by Myles Lasco | Feb 7, 2014 | Local News, Misc
Keep an eye on Women’s Bobsledding at the Winter Olympics, specifically Jamie Greubel. She is the niece of my coworker at RealtyUSA, Warren Radke. Warren watched Jamie compete this past December at the World Cup held in Lake Placid, where she placed second....
by Myles Lasco | Feb 6, 2014 | Food & Drink, Local News, Misc
Sorry if I’m overly exciting about this place, but it does happen to just be a couple doors down from my office; I hope to harass them often. I saw this sign today and thought I’d post it so that if any of my readers did happen to get a job, could you be...
by Myles Lasco | Feb 4, 2014 | Area Fun!, Unique Area Businesses
Funny you should ask! This list comes from the Gaffer District Business Association. If you know of any other February specials, please comment below! THE SITE CYBER BAR & GRILL Stop in today to get your lunch loyalty card. Purchase 10 lunches and get the 11th...
by Myles Lasco | Jan 27, 2014 | Food & Drink, Unique Area Businesses
If it were possible, I’d encourage any UrbanCorning reader with a tow truck to go to The Diner in Horseheads, steal it, and bring it to Corning. Sure, we have our own diners like Donna’s on Market St and Jelly Beans in Painted Post, but I can’t...
by Myles Lasco | Jan 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
I’m going to tell you something most other agents in Corning won’t: Don’t hire a real estate agent to sell your home without interviewing several for the job. Set up different times to have 2 – 3 agents give you their presentations. Every agent...
by Myles Lasco | Jan 20, 2014 | Local Arts
Have you seen these paintings? They are on the walls at Holme’s Plate. Some friends and I went there after CMoG’s 2300? and I overheard people talking about them, so I thought I’d give the artist a plug, because 1) He’s a blog fan and 2) I have...
by Myles Lasco | Jan 16, 2014 | Area Fun!, Local Arts
This past year I went to the local TEDx Conference, and one of the speakers was?Connie Sullivan-Blum with the ARTS Council of the Southern Tier Finger Lakes. Her talk, titled “Picking & Scrapping: The art of getting by” introduced me to something known...
by Myles Lasco | Jan 15, 2014 | Slide Show
One of my favorite winter hikes is along the Chemung River levee on the first warm(ish) day after a big freeze. The ice builds up along the river’s edge, and as the water recedes, leaves large chunks just sitting along the shore. You can walk the Levee from...
