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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.
My New Year Yoga Resolution with Crystal Heart
When it comes to New Year's resolutions, it seems like there are two schools of thought: 1) don't make resolutions, they're too contrived; and 2) the gym membership, bullet journal, diet plan, and meditation classes begin Thursday. I fall into the latter group of...
Three New Businesses in time for Small Business Saturday
It's that time of year when I have to debate whether I want to walk to Market Street Coffee & Tea or Soul Full Cup depending on how far away I am and how much I want my face to hurt from the cold. That lovely nip in the air means Thanksgiving is right around the...
FLX Gives: The Southern Finger Lakes Gets a Day of Giving
My dog has a wide range of talents she may choose to display if she feels like it. Tonight, she doesn't feel like it. Instead, she's staring at me from her favorite spot next to the fireplace, satisfied that she decimated a brand new toy in record time. As she lays...
The Days of Incandescence Are Upon Us
The City of Corning, and the company known today as Corning Incorporated, played an integral role in the distribution of light bulbs all around the world. Sometime between 1879 and 1880, Thomas Edison sent a representative to Corning; he needed to enlist the glass...
Amelia’s Final Wine Stains are Sacred and Profane
“The Merism” is the final wine stain artwork by Amelia Harnas, and it’s meant to encourage more questions than answers.
#ExploreCorning Week + Cabin Fever
Whether you?ve lived here all your life or you moved here just yesterday, the Gaffer District is encouraging all of us to #ExploreCorning this week. Even the seasoned townies among us haven?t done or seen everything that Corning has to offer. So, we simply had to join...