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Animal Adventure’s announces beginning of winter season
HARPURSVILLSE, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – Animal Adventure’s Jungle Bells and its indoor zoo experience to open for the season. The indoor zoo experience allows visitors to view the animals after hours, and even some special interactive encounters with certain animals. Registration is required for visitors. Jungle Bells is a walk-through holiday light show through the zoo. […]
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Friends of the Vestal Carousel to hold spaghetti dinner
VESTAL, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – The Friends of the Vestal Carousel non-profit is going to have a spaghetti dinner to raise money for a carousel project. The new carousel in Vestal will be Broome County’s seventh one. The spaghetti dinner will take place on Nov. 14. from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Alongside dinner the event […]
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“IT: Welcome to Derry” season 2 in talks to film in Owego
OWEGO, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) -Halloween is behind us, but Owego may have reason to continue celebrating classic horror. The story exploring the origins of one of Stephen Kings most sinister characters could be coming to Owego. According to Experience Tioga it looks like locations scouts of the HBO prequel “It: Welcome to Derry” may be considering […]
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Off the Easel: Apalachin Artist Rachel Consolazio Creates Pattern-Inspired Ceramic Art
Rachel Consolazio is a ceramic artist and watercolor painter. Surprisingly, these two very different disciplines complement each other perfectly. Although Consolazio’s primary focus is ceramics, her paintings provide the genesis for the designs adorning her pottery surfaces. “My illustrated ceramic pieces celebrate my love of color, pattern and the...
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Adam Weitsman plans new restaurant at former Metro's in Tioga County
On a late October day, the former Metro's Restaurant and Bar just outside Owego stands empty, engulfed by a backdrop of seemingly endless red, yellow and orange leaves that mark a classic Southern Tier fall. The restaurant on state Route 96, which closed in 2025, had been a mainstay for decades. For one local resident, seeing the empty eatery — a landmark of his childhood — languish was unacceptable. In September, Adam Weitsman, owner of Upstate Shredding - Weitsman Recycling, acquired the property, and he plans to bring the location back to life with a new restaurant. The cuisine will change — Weitsman said the new restaurant likely won't serve Italian fare — but the site's iconic mini golf course will be renovated and reopened to the public. Local entrepreneur to open new restaurant at former Metro's site According to Weitsman, keeping the location active and present is critical for the Owego community, which he said looked to Metro’s as a go-to for special events, birthdays and affordable weeknight meals. "I've been going to Metro's since I was a kid here, and it's still really close to where I work in Owego," said Weitsman. "When it came up, I thought