Hooch plays with Cloudchord at Deep Dive on Sunday night. Looking ahead to next week, don't miss Tail Light Rebellion at the Seabring Inn on Wednesday night, and Galactic Wednesday is at Deep Dive. Lots more details and lots more 14850 Happenings at 14850.com. Subscribe to the Ithaca Minute in iTunes or Google Play, RadioPublic, TuneIn, Stitcher, or via RSS feed, follow 14850.com on Facebook and Twitter, or subscribe to the 14850 Magazine Daily newsletter.

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National Taco Day is this week, and 14850 Dining is celebrating with a look at some taco offerings around the Ithaca area. We don't quite have a taco truck on every corner, but between full-time restaurants and taco stands, Tompkins County has some great taco offerings. https://www.14850.com/100333603-national-taco-2310/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, RadioPublic, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, listen on WVBR, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

This week, 14850 Dining is celebrating National Cheeseburger Day, September 18th, with a look at some of the Ithaca and Tompkins County area's finest burger offerings, including some new entries. https://www.14850.com/091833388-national-cheeseburger-2309/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, RadioPublic, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

College sports season has kicked off, the NFL season is about to begin, and it's almost time for baseball playoffs, and whether you're a cord-cutter or just like to watch the game with a crowd and some snacks, we've got some ideas of where to go catch the game around Ithaca and Tompkins County, including a new official Bills Backers Bar. https://www.14850.com/090533126-ithaca-football-bills/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, RadioPublic, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

This week, Ithaca's population swells as we welcome a new crop of students and returning students, alongside summer wine trail and waterfall vacationers who enjoy a good meal, and longtime residents looking for something new to try. Whether you've just arrived or you've been in the Finger Lakes for years, 14850 Dining has some suggestions of where to dine. https://www.14850.com/081732937-welcome-ithaca-dining-2308/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, RadioPublic, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

With this sharp and witty debut collection, author Kate Doyle captures precisely that time of life when so many young women are caught in between, pre-occupied by nostalgia for past relationships--with friends, roommates, siblings--while trying to move forward into an uncertain future. In "That Is Shocking," a college student relates a darkly funny story of romantic humiliation, one that skirts the parallel story of a friend she betrayed. In others, young women long for friends who have moved away, or moved on. In "Cinnamon Baseball Coyote" and other linked stories about siblings Helen, Evan, and Grace, their years of inside jokes and brutal tensions simmer over as the three spend a holiday season in an amusing whirl of rivalry and mutual attachment, and a generational gulf widens between them and their parents. Throughout, in stories both lyrical and haunting, young women search for ways to break free from the expectations of others and find a way to be in the world. Written with crystalline prose and sly humor, the stories in I Meant It Once (Algonquin Books, 2023) build to complete a profoundly recognizable portrait of early adulthood and the ways in which seemingly incidental moments can come to define the stories we tell ourselves. For fans of Elif Batuman, Ottessa Moshfegh, Patricia Lockwood, and Melissa Bank, these stories about being young and adrift in today's world go down easy and pack a big punch. A former bookseller at Buffalo Street Books in Ithaca, Kate Doyle has published her stories in No Tokens, Electric Literature, Split Lip, Wigleaf, and elsewhere. In 2021 she was selected from 1100 emerging writers as an A Public Space Writing Fellow, and she has received support for her work from Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Hawthornden, the Adirondack Center for Writing, NYU Paris, and the Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County. She currently lives in Amsterdam. Recommended Books: Cara Blue Adams, You Never Get It Back Alexandra Chang, Tomb Sweeping Stephanie Vaughn, Sweettalk  Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With this sharp and witty debut collection, author Kate Doyle captures precisely that time of life when so many young women are caught in between, pre-occupied by nostalgia for past relationships--with friends, roommates, siblings--while trying to move forward into an uncertain future. In "That Is Shocking," a college student relates a darkly funny story of romantic humiliation, one that skirts the parallel story of a friend she betrayed. In others, young women long for friends who have moved away, or moved on. In "Cinnamon Baseball Coyote" and other linked stories about siblings Helen, Evan, and Grace, their years of inside jokes and brutal tensions simmer over as the three spend a holiday season in an amusing whirl of rivalry and mutual attachment, and a generational gulf widens between them and their parents. Throughout, in stories both lyrical and haunting, young women search for ways to break free from the expectations of others and find a way to be in the world. Written with crystalline prose and sly humor, the stories in I Meant It Once (Algonquin Books, 2023) build to complete a profoundly recognizable portrait of early adulthood and the ways in which seemingly incidental moments can come to define the stories we tell ourselves. For fans of Elif Batuman, Ottessa Moshfegh, Patricia Lockwood, and Melissa Bank, these stories about being young and adrift in today's world go down easy and pack a big punch. A former bookseller at Buffalo Street Books in Ithaca, Kate Doyle has published her stories in No Tokens, Electric Literature, Split Lip, Wigleaf, and elsewhere. In 2021 she was selected from 1100 emerging writers as an A Public Space Writing Fellow, and she has received support for her work from Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Hawthornden, the Adirondack Center for Writing, NYU Paris, and the Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County. She currently lives in Amsterdam. Recommended Books: Cara Blue Adams, You Never Get It Back Alexandra Chang, Tomb Sweeping Stephanie Vaughn, Sweettalk  Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

With this sharp and witty debut collection, author Kate Doyle captures precisely that time of life when so many young women are caught in between, pre-occupied by nostalgia for past relationships--with friends, roommates, siblings--while trying to move forward into an uncertain future. In "That Is Shocking," a college student relates a darkly funny story of romantic humiliation, one that skirts the parallel story of a friend she betrayed. In others, young women long for friends who have moved away, or moved on. In "Cinnamon Baseball Coyote" and other linked stories about siblings Helen, Evan, and Grace, their years of inside jokes and brutal tensions simmer over as the three spend a holiday season in an amusing whirl of rivalry and mutual attachment, and a generational gulf widens between them and their parents. Throughout, in stories both lyrical and haunting, young women search for ways to break free from the expectations of others and find a way to be in the world. Written with crystalline prose and sly humor, the stories in I Meant It Once (Algonquin Books, 2023) build to complete a profoundly recognizable portrait of early adulthood and the ways in which seemingly incidental moments can come to define the stories we tell ourselves. For fans of Elif Batuman, Ottessa Moshfegh, Patricia Lockwood, and Melissa Bank, these stories about being young and adrift in today's world go down easy and pack a big punch. A former bookseller at Buffalo Street Books in Ithaca, Kate Doyle has published her stories in No Tokens, Electric Literature, Split Lip, Wigleaf, and elsewhere. In 2021 she was selected from 1100 emerging writers as an A Public Space Writing Fellow, and she has received support for her work from Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Hawthornden, the Adirondack Center for Writing, NYU Paris, and the Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County. She currently lives in Amsterdam. Recommended Books: Cara Blue Adams, You Never Get It Back Alexandra Chang, Tomb Sweeping Stephanie Vaughn, Sweettalk  Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

Juneteenth National Independence Day became a federal holiday in 2021, and it's observed as a holiday by Tompkins County, Ithaca College, and Cornell University. Juneteenth commemorates word of the Emancipation Proclamation reaching Galveston on June 19th, 1865, along with an order informing the people of Texas that all slaves were free. https://www.14850.com/061732120-ithaca-juneteenth-2306/ Lots more 14850 Happenings at 14850.com. Subscribe to the Ithaca Minute in iTunes or Google Play, RadioPublic, TuneIn, Stitcher, or via RSS feed, follow 14850.com on Facebook and Twitter, or subscribe to the 14850 Magazine Daily newsletter.

The 20th annual Hot Dog Day at Lou's hot dog stand on the Commons supports the SPCA of Tompkins County. Cass Park has their first Family Friday roller skate night starting at 5:30. Music in the Shire with Cielle and Friends at Hopshire Farms and Brewery. Revelry Yards has live music in the Yards tonight at 6 with Joe Kollar and Pete Ruttle. Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers Spring Concert at 7pm at Ford Hall at Ithaca College. There's an '80s Prom Fundraiser for REACH Medical tonight at Deep Dive. Tomorrow, Newfield Covered Bridge Market is hosting a Chicken BBQ fundraiser for the Newfield Babe Ruth Baseball program from noon til it's gone. Plenty of Mother's Day offerings this weekend with a Saturday brunch from Asempe Kitchen and a full range of brunches and dinners on Sunday. It's the second weekend of the Friends of the Library Book Sale. Looking ahead to Wednesday, it's the Benefit My State Variety Hour fundraiser at the State Theatre. And don't miss Mayfest, Cornell's international chamber music festival, all next weekend. Lots more at 14850.com. Subscribe to the Ithaca Minute in iTunes or Google Play, RadioPublic, TuneIn, Stitcher, or via RSS feed, follow 14850.com on Facebook and Twitter, or subscribe to the 14850 Magazine Daily newsletter.

Mother's Day is Sunday, May 14th, and it's one of the biggest brunch days of the year. There are plenty of dining-out options as well as tempting treats available in advance in and around Ithaca and Tompkins County. https://www.14850.com/050931500-mothers-day-ithaca-2305/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, RadioPublic, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

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Passover and Easter, two of the major religious holidays that fall in spring, are around the corner, with Passover beginning at sundown on Wednesday, April 5th and Easter falling on Sunday, April 9th. A few eateries around Ithaca and Tompkins County have meals available for the occasion. https://www.14850.com/033130966-passover-easter-2303/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, RadioPublic, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

St. Patrick's Day is this Friday, and we're celebrating with a variety of Irish-inspired cooking from our favorite eateries around Ithaca and Tompkins County over the next few days. https://www.14850.com/031530735-saint-patricks-2303/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, RadioPublic, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

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It's February, and this week 14850 Dining is taking a look at the Valentine's Day offerings around Ithaca and Tompkins County, whether you're looking for treats or a dinner on the town -- or at your own dining room table. https://www.14850.com/020730168-ithaca-valentines-2302/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, RadioPublic, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

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On Tuesday, a special election was held in the Tompkins County Legislature's Third District. The election was called after the resignation of two-term Democrat Henry Gransion last year. Granison resigned due to his battle with cancer, and passed away shortly after. Local Democrats chose former Director of the Tompkins County Public Library Susan Currie as their nominee. Currie ran unopposed taking over 98 percent of the vote according to unofficial results published by the county board of elections. With Currie's victory Democrats will return to the 11-3 majority they briefly lost after Granison resigned in October. WICB News Director George Christopher sat down with Currie to learn more about her and her goals in the county legislature.

WICB News presents The Latest, our daily podcast updating you on Tompkins County and beyond. Today's episode is brought to you by news correspondent Liam McDermott.

WICB News presents The Latest, our daily podcast updating you on Tompkins County and beyond. Today's episode is brought to you by news correspondent Noa Ran-Ressler.

WICB News presents The Latest, our daily podcast updating you on Tompkins County and beyond. Today's episode is brought to you by news correspondent Noa Ran-Ressler.

WICB News presents The Latest, our daily podcast updating you on Tompkins County and beyond. Today's episode is brought to you by news correspondent Bec Legato.

With the arrival of Hanukkah, Christmas, and the New Year in the upcoming weeks, we have some special holiday shopping opportunities over the next several days, some special community holiday meals, and of course the annual 14850 Dining listing of who's open and closed around Ithaca and Tompkins County through the holidays. https://www.14850.com/121629206-ithaca-holiday-hours-2212/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, RadioPublic, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

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On this episode, Devin and Lauren tell the story of Verdelle Louis Payne from Ithaca in Tompkins County, who joined the Army Air Forces during WWII and became a pilot. During the war, Payne served in the 99th Fighter Squadron, which became part of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen, an all-Black group of pilots serving in the then still-segregated U.S. Army. Our hosts also share the stories of some of New York's other notable Tuskegee Airmen, including Lt. Col. Clarence Dart and Lt. Col. Harry Stewart, Jr. Marker of Focus: Tuskegee Airman, Ithaca, Tompkins County Guests: Dr. Lisa Bratton, assistant professor of history at Tuskegee University; Dr. Thomas Campanella, historian of city planning and professor at Cornell University, author of Brooklyn: The Once and Future City A New York Minute In History is a production of the New York State Museum, WAMC, and Archivist Media, with support from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation. This episode was produced by Jesse King. Our theme is "Begrudge" by Darby. Further Reading: Charles E. Francis, Tuskegee Airmen, The Men Who Changed a Nation (2008) J. Todd Moye, Freedom Flyers: The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II (2010) J. Todd Moye, The Tuskegee Airmen Oral History Project and Oral History in the National Park Service, The Journal of American History (2002) Daniel Haulman, The Tuskegee Airmen Chronology: A Detailed Timeline of the Red Tails and Other Black Pilots of World War II (2018) Teaching Resources: FDR National Library and Museum, Red Tailed Angels: The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen National Parks Service, Tuskegee Airmen virtual exhibit Sherri L Smith, Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen? Follow Along Devin: Welcome to A New York Minute In History. I'm Devin Lander, the New York state historian. Lauren: And I'm Lauren Roberts, the historian for Saratoga County. This month, we celebrate Veterans Day and pause to express our gratitude to all those, past and present, who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States. And on behalf of A New York Minute In History, we want to thank all the veterans who have served our country. On this episode, we are honored to focus on a marker commemorating a veteran of World War II. Located at 212 Cascadilla Street in the city of Ithaca, Tompkins County, it is titled “Tuskegee Airmen.” And the text reads: “Verdelle Louis Payne, born

WICB news correspondent Caroline Grass as learns more about harmful algae blooms, or HAB's, in the first part of a two-part series learning more about the environment in the Ithaca area. Ithaca Now is WICB's weekly news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news. Originally aired September 18, 2022. Cover photo credits to the Cayuga Lake Watershed Network.

Climate Champion, Kristal Hansley, plus PureEarth.Org. And  Tompkins County Climate Protection Initiative

This week the Ithaca area is welcoming thousands of students and their families to town, some for the first time, and the 14850 Dining Report has some suggestions on where to dine whether you're a new arrival, a visitor, or a longtime Tompkins County resident.  https://www.14850.com/081527228-welcome-ithaca-dining-2208/ Subscribe to the 14850 Dining Podcast in Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, YouTube, RadioPublic, Spotify, Audible, or RSS Feed, or follow 14850 Dining on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or sign up for our newsletter.

Creativity has been a driving force in Werner Sun's life since he was a kid. The urge both to process his inner life and express it to others led him to play the piano as a youth, explore physics research later in life, and develop into a multimedia visual artist. Werner sees creativity as a safe space to explore the unknown, develop trust and patience in yourself, and grow through challenges. In this episode he shares fascinating insights into the creative process and how it can serve as both a catalyst for personal healing and a vehicle for intimate connections with people and the environment. This conversation will flip the script of everything you thought you knew about the world and thrust you into new ways of seeing and thinking about art and life. We discuss the importance of play, trusting the process, obstacles as portals to growth, vulnerability as an act of generosity, and much much more! Werner Sun @wernersun is a visual artist who lives and works in Ithaca, NY. His work has appeared in such venues as the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, Aon in New York City, Manifest Gallery in Cincinnati, OH, and the Islip Art Museum. His essays and images have been published in The Brooklyn Rail, Interalia Magazine, and Stone Canoe. He is the 2019 recipient of the Aon-CUE Artist Empowerment Award from the CUE Art Foundation as well as a 2017 recipient of a Strategic Opportunity Stipend from the Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County, NY. Werner recently completed a sculpture commission for the Cornell University Botanic Gardens that is currently installed in the Nevin Welcome Center. Notes and Resources: http://www.wernersun.com/ This episode was edited and mixed by Chad Clarke, chadtheva@gmail.com