Ithaca View

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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