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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.
Halloween on Market Street: The Best of the Best
If there are two things we love here at Urban Corning, it's our downtown and anytime the community comes together to celebrate something. And, it's even better when?the two coincide. The same was true this Saturday, when hundreds of families made their way down Market...
Oak’s Will Drown Your Sports Sorrows
In the month of October, there is a disproportionate amount of sports-related depression* in the air.?This season is called "fall" because that's probably what your favorite team has done or is about to do before the month is up. The "big?four" major leagues are now...
Is Market Street Living for You?
I?ve lived on Market Street?for more than 15 years, so I'm a go-to guy when people want to know, ?what?s it like??? It's not perfect, but for me there?s nowhere else in town that really comes close. ?When I moved here in 1997 there were roughly a dozen low to mid-end...
Corning Incorporated gets a high-five for supporting the arts
Yesterday in New York City, Corning, Inc. was recognized at a nation-wide gala for its?exceptional involvement with the arts that enrich the workplace, education, and community. The Business Committee for the Arts (BCA), part of Americans for the Arts, recognizes ten...
Why We Love The Wineglass
Look, we’ve heard it all before: “I didn’t know my street was going to be closed… There are little paper cups all over my front yard… I had to leave for work fifteen minutes earlier than normal.” And, our personal favorite, “How am I supposed to get to Wegmans?!” We...
The Kitten That Brought Market Street to Its Knees
A?stray kitten spent a weekend car hopping throughout Corning. ?"Lily" has since found her forever home (presumably being kept as an indoor cat). ?We?were on the scene two Sundays ago when Lily was extracted from her last?automotive?shelter?- as were quite a...