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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.
Don’t Miss Tonight’s 2300°. Just Don’t.
Tonight is 2300? at the Corning Museum of Glass. If you don't know what that means, you're probably not from Corning and you can stop reading this post; we won't hold it against you... for long. If you do live in Corning, you should definitely be there. 2300? is a...
From A Tiny House to The Big Screen: Corning’s Oscar Watch
When Corning builds their version of the "Welcome to Elmira" sign, featuring?all the stars who live here, Dan Driscoll is going to be front and center. You probably already recognize him from an episode of HGTV's "Tiny House Hunters," when Dan and his family moved...
What Makes Community: A Corning Outsider-Turned-Insider’s Perspective
Over the last several weeks, our Urban Corning team has had the pleasure of welcoming Victorian Strobel, a senior at Keuka College. She's had an opportunity to become more well versed with our Corning community, and we thought it would be a nice opportunity to gather...
This Art Idea is a Fine One
Owning?original works of fine art is out of reach for?many. ? As someone whose disposable income always seems to be trailing a step behind the prices of my favorite artists? works (I'm looking at you,?Martin Poole), I'm?fortunate to be related to one of them?(thanks...
What’s Going On?
What better way to celebrate the first weekend of the new year than with music? Whether you're hoping to start the year with a date night, plan to hit the town with friends or just want to grab a beer and listen to a local band, Corning's got you covered. Here's a...
Urban Corning’s Top 10 Posts of 2015
We'd like to start this post by saying, thank you. Thank you to all of our readers. Because of you, 2015 was one of Urban Corning's best years to date. In just 365 days we?got to learn more about some of the really amazing people that call Corning home, helped usher...





