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Attention Groton shoppers: There’s a new gift shop in town
For decades, Groton’s Main Street was home to Brittany Station, where shoppers from the community and miles around would come to find unique gifts, cards and more. Many have mourned its loss since it recently closed its doors, but thanks to Hannah Botsford, that void will soon be filled!
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Pawz and Purrz Helps Senior Pets and Older Adults Find Companionship
(WENY) — Every Monday morning on WENY’s Good Morning Twin Tiers, our team introduces you to a four-legged friend looking for their fur-ever home. But sometimes, the perfect companion isn’t a puppy or kitten. Pawz and Purrz Animal Rescue offers a program called “Seniors for Seniors,” which...
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Corning’s New Winter Farmers Market Opens at Bridge to Hope Center
CORNING, N.Y. (WENY) — A new indoor winter farmers market opened Thursday at the Bridge to Hope Center on Bridge Street in Corning, bringing many of the same local vendors from the summer market into the colder months. The market builds on the summer farmers market in Centerway Square....
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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
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Cornell Daily Sun
VINK | Get Starbucks Actually Off Campus
If you frequent the vending machines across campus or tend to grab a drink from the fridges in our eateries, chances are you’ve recently grabbed a Frappucino. Maybe you didn’t give it a second thought. But did you know Cornell is in violation of its own policy to stop selling Starbucks products?