Blog
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 Burn Your Bridge Street
Ok, Corning, let's lace up?the honesty shoes for a minute: if you primarily hang out on Market Street to do your shopping, your eating and drinking, or your casual strolling, then you probably carry some dissenting views about Bridge Street... downtown Corning's...
Hokey Pokey’s Knows …
Hokey Pokey?s has been a Corning tradition since the late 1980s. If you?ve been there this summer, you?ve noticed they?ve added a new twist that?s neither chocolate nor vanilla. All summer long Lorraine and Randy Stanton are dressing in 50s garb and piping classic...
The Flower Lady and Her American Bouquet
Her name is Christina, but you probably know her as ?The Flower Lady.? Every Thursday, The Flower Lady pulls her little brown truck into Riverfront Park and sets up her tent and sells bucket upon bucket of her famous seasonal bouquets during the Gaffer District?s...
Hidden Corning
We're debuting a series of posts that will take a look above, below, around, and behind the things you see in Corning everyday. ?Hidden Corning will reveal details and stories about?interesting features of the City and its environs that are not exactly in plain...
We’ve Found Your Fourth of July Fireworks
It’s that time of the year again. There’s an entire weekend ahead of us for grilling out, setting up yard games and enjoying whatever cold beverages you choose to enjoy on a summer’s day, all while celebrating the 239th anniversary of the founding of the United States...
Exhibit A: Not Your Mother’s Art Gallery
There's some artwork in Corning right now that is worth seeing; and I'm not talking about the new wing at CMOG. Ann Welles is the owner of Exhibit A on Market Street and I've known for many years about her eye for unique, poignant artwork and upcoming artists. This...