TompkinsWeekly for the week of February 9th

Download the newspaper in Acrobat Format Here IC Adjuncts Seek Union Part-time faculty members on the Ithaca College (IC) campus are organizing a union to more effectively negotiate their working conditions with the college’s administration. Full Story »   A ‘Fresh’ Approach for Corner Stores Ithaca is blessed with lots of options for healthy food, from GreenStar Natural Food Market to the Farmers Market, and to large produce and natural foods sections in most big grocery stores. But what about the small corner store in your neighborhood? Do you have a choice of vegetables among the staples of bread, milk, beer and prepared foods? Full Story »   Darwin Days celebration returns page 2 The Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) presents “Darwin Days 2015: Evolution in Your Back Yard,” with events taking place across Ithaca and Cornell’s campus this week. This marks the ninth year that PRI has hosted Darwin Days, with the support of Cornell University and the local community. Full Story »   Press Bay Alley is honored by the Chamber of Commerce page 3 The Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce recently announced its annual award recipients during ceremony held at Ithaca College, and the Entrepreneur of the Year Award was given to John Guttridge and David Kuckuk for their development Press Bay Alley, a downtown Ithaca project which opened in June. Full Story »   Teachers and museum educators connect through KDT page 8 Kids Discover the Trail! (KDT) is a partnership of the Ithaca Public Education Initiative (IPEI), the Ithaca City School District (ICSD) and the Discovery Trail. They collaboratively work to offer this program providing elementary school students a means to discover the world—right here in Tompkins County—and to gain experiences that inspire them to become more engaged students, better critical thinkers and lifelong learners. Full Story »   Novelist presents a dark future with some dark humor page 9 Neophytes to experimental fiction can cut their teeth on “Gaha: Babes of the Abyss” (2014, Whiskey Tit, New York) the latest “sci-noir” work of Jonathan Frankel, a local author and poet. Full Story »   Fontana’s Shoes still putting its best foot forward page 10 On lunch break recently I was shopping in Fontana’s Shoes. A longtime fan of the store, I was surprised when a person I recognized, Shawn Manning, walked up to assist me. When I expressed that I didn’t know that he worked there, he said, “Well actually, I own the store.” Turns out Manning, 42, has been at the century-old store for half of his life. Full Story »