by Sean Lukasik | Nov 5, 2019 | Community Giving, Local News
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...
by Sean Lukasik | Oct 18, 2019 | Best of Corning
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...
by Sean Lukasik | Oct 9, 2019 | Local Arts, People of Corning, Urban Arts Crawl
Adam and Eve painted in red wine on cotton fabric, life-sized, no fig leaf censorship. Their bodies accentuated with gold acrylic, contoured with multiple shades of a Spanish Grenache-Syrah blend. First, exhibited in the bright sanctuary of the First Congregational...
by Amelia Harnas | Mar 5, 2019 | Area Fun!, Best of Corning, Food & Drink
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...
by Amelia Harnas | Feb 1, 2019 | People of Corning
A year ago, while I was apartment sitting in Brooklyn, pretending to be a city person, I was supposed to write a simple blog post about the Bare Bones Caf? and instead ended up drafting a personal manifesto declaring my love and loyalty for my hometown. It was...
by Amelia Harnas | Jan 23, 2019 | Area Fun!, Local Arts
I?m sure you?ve all come across those personality quizzes or Facebook memes about whether you?re an introvert or extrovert. In spite of all the fancy neuroscience and Myers-Briggs alphabet soup, perhaps all you need is a major winter storm. Let?s be honest:...
by Logan Sweet | Sep 27, 2018 | Area Fun!
This weekend, there’s a lot to be excited for in the Crystal City. With the Wineglass Marathon returning, the town will be buzzing with activity. Runners from all around the word will embark on our little city, which embraces the event each year. Restaurants...
by Logan Sweet | Sep 21, 2018 | Area Fun!
Harvest is here. And no, we’re not talking about grapes – although the annual Finger Lakes Wine Country harvest is in full swing. The harvest we’re talking about is HARVEST, a one-day seasonal celebration hosted in the heart of Downtown Corning. The...
