by Maria Strinni | Feb 16, 2015 | Area Fun!, Corning Museum of Glass
I?ve lived in the greater Elmira/Corning area for nearly 16 years; 10 of those years as a parent. And I just did something here that I?ve never done before. I spent an afternoon with my family at the Corning Museum of Glass. Now, we?ve been?there a million times, of...
by Dave Rochelle | Feb 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
The upside to always having a few empty storefronts in a commercial area like Corning’s Gaffer District, is that they provide places for fresh new businesses to go. ?We’ve seen several great places open in recent months – some that filled specific...
by Sean Lukasik | Jan 26, 2015 | Best of Corning, Food & Drink, Top Posts, Unique Area Businesses
It was a?few years ago on a Friday evening when I learned a valuable lesson about trust. I was driving to New York City to see Harper Blynn and traffic started piling up?outside the Lincoln Tunnel. Conceding that my pre-show plans were ruined, I decided to let the...
by Dave Rochelle | Dec 30, 2014 | Area Fun!, Food & Drink, Misc, Uncategorized
If you don’t already have plans for New Year’s Eve, and are wondering what your options are, Urban Corning is here to help. ?We’ve rounded up your various early, late, and next-day options for ringing in 2015 Cystal City-style. First things...
by Maria Strinni | Dec 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
If you?re reading this at the time of original posting, you still have time to jump on the train by heading down to The Rockwell Museum for a community showing of The Polar Express at 6 p.m. tonight. The event is free for kids and teens, with accompanying adults...
by Dave Rochelle | Dec 10, 2014 | Best of Corning, Community Voices, Uncategorized
Last week two Corning men proved anyone has the power to make someone’s day,?building?community in the process. Since it’s averaged over 1000 views per day (after debuting on December 4th), chances are you’ve already seen this video? but if not, take...
by Sean Lukasik | Dec 5, 2014 | Area Fun!, Best of Corning
I grew up in Buffalo. [You have to know that right away?for 2 reasons: the first is that I’m about to share some thoughts on?an outdoor event in Winter and my perspective (of snowfall, cold temperatures, etc.) may be different from yours; the second is that...
by Maria Strinni | Oct 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
Pardon me a minute while I wax rhapsodic about foliage ? October is the best time to be alive in New York. Flawless blue skies. That thick, low fog that floods the valleys and obscures the mountain tops. (I?m from the Midwest- yes, those are mountains.) Crisp...
