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So according to the Journal, the Board of Public Works voted unanimously to give up ownership of University Ave to Cornell in exchange for Cornell’s promise to fix that prime example of pre-Roman donkey cart paths. (see
City set to give up University Ave.)
As far as I can see, the only people who will be […]

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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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I am proud of my newly-found fellow ithacans for their silent protest during former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft’s speech yesterday at Cornell (see 100 walk out on Ashcroft talk). This is one of the reasons we moved here.
The population here is aware of what’s going on in the world and is not afraid to […]

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