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This is where we share updates, events, news, and mostly our unfiltered opinions about the people, places, and things in Corning. Read on.
The Urban Corning Podcast – School’s Out For Summer
Last week, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced schools will be closed for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year. Just like that, seniors found out that their high school careers would be strangely and abruptly cut short, and districts across the State began preparing...
The Urban Corning Podcast – People in Your Neighborhood
This week, we have a message to share from Garret Callahan, Corning Wegmans Store Manager. We also have a very interesting conversation with Randi Hewit, President of the Community Foundation, touching on everything from human psychology to Top Gun. Please rate us in...
The Urban Corning Podcast – Updates from Seneca Lake
As we (very slowly) approach nicer weather, people would normally be spending more time on the Finger Lakes. However, Coronavirus has changed all that. In this episode, we hear from business owners on Seneca Lake about how they - and the entire industry - are changing...
The Urban Corning Podcast – New Projects
The Corning community is resilient and innovative, and in this episode we hear from three entrepreneurs that have figured out how to provide helpful services at an unprecedented time.Amelia Harnas was well on her way toward launching an events calendar for the...
The Urban Corning Podcast – Episode 2
This episode of The Urban Corning Podcast features community leaders. In the first part, we're joined by Corning's Mayor Bill Boland. Mayor Boland talked about the daily changes in city government and how he is personally dealing with the Covid-19 outbreak. The second...
The Urban Corning Podcast – Pilot Episode
The Urban Corning Podcast is now live! The pilot episode features interviews with the Town Pants co-lead Duane Keogh and C-PP Schools educator Mike Simons. We talk about music and how it's a little different right now in an isolated world. In the middle of this...