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Here’s what’s on our radar for the week starting Monday, June 1: 1. Last call for Ithaca advisory committee applicationsMonday is the deadline to apply for Ithaca’s new mayoral advisory groups. The city is looking for community input on housing quality and affordability, arts and culture, business and workforce development, and transportation and transit.More info: https://www.cityofithacany.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?CID=1 2. Ithaca’s construction season is underwayThe city says i

Photo by David Yu Ithaca is the kind of place where people want to believe they can walk home from a show, meet a new friend, rent a first apartment, and begin an independent life with more excitement than fear. That is part of the promise of a college town. It feels open. It feels connected. It feels young. It is full of people arriving, leaving, studying, working, starting over, and figuring out who they are becoming. But this weekend, that feeling was shaken. The killing o

Here’s what’s on our radar for the week starting Monday, May 25: 1. Ithaca Festival kicks off ThursdayThe parade starts at 6 p.m. on Cayuga Street, followed by the kickoff party at Bernie Milton Pavilion. The festival continues through the weekend downtown with music, art, food, vendors, and plenty of community energy.More info: https://ithacafestival.org/ 2. Memorial Day changes local pickup schedulesCity offices are closed Monday, and trash collection will be delayed by one

Each week, Life in Ithaca highlights three local updates worth knowing, from transportation and city projects to major events that affect daily life around town. Here are three things to keep on your radar for the week starting Monday, May 18. 1. TCAT Route 10 Gets a New Downtown Stop A change is coming for one of Ithaca’s busiest bus routes. Starting Monday, May 18, TCAT Route 10, the high-frequency Cornell–Commons route, will move to a new downtown bus stop on the 200 block

Ithaca is a smart, active, opinionated place. We have universities, nonprofits, local government, small businesses, arts organizations, festivals, neighborhood debates, housing fights, development projects, public safety discussions, school issues, and more community meetings than any normal human calendar should be asked to survive. But when it comes to local media, not every outlet plays the same role. Some organizations are doing journalism. Some are sharing community info

Each week, Life in Ithaca highlights three local updates worth knowing, from city government and transportation to events, culture, and community life. Here are three things to keep on your radar for the week starting Monday, May 11. 1. Seneca Street Parking Garage Will Remain Closed The Seneca Street Parking Garage will remain closed after an independent evaluation found ongoing structural and safety concerns. The garage has been closed since April 10, 2026, and the City of

In a world where nearly everything online gets called “news,” it can be helpful to pause and define what different kinds of local media actually do. At Life in Ithaca, we are not trying to be a breaking news outlet. We are a web magazine focused on stories, places, people, events, culture, and everyday life in and around Ithaca. That distinction matters. A traditional news source is usually built around urgency. It reports what happened, when it happened, who was involved, an

Each week, Life in Ithaca is highlighting three local updates worth knowing, from road closures and city government to arts, events, and community life. Here are three things to keep on your radar this week. 1. Stewart Avenue Bridge Closure Begins If Stewart Avenue is part of your regular route, this is the big one. The Stewart Avenue Bridge over Fall Creek is scheduled to close beginning Monday, May 4, as part of a major rehabilitation project. According to the City of Ithac