Ithaca Minute from 14850 Magazine

Two juvenile suspects were arrested in connection with Saturday night assaults that sent two victims to Cayuga Medical Center for treatment of “significant” injuries, say police. Officers responded to the 400 block of Floral Avenue and the 600 block of Chestnut Street at about 9:30pm Saturday “for a report of victims of an assault.” Two suspects were arrested but their names are being withheld “as they are under the age of 18.” The victims and attackers did know each other. The victims sustained “significant” injuries, “but their condition is stable.”

This month is the 40th anniversary of the iconic Grateful Dead concert at Cornell’s Barton Hall, and this week, the new “Long Strange Trip” documentary will be at Cinemapolis for four showings. “Long Strange Trip” is an Amazon Original production, and will be available for Amazon Prime subscribers to watch next month. It’s premiering in theaters across the country first, including at Downtown Ithaca’s own Cinemapolis.

And today is the final day at Hal’s Deli, which closes at 4. They’ve run out of a lot of staples, but Hal’s wife Sandy will be presiding one last time, and there’ll be cake for all. The online auction for their equipment runs through Wednesday.

The Cornell Police Department says authorities “recovered a body from Fall Creek a short distance upstream from Ithaca Falls” on Friday morning. They have confirmed the body is that of Aalaap Narasipura, a student reported missing on Thursday.

Ithaca College has a fireworks display on South Hill tonight to celebrate their graduation weekend. Bring your pets inside so they don’t get startled and be aware some neighbors, especially veterans, may not like fireworks.

Hal’s Deli in Downtown Ithaca is closing next Tuesday, May 23rd, with cake for customers. There’s an online auction for lots of their dishware, furnishings, and equipment.

And Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick sparked a discussion of nearly a thousand Facebook comments this week with a seemingly simple question, “Should we allow dogs on the Commons?” People stroll onto the pedestrian plaza with their dogs all the time, either not knowing or not caring about the ban. Some say it’s time to remove the ban or enforce it.

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The 40th anniversary of the legendary Grateful Dead 5.8.77 show at Cornell’s Barton Hall is here! Cornell’s iconic chimes at McGraw Tower will cap a series of events on campus this afternoon, with a 6:00-6:30pm set that includes Grateful Dead classics like “Touch of Grey,” “Ripple,” and “Uncle John’s Band,” as well as some Beatles and Paul Simon music.

Right before the chimes concert, at 5:45pm, Tompkins County legislator Dan Klein will read a county proclamation marking Grateful Dead Day in Tompkins County.

Local photographer Jon Reis was sent to the Barton Hall concert by the Ithaca Journal to get some photos. Some of his shots from the Barton Hall show are for sale at jonreisphoto.com.

Tonight’s big event at the State Theatre features a special set of acoustic music by tribute band Terrapin Station, an official listening party of the newly remastered release of the 1977 show tapes, a silent auction, and special guests and speakers.

The book Cornell ’77 by Peter Conners came out last month from Cornell University Press, telling “the tale of the Grateful Dead’s fabled show.

If you just want a Grateful Dead show, the place to be is The Range on the Ithaca Commons, where Dark Hollow will be performing a full set of the Cornell 1977 show.

Less than a year after the Maplewood Apartments complex closed on Ithaca’s east hill, Cornell University has broken ground on a new project at the site. The new 872-bed Maplewood complex will offer graduate and professional student housing.

The previous complex was built in 1989, with a planned life span of 25 years. Cornell considered renovating the existing structures, but decided to rebuild with higher density.

Unlike the previous Maplewood complex, the new housing will be financed and managed by EdR, or Education Realty Trust, a company based in Memphis and founded in 2004 by a Cornell University alumnus. That puts the property, and its rental revenue, back on the tax rolls, even though Cornell retains ownership of the land.

Ithaca Police say a man was mugged late Friday night on Schuyler Place, near East Buffalo Street. Cornell police have sent a warning to the campus community about the crime.

the victim reported he was “shoved to the ground, punched and kicked in the head and body while on the ground,” by four black males who approached him on Schuyler Place, a narrow east hill street between Collegetown and Downtown Ithaca.

And Cornell women’s lacrosse fell to Princeton on Sunday in the Ivy League championship game, but an at large bid will send the Big Red to the first round of NCAA action. Cornell will face Notre Dame on March 12th — in Princeton. The winner of Friday’s first-round NCAA game between #11 Cornell and #13 Notre Dame will face Princeton on Sunday to decide the quarterfinal bracket.

It’s Patriots Day in Massachusetts, so you have until Tuesday to file your tax return.

An elderly woman was knocked down by a purse-snatcher as she walked home from Easter services on Sunday afternoon on Geneva Street in Downtown Ithaca. Witnesses say a heavy-set black woman grabbed the purse and leapt into a car being driven by a black man. The 88-year-old woman wasn’t seriously hurt.

Late the night before, another woman had her wallet snatched out of her hand by a black man. She chased him, and he pulled out the cash and tossed the wallet. She was able to recover the wallet, and she wasn’t hurt. Police say it’s too early to say whether the robberies are related.

Fire extinguishers weren’t enough to put out a fire on the back deck of a west hill house on Sunday afternoon, but the Ithaca Fire Department was able to get the Cliff Street fire out in about 20 minutes.

And nine different bands, solo performers, and DJs played the Electric Avenue Music Festival at WVBR, the Carriage House Loft, and Loco Cantina on Saturday afternoon to raise money for Loaves & Fishes.

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Former Vice President Joe Biden will be this year’s Convocation speaker during Cornell University’s Commencement Weekend, according to the University. Biden will speak at noon on Saturday, May 27th, and the convocation will be livestreamed online and on local cable.

Ithaca High School varsity softball wins its home opener and tops Newfield in a 19-5 victory! They start the season 1-1 after last week’s loss at Maine-Endwell. Ithaca earned the victory with a powerful offense by scoring 19 runs off 14 hits. They return home for a game against Horseheads next Tuesday at the IHS softball field.

Nine acts from the Ithaca area will play at three venues in Collegetown in the first Electric Avenue Music Festival this Saturday, to benefit Loaves & Fishes of Tompkins County. The show is from noon-4pm and it’s taking place at the Loft at the Carriage House Cafe, Loco Cantina, and WVBR’s studios, all on Stewart Avenue.

Ithaca High School students were told to “shelter in place” after what sounded like a traffic accident turned out to be police serving a search warrant by stopping a driver on Route 13.

And Ithaca has a fantastic selection of brunch spots every week, but a few Sundays a year, some of our favorite restaurants and hotels go all out. Lots of hotels and restaurants in the area are doing it up for Easter Brunch this weekend. Check 14850.com for all the details.

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Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes” comes to the Ithaca High School stage this weekend, with three performances on Friday night, Saturday night, and Sunday afternoon!

Press Bay Alley hosted one of their occasional holiday farmers markets on Thursday, and you can see some of the same farmers at the Ithaca Farmers Market on Saturday to stock up for Passover and Easter feasts.

An inch or so of rain through Friday morning isn’t a huge amount of rain, but the heavy rainfall in the area combined with the mass of melting snow from a few weeks ago means we could have localized flooding in Ithaca and Central New York.

The GrassRoots Festival has a limited time offer where a thousand bucks gets you backstage access for life at any GrassRoots Festival you attend. No, that doesn’t include lifetime admission — but it does include ten full weekend passes.

And Triphammer Wines & Spirits is celebrating their 76th anniversary this Saturday with storewide tastings of wines and liquors plus tastings from Ithaca Coffee Company next door.

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Here’s the Ithaca Minute for April 4th!

A man who told police he’d been stabbed on the Ithaca Commons late Friday night flagged down an ambulance in the west end for help, according to the Ithaca Police Department.

Sunny Days of Ithaca, a locally owned, locally focused shop on the corner of Green and Cayuga Streets in Downtown Ithaca, celebrate their third anniversary this month.

The Tompkins County Health Department says they’re looking for a dog that bit a person last Sunday evening in Collegetown, to make sure the dog doesn’t have a rabies infection. the dog is described as a young, brown, male dog accompanied by an adult male owner. Please call the Health Department at 274-6688 if you know the dog.

Cinemapolis is teaming up with Ithaca College’s Project Look Sharp for a one-night-only showing of the classic movie of George Orwell’s “1984.” There’ll be an interactive discussion led by IC’s Project Look Sharp directors, “about education, critical thinking and media literacy in the age of “Fake News.”

And the City of Ithaca has over three dozen cars and trucks for sale this week pursuant to New York State’s “abandoned vehicles” law, with auctions at three towing lots this Wednesday.

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Here’s the Ithaca Minute for March 31st!

The X Ambassadors and The Roots will headline a festival this September at Stewart Park… the Cayuga Sound Festival is being curated by the X Ambassadors, a band with Ithaca roots, and produced by Dan Smalls Presents. Acts include Tei Shi, Sammus, Izzy True, and local faves Stone Cold Miracle, and there will also be local food, beer, and wine for sale. Tickets go on sale at 10am Friday the 31st at cayugasoundfestival.com.

Cornell University’s graduate students voted earlier this week on whether to unionize, but the vote is too close to call. Cornell’s grad school dean says there are 81 unresolved ballots, which is larger than the margin between 919 no votes and 856 yes votes. They expect the ballot review will be finished within a month.

Learn about agriculture and its importance to Ithaca’s economy as the free annual AgStravaganza event moves to the Ithaca Commons this Saturday!

The Ithaca Farmers Market returns outdoors to Steamboat Landing this Saturday. Saturday hours are 9am-3pm through October, and Sunday hours run May through November. Upcoming performer highlights at the farmers market include the Yamatai Japanese drumming group on April 15 and the Big Red Marching Band on April 22.

And imagine you’re a patient and you’ve authorized a $120 charge on your credit card, but Cayuga Medical Center charged you $12,338 instead. Now imagine they won’t return your calls. That’s what happened to one local patient.

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Ithaca College and their contingent faculty reached an agreement late Sunday night, the X Ambassadors are hosting a music festival in Ithaca this fall, the Homecoming Players have one show left tonight, and there’s a gathering in memory of John Martin on Monday afternoon.