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Iconic Laf-A-Lot reopens on Loon Lake after massive rebuild in Wayland
Everyone is smiling again at the Laf-A-Lot. An iconic Steuben County lakeside bar and restaurant reopened recently after a complete rebuild by its new owners. The Laf -A-Lot on Loon Lake is "pouring beers once again," Chuck Cavallaro posted Nov. 2 on the "What's going on around Wayland" Facebook page. The bar's signature cocktail, the Blue Whale, is presumably being mixed and poured again, too. The Laf-A-Lot had been closed since December 2025. Former owners Ed and Paula Kauffman sold the 100 Laf A Lot Road business to Chuck Cavallaro and his wife, Joanne Cavallaro, in March 2026. The couple, along with family members and even many of Cavallaros' neighbors on Loon Lake, immediately got to work restoring the existing bar and restaurant. “The next day (after the sale closed) I was at the bar with a crowbar and a hammer, and we started taking stuff apart," Chuck Cavallaro, a semi-retired medical doctor, told The Evening Tribune last spring. The old bar and restaurant was essentially stripped down to its studs and rebuilt, with the old floor and roof replaced, a new bar installed and a larger kitchen with updated equipment constructed. The Cavallaros documented nearly every step in the
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Elmira hosts vehicle auction online until late November
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – According to a release, the City of Elmira is hosting an online vehicle auction until Late November. Using an online auction site, the Elmira Police Department will be auctioning vehicles that are now in the possession of the Elmira PD. The bidding went live on Tuesday, Nov. 10 and will close […]
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Elmira Begins Fall Leaf Pickup ahead of Holidays
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) — Fall leaf pickup begins Monday, Nov. 9, in the City of Elmira, with collection expected to continue through Dec. 22. Residents are asked to rake leaves between the curb and sidewalk, or as close to the curb as possible in areas without sidewalks. City officials...
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Schools and offices closed, but regular recycling and bus schedules for Veterans Day
There are Veterans Day events scheduled around Ithaca and Tompkins County, on and around Veterans Day itself, which is Wednesday, November 11. Public schools, banks, and municipal offices are mostly closed on Tuesday. TCAT bus service and Tompkins County curbside recycling pickup will operate on their regular schedules. [...]
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City of Ithaca, TCAT Relocate East Seneca Street Bus Stops
Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT) and the City of Ithaca have agreed on intercity and East Seneca Street bus route changes, which went into effect on Nov. 9. According to a press release from the City of Ithaca, the route changes are meant to help with traffic congestion and alleviate issues that downtown businesses have been reporting since the closure of the Seneca Street Parking Garage. The press release said the agreement with TCAT was made after speaking to downtown businesses for several weeks.