Ithaca View

My 5 year old son and I decided to go hunting for buried treasure. We agreed that the best place to look was in the stream near our house since you wouldn't have to dig. and it didn't take long before we uncovered our treasure: fossils.
Now, my 40th birthday is rapidly approaching and I must […]

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Wegmans is a required destination for visitors and Ithaca newbies alike. It’s a supermarket that took the "super" part to extremes. One half is like going to an old fashioned covered market where bakers, cheese makers, and butchers gather but without the stench. The other half is a huge supermarket with an endless international food […]

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Ithaca Is The 3rd Safest Small Town in America!
Most people in Ithaca know they live in the best small town in the US. Now we have the data to back it up. Sperlings has posted their list of most secure towns and cities in America. Ithaca ranks 3rd (< 150,000 pop) behind places you […]

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Here are some helpful bits and pieces for you Californians coming to Ithaca or upstate (mid-state, whatever-tier) New York

Cascadilla is pronounced "Cascad - ILL - La". I know it’s wrong, but it’s their street. Pronouncing it the correct way will make you sound like an idiot.
A burrito is a delicacy - I was once served […]

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As I mentioned in a recent post, there has been an ongoing war over the amazing Ithaca dog park. The last vote officially killed the dog park by two votes but if you think that was the end of it. Think again. Ithacans take their political battles seriously. (If you doubt it, try to […]

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"Hey! I know, let’s go for a drive in a car that was born and raised in southern California when it just might dump snow."
"Great idea! Have you prepared your car for winter yet?"
"What’s that?"

Everyone knows where this is going so I will get right to it.
Yes. We all went for a drive just as […]

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