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Remembering 'Rebel Rouser' rock icon Duane Eddy, dead at 86
Duane Eddy was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 on the strength of a career he launched in 1958 with the million-selling instrumental “Rebel Rouser.”. The most commercially successful instrumental artist in the history of rock 'n' roll, the Grammy-winning guitarist died peacefully on April 30, surrounded by family members in Franklin, Tennessee.
Elmira 'Garage' transformed into breakfast, lunch spot. What's next for Davis St. eatery
Garbage plates today, pizza tomorrow – the menu continues to evolve at The Garage at Rye, a spinoff located just across the courtyard from its popular forebear, Rye Bar and Restaurant. The new Elmira eatery at 357 Davis St. debuted on Valentine’s Day and has been steadily refreshing its...
New indoor play café to celebrate opening on Wednesday
Correction: A previous version of this story stated that the open house was a public event, but the event has reached capacity and will not be open to members of the public. The story has been corrected. HORSEHEADS, N.Y. (WETM) – An open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony will be taking place tomorrow evening to celebrate […]
Mountain Home, May 2024
“Blown Away” by David Higgins. Janusz Poźniak settles his family in Corning after glass TV stardom. This issue also includes Pulling Strings in Williamsport; Nothing There Is That Doesn't Love a People Wall; Drink, Drink, Drink, Goes the Trolley around Seneca Lake. You can see the whole issue...
Bampa’s House raises money through unique spring fashion show
HORSEHEADS, N.Y. (WETM) — Appleridge Senior Living hosted its second spring fashion show to raise money for Bampa’s House. Some of the people who modeled in the show were a mix of residents from Appleridge and models from the clothing store Lucky-U. One of the models was 88-year-old Bette Hartley, who said, “It’s something I had […]
A café where the “fixin’s” are the menu
The community room at the Montour Falls Fire Company hummed with hope and ingenuity Saturday, April 20, as people entered carrying some of their favorite battered, much-loved and broken belongings to a group of volunteer expert fixers. The workers sat at tables around the room’s perimeter, waiting for a chance to restore these treasured items to life.
Elmira Heights business collects donations for kitten season
ELMIRA HEIGHTS, N.Y. (WETM) — A business in Elmira Heights is collecting items to help the SPCA handle kitten season. Compliance Solutions is holding a kitten drive for the Chemung County SPCA during the entire month of May. People can drop kitten supplies off at Compliance Solutions, located at 2110 College Ave., between 8:30 a.m. […]
The People Wall—Annotated
When pedestrians go past the Corning Civic Center, one of the first things they’ll notice are the larger-than-life photographs. They fill three floors of City Hall. The photos are old—vintage, maybe, or retro. The clothing and hair styles are right out of the 1970s. There are businesspeople and local leaders in three-piece suits, others in bell-bottoms. Grocers, police officers, fire fighters, and a garbage collector line the walls. In his outstretched arms, one man holds his pet boa constrictor. There are many pictures of smiling kids at play.
WMC North Jazzes Up Downtown
“We like to be a nook, a hideaway,” Kaylen Knox says from behind the counter where he shakes a French martini into existence. WMC North opened in August of 2022 at 223 West Water Street in Elmira. The name is a nod to the Williamsburg Music Center, a black-owned jazz venue in Brooklyn founded in 1981 by Gerry Eastman that fosters diversity in both clientele and music.
Mornings on the go: Jennifer Sekella
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – Jennifer Sekella is a local artist. She has been involved with art since she was a child. After College she eventually went on to become an English teacher but has continued to practice her love of art. “Switching over to something that was more my...
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