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Downtown Ithaca Alliance launches living and staying virtual tour
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA) is providing some virtual help to anyone who is curious about what it’s like to live or stay in downtown Ithaca. The organization on May 17 launched the virtual Downtown Living and Staying Tour on the website downtownithaca.com, allowing users to see available apartments and lodging on […]

Construction begins on REDI project in Sterling, finishes in Little Sodus Bay
STERLING — Construction is underway on a $1.5 million project awarded to the town of Sterling in Cayuga County to deal with flooding issues. At the same time, a dredging project in Little Sodus Bay is now finished. The funding for both projects comes through the Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative (REDI), the office of

Syracuse’s NISA soccer club to start playing next year
ONONDAGA — Samir Belhseine wants to bring professional soccer back to Central New York, and his group has applied to the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) to make that happen. AC Syracuse Athletic Club expects to begin play in 2022. Team and Onondaga County officials on May 20 made the announcement at Onondaga Community College
Jefferson County hotel occupancy rate skyrockets in April
WATERTOWN — Hotels in Jefferson County posted another huge increase in guests in April compared to a year ago, as the hospitality industry recovers from the pandemic’s disruptions to travel and business, according to a recent report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county soared 157.8 percent

Destiny USA issues reminder about policy on parents and teenagers
The policy now mandates that all guests aged 17 years and under must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian (aged 21 years or

Six Lewis County small businesses awarded $170K in grant funding for equipment and projects
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — Six small businesses in Lewis County are using a total of $170,000 in grant funding to pay for equipment and projects. They

Owners of Fleet Feet Syracuse retire, sell the franchise back to the parent company
DeWITT, N.Y. — The owners of Fleet Feet Syracuse say they have retired and sold the local franchise to Fleet Feet Sports Development Company, a

Binghamton Rumble Ponies’ stadium has new name
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Binghamton Rumble Ponies announced they will play their home baseball games in Mirabito Stadium following a naming-rights change. The Binghamton Rumble

New York’s COVID positive-test rate falls to lowest level since pandemic started
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Friday reported that New York state’s daily positivity rate for COVID-19 tests fell to 0.59 percent in

Syracuse Mets to expand seating in June
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Mets are expanding seating to fully vaccinated fans starting in June. The team will boost overall capacity to the stadium
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