Here’s the Ithaca Minute for August 21st!

The Stewart Avenue bridge and Lincoln Street are two of several road closures to be aware of, and there’s a full list at 14850.com.

With several detours and extra-heavy traffic, and many drivers who aren’t familiar with our roads, please be especially patient and cautious as you drive around Ithaca. Use your turn signals well in advance. Expect drivers to slow or stop suddenly as they look for their destinations. And, yes, don’t be too surprised if someone turns the wrong way down a one-way street.

Radio personalities from local station Z95.5 will be at several giveaway events this week, offering free backpacks stuffed with school supplies to school-age kids, with help from Walmart, Fidelis Care, and CFCU Community Credit Union. Giveaways this week are at Guthrie in Ithaca, CFCU in Cortland, and Hickey’s Music.

And there are gatherings in Ithaca to enjoy the 70% solar eclipse we’ll get here this afternoon, at Cornell’s Fuertes Observatory, Stewart Park, Dewitt Park, and the Sciencenter. Don’t look directly at the sun without proper eye protection!

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