Ithaca Times-October 5, 2022

Ithaca-Area Cannabis Dispensaries Likely By Year’s End

Could Be Source Of Significant Tax Revenue For Local Governments

By Matt Dougherty

Cannabis dispensaries will start opening in Tompkins County by the end of the year, according to a presentation titled “Get Ready Get Set: New York State’s Progress Towards Legalizing Cannabis” given at the New York State Association of Counties. And due to the tax structure of marijuana sales, these dispensaries could be a source of signicant funds for local governments.

Tompkins County Legislator Richard John, who attended the presentation, said that a particular area of concern that was raised during the presentation was about “sticker-stores.’’ John said that these “stores are selling a sticker, something of really no value at all, for a lot of money, and then gi ing marijuana....” He continued saying, “…a lot of people in the room spoke up saying there has not been an adequate response to that.”

e O ce of Cannabis Management (OCM) sent cease and desist letters to 52 businesses suspected of operating as “sticker-stores” in February and chose to publish the unredacted letters in July. e letters took a hard stance against sticker stores, stating that “illegal sales include the sale of cannabis products in-person at a retail location, online, via delivery, or at an event; and include so-called ‘gi ing.’”

 Llhuros Symposium Honoring

Local Artist — The Llhuros Project will hold an online symposium in honor of the 50th anniversary of the debut of artist and Cornell professor Norman Daly’s multimedia project “The Civilization of Llhuros.”

Daly created the project as a multimedia installation and exhibition composed of artifacts discovered from the titular ctional civilization along with an accompanying set of explanatory texts and commentary. First

However, as reported in multiple media outlets, at least one of the letters sent to a local business, e Lake Watch Inn, appeared to be riddled with errors and to mistakenly target the business.

John told the Legislature that he believes that tax fraud cases will start being brought against these “sticker-stores” because they’re selling cannabis without doing any kind of appropriate tax withholding.

e good news, according to John, is that “the tax structure for marijuana is di erent from typical sales: ere’s a direct

T AKE N OTE

shown at Cornell in 1972, it is now seen as one of the rst famous examples of both ctive art and archeological art. The exhibition has been shown all over the United States, as well as in France, Germany, and Turkey.

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Youth

Big Game Hunt This

Week — New York’s annual Youth Big Game Hunt occurs October 8 through 10, for 12- to 15-year-old hunters. This Youth Big Game Hunt takes place throughout the state, except in Su olk and Westchester counties and

sales tax and then an excise tax. It will likely lead to some signi cant money coming to the county and other local governments.”

Cannabis was o cially legalized in New York in Spring 2021 by former Governor Andrew Cuomo. But progress on opening retail locations has been slower than expected. However, an end to the limbo between legalizing recreational marijuana use and legalizing its sale seems to have nally been achieved.

THE WEB

bowhunting-only areas. Following legislation passed in 2021, 12- and 13-year-old hunters may hunt deer with a rearm during the youth hunt and other rearms seasons in upstate counties. During this special opportunity, licensed 12- to 15-year-olds may use a rearm to hunt big game while accompanied by an experienced, licensed adult hunter. All eligible junior hunters may take one deer of either sex and 14- and 15-year-olds may also take one bear.

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The first cannabis dispensary licenses will go to those who received a cannabis conviction. (Photo: Cannamarket)

IN UIRING

PHOTOGR PHER Q A

By Josh Baldo

Car Wash Project Becomes Contentious

Suggestions For South Titus Pedestrian Walkway Raise Issues

The proposed redevelopment of the former ai Cuisine location on South Meadow has hit a road block that led to a bumpy few moments at the September 27 meeting of the City’s Planning Board.

e project is modest by Ithaca’s current standards. e two buildings at 501-07 South Meadow Street have long been empty. Gary Sloan, a local business person, proposes demolishing the two structures and building a car wash, similar in design to his other car washes in the area. e lot is in a di cult location for easy South Meadow auto entrance and exit, as anyone who used to dine at ai Cuisine can attest. In order to resolve that issue, Sloan’s proposal suggests using the South Titus Avenue side of the property for vehicle entrance and exist.

Aesthetic upgrades have been made to the proposed building and landscaping,

though the board appears to want further upgrades, including more landscaping and changes to the color scheme.

e discussion became contentious when Board Chairman Robert Lewis raised the issue of the Southside Plan that calls for this section of South Titus Avenue to eventually become a pedestrian walkway. While noting that he’s not sure if that pedestrian walkway will ever happen, Lewis said “we have a legal obligation to take that neighborhood plan into account in our decision.”

He went on to say that the onus was on the proposed developer to come up with a

City Harbor Navigates Choppy Water

Kayak Ramp Plan Leaves Board Wanting More

The team behind the planned City Harbor Development (located adjacent to the new Guthrie facility on Pier Road) seemed to come to the recent meeting of the City Planning Board prepared to defend design choices they had made to the structures to keep the project economically viable. Instead, they found themselves spending time defending their plans for one of the project’s amenities: a kayak ramp.

Steve Hugo of HOLT Architects went into considerable detail regarding the architectural updates, based on the quickly increasing costs of materials and in ationary pressures. A top-level set back, which is no longer mandated but which was originally included in the plans, has been removed and changes have been made to the roof design, all in an e ort to keep the project nancially feasible, he said. e board seemed satis ed with what they saw regarding those revisions.

However the plans for the development’s kayak ramp raised concerns both

for their lack of detail and the ramp’s aesthetics.

While Whitham Planning and Design landscape architect Yifei Fan noted that the ramp was designed to National Park guidelines, Director of Planning, Building and Economic Development Lisa Nicholas explained that the Board needed to see more detailed renderings of how the kayak

solution that takes the potential creation of a pedestrian walkway into account. Sloan appeared exasperated, saying that his proposal was an improvement on the abandoned buildings currently at the location, and implied that if his plan wasn’t acceptable the site could remain abandoned for years to come.

Whatever happens with this particular proposal it is clear that development of a long-abandoned property at a prominent Ithaca intersection may be di cult until some clarity is provided regarding the City’s plan for closing that section of South Titus Street to auto tra c.

launch area would look in the context of the rest of the development.

Planning Board Chair Robert Lewis and board member Daniel Correa both expressed disappointment with the design of the current kayak plans, saying they wanted to see something that better matched the rest of the project’s design. e development team, perhaps relieved that the focus was now on the ramp rather than the roof, agreed to return to the next month’s meeting with more fully realized and aesthetically pleasing kayak plans.

Kray H.

“Ruby Frost from 2017—they smell

The Board said the rendering of the planed kayak ramp lacked the kind of detail they need to see. (Photo: Provided)

The Planning Board has concerns with the landscaping and color scheme of this latest iteration of the proposed car wash. (Photo: John Snyder Architects, PLLC)

Lansing Detox Center Set For January Opening

Will Not Be Providing Methadone Or Supervising Injections

By Matt Dougherty

The Executive Director of the Tompkins County Alcohol & and Drug Council (ADC), Angela Sullivan, announced that the detox center in the Village of Lansing will open its doors to the public in January 2023.

Residents who are against opening the detox center say that allowing open access to medication assisted treatment is dangerous because it encourages drug use in the community. However, unlike Ithaca’s Cayuga Addiction Recovery Services, the Lansing ADC detox center will not be a provider of methadone.

According to Sullivan, “we are not a provider of methadone, but we can continue someone on methadone if they come to us with methadone.” All other types of medication assisted treatment will be available at the facility.

Sullivan responded to concerns about the facility saying, “I think there’s been some talk about this open access being supervised injection, that is not the case. It is all about getting people connected to the treatment and recovery continuum.”

e Tompkins County ADC has been working to open its detox center in Lansing since they received approval on a full planning grant in 2015, but the COVID-19 outbreak and zoning issues have slowed

the progression of the project and it is just now entering its nal phase.

Sullivan told the Tompkins County Legislature, “things have actually been going really well. You hear about supply chain things and cost things but it has actually gone really well. It is on schedule and on budget and we look to take possession back from the general contractor in mid-December, if not sooner, and then hopefully begin programming in January.” However, Sullivan continued saying, “Of course, what keeps me up at night now is sta ng.”

e detox center will have 40 beds and be openly accessible to the public. Since it will be designated as an “open access” detox center it will provide individuals in need with 24/7 walk-in access to resources without requiring them to make an appointment. According to Sullivan, “however you get to us, you can come to us, and it doesn’t have to be during normal business hours.” she continued saying, “if you hit your low, or your point of motivation that you want to get treatment hits at 2 a.m. on a Saturday, then you can come to us at 2 a.m. on a Saturday.”

Sullivan says that coming to the detox center doesn’t always mean getting treatment. It could mean that somebody comes in and wants a Narcan kit or needs information about di erent outpatient programs in the area. She continued saying, “Basically, open access would only be licensed for people with substance use disorders or people seeking information or services for that. So it’s essentially a piece of an outpatient program.” e detox center would also specialize in “medically supervised withdrawal” and stabilization.

e facility is being created with the intent that anybody can come in and the sta will be able to direct them to whatever the right services are – whether it’s detox and stabilization, or if they simply want to go upstairs and use one of the

beds. According to Sullivan, food, clothing, showers and temporary shelter will be provided to individuals at the detox center for “anything shy of 24 hours.”

In response to a question about whether or not the detox center expects to ll all 40 beds, Sullivan told the public safety committee, “we’re not going to start on day one with 40 because that would just be too much. But we will be doing intakes and I expect it to be full.” She continued saying, “last I looked we were sending around 200 people out of the County a year so I just can’t see a way that those beds will stay empty for very long, especially because this is regional.”

Sullivan told the Tompkins County public safety committee that the detox center will be looking to hire between 35 and 40 sta members, ranging from clinical social workers, case counselor aids, to additional medical sta like RN’s, NP’s, LPN’s and PA’s. According to Sullivan, “there will be a lot of technical expertise on site.”

It remains uncertain how sta contracts will be managed. However, Sullivan has said that “we would either share sta ng contracts, or the County could contract with ADC for [about] six hours of an NP’s time, or something like that.”

In addition to providing a wide array of treatment opportunities, the detox center will also serve as a vital source of information for individuals and families in need.

Sullivan has said that the bulk of the funding will be paid through insurance like Medicaid or third-party payers. In addition, the detox center is de cit funded through New York State so it has to break even.

According to Sullivan, “It has been a long haul to get the services that our community needs. We have needed to complete the continuum of care in this community.”

UPS DOWNS&

Ups

To the Greater Ithaca Art Trail which is once again giving everyone a chance to visit more than 50 artists’ studios around the County on October 8, 9, 15, and 16. There are no fees and no appointments, just don’t show up before 11 or after 5… even artists have to sleep.

Downs

To Ithaca gas prices. We consistently pay more at the pump than any of our neighboring counties. According to the AAA’s latest gures Tompkins average price per gallon was $3.747 while Cortland’s was the lowest in the state at $3.331. Yes, we’re centrally isolated, but this feels like price gouging.

HEARD SEEN&

Heard

Maria Fernanda Diez, born in Ithaca, who has returned many times, including to perform last year at the Hangar, has a new podcast with iHeart Radio. One of the eight winners nationwide in the NextUp iHeart Initiative, the show is called “When You’re Invisible.” It’s Diez’s “love letter to the working class and folks who are invisible in society.”

Seen

CU Assistant Professor Sam Wang did us proud with his performance on Jeopardy on September 28. Though he nished third, that Final Jeopardy question was absurdly tough. We don’t think Wang will need to leave academia to pursue the career dream he revealed on the show: truck driver.

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The Detox Center will not be providing methadone or injection supervision. (Photo: File)

According to Sullivan it has been a long haul to complete the continuum of care in the community. (Photo: File)

The Ides Of October

By Charley Githler

My instincts tell me the time might be ripe for a new movie set in ancient Rome. We haven’t had a decent Rome picture since probably Gladiator. Here’s an excerpt from a screenplay I’m working on. Hoping to interest some enterprising lm students at IC, so if you know anyone....

Scene: e date is October 15, 475 A.D. Two citizens have been granted an audience with ACTING CAESAR ROMULUS AUGUSTUS in the courtyard of the Forum Romanum, downtown ancient Rome. Everyone’s in togas and it’s all very historically accurate, with mosaics, statues, and whatnot.

CITIZEN 1: (bowing extravagantly) Hail, Oh Most Divine Acting Caesar! Might we have a word with thee on a matter of importance to Rome?

AUGUSTUS: Hail, citizens. Please. Your problems are your Acting Emperor’s.

CITIZEN 2: It’s the Barbarians, Great One. It’s getting worse by the week. Just since the Ides of Aprilis there have been

three chariot drive-by spearings. Dagger attacks occur daily. Dwellings are being pillaged. And some of them are leadaddled, with skin of a pallid hue, and seek alms with excessive vigor.

AUGUSTUS: Tut, tut, citizens. Top committees of senators labor even as we speak on the Reimagining Imperial Legions Collaborative. By Jupiter, a more expansive, inclusive and e ective Legion shall emerge! Someday! Hearken to their debate in yonder chamber.

(Sounds of dithering emanate from a nearby portico.)

CITIZEN 2: It is certainly a long overdue reform, Your Most Exalted Serene Highness. But, and I must stress that this is in no way a re ection on Your Fullness, it seems like the committees are untroubled by a sense of urgency. ey’re planning to discuss, and gather something called “input” for years to come, with a ponderousness that is most vexing. Is there not some in uence you might exert?

AUGUSTUS: ese things take time, citizens. Did His Imperial Majesty the Emperor Nero allow himself to be rushed into hasty action? Ha! I should think not. It would be unseemly.

CITIZEN 1: Most recently, there’s an encampment of Ostrogoths on the banks of the Tiber, within the very walls of the city! Consul Flattus’ courtyard has been entered several times. My own domicile as well. I’m sure you’ve heard about the spice merchant in the Market of Trajan. Should we not do something? I mean, er, Your Magni cence...Sire.

AUGUSTUS: Ostrogoths, you say? Have you brought this to the attention of Brunneis, Tribune of the Plebes?

CITIZEN 2: We did, Oh, Imposing One. She issued a proclamation that the senate ‘heard our concerns and was working to get our community safe for all’ (using air quotes).

AUGUSTUS: Citizens, I saw a mouse with white feet at the vomitorium this morning, which clearly means that we ought not act with undue alacrity. It is well known that we ignore omens at our peril, so we shall wait and see. Sometimes problems just have a way of working themselves out.... ( e citizens look at each other and shrug, and we ash forward to a scene of Barbarians ransacking the city on August 28, 476 A.D.)

What is Community Healing?

By Monalita Smiley

In response to the work of Reimagining Public Safety people are asking, “what is community healing?” You would almost certainly answer the question di erently than your neighbor, and that’s what makes it equally di cult and necessary to answer.

For the purposes of Reimagining Public Safety, healing should result in a more trusting relationship between police o cers and community members, especially community members of color.

Healing looks like listening to and acknowledging the traumas of Black and brown people in Tompkins County who experience policing and the criminal justice system more frequently and more harshly than our white neighbors. It looks like taking action to make sure those people feel heard and building trust that those terrible outcomes won’t persist.

CANNABIS DISPENSARIES

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In July 2021, OCM voted to approve regulations detailing the approval process for the rst conditional adult-use retail dispensary licenses and the application form itself. In a press release, Chair of the OCM’s Cannabis Control Board, Tremaine Wright said, New York is “on track to have the rst sales before the end of 2022.”

As promised, the rst batch of licenses will go to “justice involved” applicants. is term describes people that received a cannabis conviction or have been a ected by a family member’s cannabis-related o ense. Applicants must also meet certain criteria related to owning and controlling a business or nonpro t.

With these guidelines in place, “New York’s rst legal adult-use retail dispensaries will be operated by those most impacted by the enforcement of the prohibition of cannabis and who also have strong business backgrounds,” stated the OCM press release.

It looks like engaging police o cers to hear and acknowledge the traumas of others, and to share their own experiences because their profession and its role in society is being called into question.

Healing is coming to terms with our privileges and prejudices and addressing them in a way that rights for past wrongs while building a foundation for communication and trust in the future.

Prepare to be uncomfortable in order to heal. is work will challenge us in ways we can’t expect. We need to be able to hear hard truths and perspectives we haven’t considered before.

I have faith that we will heal the traumas and divisions in our community. It will take patience, listening, and grace – it will also take time. Healing will not be a document that’s put on a shelf and there will be no report card or due dates. e outcomes of healing will show up in moments of community building and when we can act on what we learned when we listened to one another.

Monalita Smiley is project director of the Community Justice Center

SPORTS A Unique Pedigree

By Steve Lawrence

Iam o en asked why I don’t write more o en about the Yankees, the Giants, or the Bills. I reply that I will do so if there is a local angle I can bring to the story—like the fact that Ithaca College grad Tim Locastro is playing for the Yankees—but if there is no such connection, it’s not really good story fodder for a local paper.

It so happens that one of this week’s biggest national sports stories does have a local angle. Cornell grad and Big Red football standout J.C. Tretter is the President of the National Football League Players Association and is thus front and center in the intense scrutiny surrounding the Miami Dolphins’ handling of the Tua Tagovailoa situation.

Tagovailoa, as many people are aware, drew the concern of the masses a week ago Sunday, when he was tackled by a Bu alo Bills defender and the back of his helmet hit the ground with considerable force. It didn’t look like a severe impact, but when Tua got up looking wobbly, then took three steps and fell down, he was quickly taken o the eld. I recall wondering how many games he would miss. He missed three plays, much to the surprise of many informed observers. e Dolphins and the NFL insisted all concussion protocols had been followed.

Four days later, Tagovailoa trotted out with his teammates in a ursday night game against the Bengals and was once again slammed to the turf. He did not have an opportunity to get up and fall back down, as he instead lay on the ground, convulsing, his ngers clenched as if he had lost all control of his motor functions. He was carried o on a stretcher. As I watched, I was reminded of the lyrics to a Bill Withers song: “You just keep on using me...until you use me up.” ( at said, I o er full disclosure that I am not a neuroscientist, but that was a very disturbing spectacle.)

Tretter—a recent NFL retiree who was dra ed by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL Dra —was recently re-elected to serve as the NFLPA’s President. He was quoted as saying, “We are all outraged by what we have seen the last several days and scared for the safety of one of our brothers. What everyone saw both Sunday and last night were ‘no-go’ symptoms within our concussion protocols.

“We need to gure out how and why the decisions were made last Sunday to allow a player with a ‘no-go’ symptom back on the eld.”

I asked a friend of mine about Tretter’s ascension to the President of the NFLPA, and Buck Briggs said, “J.C. brings a very unique pedigree and skill-set to the position.”

Briggs (Cornell class of ‘76, Georgetown University Law Center, class of ‘82) brings an insider’s perspective to the conversation, given he was in-house counsel for the NFLPA in the 1980s before moving over to the other side, so to speak, and becoming the NFL’s Vice President for Arbitration and Litigation. Having seen the interaction between the league and the NFLPA from both sides, when asked how Tretter could be in the position as a recent retiree, he said, “J.C. was elected while still active, and he will be able to nish out his term.” Briggs added, “Tretter is seen as a very smart individual, and he’s highly respected, and very in uential. He has a degree from Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, and that is part of a very unique skill set.” According to Briggs, other NFLPA Presidents have “used the position as a very important stepping stone,” o ering as an example Gene Upshaw’s journey from NFLPA President to Executive Director. Buck also said, “ e concussion issue has been a very important topic of conversation between the Players Association and the NFL, and there is sure to be a serious investigation. ere will be much more to follow.”

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I am adding this, because I do not know when—or if—I will be able to so again: e Big Red, the Bombers, Bills, the Giants and the Jets all won last weekend.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Support for Yearwood & Rosario

In three di erent segments, I have lived in Ithaca for 30 years. When I returned to Ithaca nine years ago, I was disheartened to nd that community policing, with o cers walking the neighborhoods, had ended, and that a SWAT truck had been put into action. So with great hope, I have watched Eric Rosario and Karen Yearwood lead Ithaca’s Reimagining Public Safety Working Group. As a member of the Tompkins County Human Rights Commission, I have had the opportunity to meet with them and have my questions answered fully and honestly. I continue to be impressed by their hard work, their clear and detailed report, their e orts to include all sectors of our community in shaping our future , and for their deep concern for the safety of all.

Ruth Yarrow, Ithaca

Iam writing to lend my support and admiration for both Karen Yearwood and Eric Rosario. I have known them and worked with them both for many years. I rst met Karen when she was hired as Director of e Village at Ithaca. Eric and I met 10 years before that. When I heard that they were stepping up to lead the community discussions on the Reimagining Safety project, I couldn’t think of anyone more quali ed. ey have earned the trust and respect of so many in our community because of their dedication to social justice and to improving the lives of children and families. ey are also exceptionally good listeners, who absorb di erent views with a calm, a rming way. We are fortunate that they live here and agreed to work with the City on this important, challenging, plan to improve public safety.

Je Furman, Ithaca

Ijust read the article titled “Two at Center of Ethics Investigation Deny Wrongdoing.” I write this letter as a resident of the city and as one who has known Eric Rosario and Karen Yearwood, the two at the center of the ethics investigation, for many years. I was very excited when Eric and Karen were selected to lead

the Reimagining Working Group. I could not think of any two people more ethical, honorable, and capable to lead the e ort. To anyone who knows Eric and Karen the accusations levied against them seemed absurd; an obvious political attempt to delay and derail the e orts to reimagine law enforcement. While the obstructionists search for mouse bones in the chicken soup, the residents of Tompkins County must continue to demand courage from their elected o cials to face the demands of the time and implement the changes that will lead to a more sensible and just system of policing for our community. Eric and Karen will continue to have my support. We are all lucky to have them and for their willingness to step up to serve.

Fernando de Aragon, Ithaca

Dismayed By Invitation To Yellow Deli

Iwould like to express my dismay and bring awareness to the fact that [the Downtown Ithaca Alliance] invited e Yellow Deli (Twelve Tribes) to be on the list of food vendors for Apple Fest. As you have published, the Twelve Tribes have been investigated for child labor, ties to domestic terrorism, and are known to accost members of our community in order to recruit them. ey don’t use their place of business on the Commons to do so, although they do come up to people on the street. is is not a secret. Despite their history of antisemitism, homophobia, transphobia, racism, misogyny etc., DIA responded to my DM asking for an explanation as to why they are openly invited to an event that draws crowds from all over the region with a back-pocket stock response about being “inclusive” and “work with all of our property owners and businesses, regardless of religious a liation or other de ning characteristics.” I found this o ensive if just simply because they are hiding behind the word “inclusive” while allowing a society that is historically homogenous and intolerant to hold space in a major city event. When will we call it what it is? A cult. It’s one thing for the Yellow Deli to just be open on the Commons during Apple Fest, it is wholly another for DIA to align themselves in this way. I’m tired of this rhetoric that Ithaca is so learned and “woke” when I continually see leaders tip-toe around issues that are very much clear cut. We either continue to let the Twelve Tribes openly harass people, and in fact, give them permission to do so, or we actually live up to our word and make Ithaca a safe space for people of all colors, religions, genders, sexualities, abilities, and renounce anything that threatens that progress.

Sophie Israelsohn, Ithaca

NFL Players Association President J.C. Tretter during his playing days at Cornell. (Photo: Provided)

10% IN COUNTY ARE FOOD INSECURE

County Considers What To Do About It

By Matt Dougherty

Following in the footsteps of hundreds of communities across the U.S. and around the world, the Food Policy Council (FPC) of Tompkins County has united with more than 50 businesses and organizations, and more than 2,000 residents to identify opportunities for making the local food system more sustainable.

e FPC’s published materials explain that “a food system is many things, but ultimately, it’s the path food travels to get to you and me. It’s the web of activities, resources, and people involved along the way.” It continues saying, “Our food system includes how we produce, supply, consume, and dispose of food in Tompkins County. A thriving local food system provides eq-

uitable access to healthy food for all people, economic opportunities for businesses and individuals, and supports ecological and climate resilience through healthy soil, air, and water.”

According to the FPC, the pandemic revealed long standing structural inequities and vulnerabilities in the Tompkins County food system. Over the last two years, the group has put together a plan to address those issues to be more prepared for future shocks to the food system.

e FPC initiated the community food system planning process with funding and support provided by the Tompkins County Planning, Development & Environmental Quality Committee, the Tompkins County Legislature, the Community Foundation of Tompkins County, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, and Tompkins County Recycling and Materials Management.

A er two years of planning, the group announced their plan to create a more sustainable food system in Tompkins County during their Food System Summit event that took place at Stewart Park on September 27. e event was organized by Community Food System Plan Coordinator, Katie Hallas.

Hallas recently told e Ithaca Times “the event was intended to share more about the food system plan and invite folks to look at ways to join that e ort and to think about our roles in the food system as interconnected and interdependent.”

According to Hallas, “the plan is raised around three big directions. Building resilience, cultivating equity and economic opportunity, and promoting human and ecosystem health.” She continued saying,

“within those, there are nine goals. ose goals aim to ght climate change, to grow our ability and capacity to produce more food locally, and to build stronger support and systems within our food system.”

Another of those goals is doubling local food production. Hallas says that doubling local food production “is obviously a very huge target.” She knows that these are aspirational goals, but says they’re intended to get the community thinking about what it would really take to strengthen the local food system.

She continued saying, “there are other goals as well around radically reduc-

ing food insecurity, growing opportunities in the food system, protecting natural resources, expanding recovery, and integrating more nutritional support throughout the community.”

Hallas says that some weaknesses that have been identi ed in the local food system throughout the planning process range from agricultural, environmental, and labor issues to food access and insecurity.

According to Hallas, “We’ve been working to address challenges in the entire food system from agriculture and production to processing, transportation and manufac-

Community Food System Plan Coordinator Katie Hallas says around 11,000 County residents are experiencing food insecurity. (Photo: Steve Cukrov)

Hallas says weaknesses that have been identified in the local food system include agricultural, environmental, and labor issues, and food access and insecurity. (Photo: Cornell Cooperative Extension)

turing — to food access and security, food retail environments, personal consumption and health, and even food waste recovery.”

Hallas told the Times, “we have more food insecurity in this community than anyone is comfortable with. It uctuates up here, but it’s something around 11,000 residents experiencing insecurity,” She continued saying, “it’s not that we don’t have resources and services, it’s that many people who could utilize them are not…whether it’s utilizing pantries and other free and low-cost food options or utilizing programs like SNAP and WIC.”

While both SNAP and WIC are federally funded health and nutrition programs to help low-income families and their children, they are di erent.

SNAP is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. It provides a monthly dollar amount on a preloaded Electronic Bene ts Transfer (EBT) card which can be used, like a debit card or credit card, to buy food for individuals and their family. A pre-determined amount is loaded onto the EBT card based the individual’s or family’s household income.

WIC is the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. WIC does not provide a dollar amount to buy food items. e program offers nutrition education, breastfeeding support and referrals and selected food based on its nutritional value, USDA standards, and the individual’s situation. For example, food provided may be di erent if the recipient is a pregnant, breastfeeding, postpartum, an infant, or a child. Individuals receive a WIC card which can be used like a

debit card or credit card to obtain quali ed products.

SNAP is dramatically underutilized in Tompkins County, said Hallas. e Executive Summary of the Tompkins County Food System Plan explains that of the

“Tompkins residents who are eligible for SNAP, only 30–40% are enrolled.” It continues saying that neither SNAP nor WIC cover all food costs and the enrollment process and eligibility are challenging to navigate. For example, “one-third of food insecure residents earn too much to qualify for public food assistance programs yet struggle to stretch a limited food budget.”

e Food System Plan also explains that another weakness in the local food system is that large food businesses that operate in the County won’t share data or provide transparency about their operations here. As a result, the public doesn’t know how many food dollars leave the County or where the large distributors are sourcing from. is reliance on multinational supply chains creates more vulnerabilities in the local food retail environment.

Additionally, Hallas says that “land access is a really huge challenge in terms of a high cost of land making the barriers to entry for beginning farmers really high. If you don’t have some sort of existing wealth or capital assets, it’s really hard to get into it.”

As a result, larger farms that are contributing to the local economy, but not necessarily growing food for people who live in the community, are purchasing land once owned by smaller local farmers that contributed more to the local food system.

Hallas also said that “the average age of farmers in New York is 55 years old and

there’s not always someone in the family who’s ready to take over the farm. Sometimes those farms get lost to development.” She continued saying, “there’s de nitely important work to be done to help connect that land to people who want to farm it.”

According to the Food System Plan, it’s clearer than ever that the current structure of the food system is unsustainable. It’s characterized by extreme climate events, racial and economic injustices, environmental destruction, increasing food insecurity, geopolitical instability, supply chain vulnerabilities and worsening public health outcomes. As a result, the FPC says that “the time to transform our food system is now.”

e FPC says that “Changes must be made locally so that we can participate more fully in regional food systems to reduce our reliance on the global food system and reimagine a local food system that sustains people and the planet.” ey continue saying that “Climate change, equity and community food security are three of the most signi cant and interconnected challenges we are prioritizing in this work.”

Hallas told e Ithaca Times that the FPC is introducing a community food system pledge and is inviting community members to sign on to show support for the goals outlined in the Food System Plan.

e pledge can be found at https://www. tompkinsfoodfuture.org/pledge.

Small local farmers, who produce for the local community, are too often being replaced by larger operations that don’t necessarily produce for local consumption.

(Photo: GroundPicture)

The FPC describes a food system as “how we produce, supply, consume, and dispose of food.” (Photo: Alexander Raths)

Bangladeshi Prints Recall Postwar Era

By Arthur Whitman

This fall, the Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell is exhibiting a print portfolio entitled “Line of Ascent” in an exhibition of the same name. Featuring etchings—one each—by twenty veteran Bangladeshi artists, the set dates to 2011, when Studio Shunno, in the capital Dhaka, extended its invitation.

e show continues the Johnson’s ongoing commitment to presenting global modernist art at its most engaging.

e artists included here, born between the thirties and the sixties, include some of the South Asian nation’s best-known names. (Most are still alive and active today.) While visitors might expect the exotic, all of the work here adopts approaches drawn from European and EuropeanAmerican modernism. Second or third generation Bangladeshi modernists, the artists here have long embraced the challenge of incorporating personal and local content into their imported idiom.

Most of “Line” leans in either of two directions: a surrealist abstraction or

humanistic, narrative guration. For those familiar with recent Western art history, both approaches will recall the early postwar era—more so than the postmodern, global “contemporary” art of today.

An aspiration to study and work abroad is a common thread connecting many of these artists. Based largely in Spain since the seventies, Monirul Islam (born 1943) is a noted innovator in intaglio printmaking. Recalling the con ation of the diagrammatic and expressionist found in American artists like Cy Twombly and Eva Hesse, “Cosmic Journey” o ers a rare burst of painterly multicolor.

Naima Haque (born 1953), one of several talented female artists here, contributes the playful “Point of View.” e piece is an overall dark green. A pair of comical wire-frame glasses oat above an abstract landscape of snaking lines, cartographiclooking shapes, and dusty textured tones. Also a poet and children’s book illustrator, Haque appears to be poking generous fun at the high modernist legacy.

Samarjit Roy Chowdhury (born 1937) is one of the oldest artists here. He o ers

one of the show’s most striking pieces, “Peacock at prey.” An aquatic dark blue monochrome, the piece presents a Kleelike juxtaposition of so ly geometric, faceted background and outlined, arabesque foreground gure—here a comically aggressive, dragon-like bird.

In contrast to the seemingly universalizing aspirations of the abstractionists, several of the more gurative printmakers here commemorate Bangladesh’s midcentury history of war and famine.

Both “Remembrance,” by Hamiduzzaman Khan (born 1946) and “Smriti Bijoy (Memories of Victory),” by Hashem Khan (born 1941) o er poignant, expressive recollections of Bangladesh’s 1971 war of independence from Pakistan. e former piece is particularly striking, with its two

parading, heroic gures in dynamic white lines, against a dark green background.

Taking inspiration from the style of pioneering Bangladeshi modernist Zainul Abedin (1917-1976), Ra qun Nabi (born 1943) presents “Goats.” Against a horizontalstriped background, suggesting the interior of a barn, a mother goat shelters her kid.

ick black lines give a cartoonish but disturbing presence to their emaciated bodies.

Kalidas Karmakar (1946-2019) is another legendary gure in Bangladeshi printmaking. Drawing inspiration from his time in Paris with the in uential British printmaker Stanley William Hayter, he is the founder of Cosmos-Atelier 71, a collaborative print studio in Dakha. Allud-

A detail from Kanak Chanpa Chakma’s “Music of Life” (Photo: Provided)

At a time in this country when votes are being questioned, when lawsuits are being fi led, and when communities are being divided, the Best of Ithaca awards remain the gold standard for electoral integrity. Proudly low tech, we guarantee that no foreign government or extremist organization tried to hack into our results. Consisting entirely of write-in choices, none of our winners are beholden to any party organization. e categories may vary a bit from year to year (and if you have any suggestions for new ones please reach out) but one thing is for certain: there has been no redistricting— genuine Ithaca Times readers think these are the best people, entertainments, eating and drinking spots, essentials, and places in .

By Mark Levine, Matt Dougherty, Andrew Sullivan,and Lyndsey Honor

BEST FINE DINING AND BEST DATE

NIGHT DINING: GOLA OSTERIA

Chef Sam Epps and his wife Kami Drake were raised in Ithaca and both began their restaurant careers at the much-missed Ithaca eatery e Coddington. After years of working in Italy, Manhattan, and Greenwich, at world famous restaurants like Babbo, they returned to Ithaca in  to open Gola Osteria, which offers a fresh spin on classic Italian dishes in

FOOD AND DRINK

the historic Quarry Arms Building. at fresh spin has been thrilling Ithacans for years and this year has led to their being named both Best Fine Dining and Best Date Night spot.

ey’re thrilled at winning two Best of Ithaca awards in  and attribute their success to the hard work of the staff on a daily basis.

ey’re thankful “for the family and loyal Gola customers who have supported them unconditionally.” While noting that Gola is “ever growing and evolving” they say that catering the many celebrations postponed due to COVID business is keeping them very busy.

BEST SANDWICH: GORGERS

Matthew and Barton Diamond’s emphasis on scratch made bread and an internationally themed menu with sandwich favorites from Philly to Asia with stops throughout the U.S. and Latin America have resulted in their winning this year’s award for the best place in Ithaca for a sandwich. is being Ithaca, it doesn’t hurt that they’re also dedicated to being a zero-waste facility.

BEST PIZZA: FRANCO’S PIZZA

West State Street may be seeing lots of development, but one thing that isn’t changing is Franco’s Pizza. It may be time to permanently name this award after the beloved pizzeria since this is the fi fth year in a row it has been won by Salvatore and Frank Evola’s popular eatery.

BEST PLACE FOR ICE CREAM: PURITY ICE

CREAM

Generations of Ithacans have turned to Purity whenever they’re in the mood for ice cream. As owner Kevin Sullivan explains, “Purity’s focus on quality and service has been the core of the business for more than 85 years. Our loyal customers can taste the difference in every bite.” Clearly, today’s generation of Ithacans feel the same as their ancestors, naming Purity the Best Place for Ice Cream in 2022. Sullivan explains that the iconic ice cream shop “takes great pride in making sure that our delicious ice cream brings smiles to faces for a long time to come.” Future plans include opening a second “scoop shop” window next year so they can cut down on the long lines.

BEST WINERY: SIX MILE CREEK

It’s not every city that has a winery in its midst. And what makes it even more special is that Six Mile Creek offers an exceptional repertoire in a setting that will remind you of Tuscany or Bordeaux. For the third year in a row Ithacans have shown their love for this little touch of Europe in Ithaca.

BEST BREAKFAST: LINCOLN ST DINER

The Lincoln Street Diner transcends its appearance as a traditional neighborhood spot and has become the breakfast destination

of choice for people from all over the City. Sure, you’ll see lots of people from Fall Creek walking over for breakfast, but you’ll also find folks coming from all over to look for a parking spot nearby so they come in for a classic diner breakfast. Congratulations to Ithaca’s “Little Hometown Diner.”

BEST CIDERY: SOUTH HILL CIDERY

If you’re going to single out one person who’s primarily responsible for Ithaca becoming the epicenter of the cider world, it would have to be Steve Selin of South Hill Cider. His bringing the same focus on terroir and varietals to cider as winemakers bring to their offerings has helped turn the Finger Lakes into the Napa Valley of the cider world. While the taste of South Hill’s offerings attracts many, you can’t discount Steve’s evangelical efforts on behalf of cider and the Finger Lakes as being an important factor in it being name Best Cidery by Ithaca Times readers in 2022.

BEST TO-GO EXPERIENCE: TASTE OF THAI EXPRESS

Since Taste of Thai Express opened back in 2003, Ying Balakula’s Meadow Street restaurant has carved out a top spot in Ithaca’s crowded collection of Asian dining spots. Winning the 2022 award for Best To-Go Experience is a special honor since take-out has been so important to everyone in the past couple of years.

For many Ithacans, a summer week—or any week—is not complete without at least one visit to Purity, winner of Best Place for Ice Cream, for a cone…with sprinkles. (Photo: Josh Baldo)

Steve Selin of South Hill Cider is a modern-day Johnny Appleseed, spreading the love of Finger Lakes cider around not just the state, but the whole country from this year’s Best Cidery. (Photo: Josh Baldo)

ENTERTAINMENTS

BEST LOCAL BAND AND BEST SOLO ARTIST: MADDY WALSH & THE BLIND SPOTS

Maddy Walsh said winning both the best local band and best solo artist awards “was a sweet and unexpected honor.” While she’s not a big believer in competition when it comes to music, she sees winning the awards this year as a special tribute. “The Blind Spots have been together a long time, and after the two plus years of a global pandemic that made it impossible to perform live, this award feels like a pat on the back from a very good friend saying, ‘way to stick it out guys.’” Walsh says she poured all her love for Ithaca into the song “Lighthouse” on her recent solo record and hope that shows everyone just how much she loves the place she calls home.

BEST THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE: NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812

Our own Barbara Adams took particular delight in Dave Malloy’s electropop opera that is adapted from a segment of Tolstoy’s “War and Peace”: “The large cast spills over the state, down the aisles, and through the audience… conveying a sense of life irrepressibly erupting.” Obviously audiences agreed, naming this summer’s outdoor Hangar performance the Best Theatrical Performance of 2022.

BEST LOCAL DJ: DAVE HARRINGTON (DJ DALE)

Harrington, known professionally as DJ Dale, would like to publicly thank all who voted for him. He says winning feels like a great honor, and he’d like to offer a promise in return: “I will continue to do my personal best to host fun nights of karaoke, trivia, and great entertainment.”

BEST MURAL: AIRWAYS MAZE BY MOLLY REAGAN AT THE SCIENCENTER

There are amazing murals all over Ithaca so it’s hard to single one out. But if you spend a few minutes in the Sciencenter and see how people, especially children, interact with Molly Reagan’s AirWays Maze mural, you’ll see why it was voted Best Mural for 2022. Once they engage with the work it’s hard to pull them away to see the rest of the exhibits. While she’s from Cortland, Molly Reagan can now be considered an honorary Ithacan.

BEST LOCAL BAND AND BEST SOLO ARTIST: Maddy Walsh & The Blind Spots

BEST MURAL:

AirWays Maze by Molly Reagan takes pride of place among the dozens of incredible murals adorning the interior and exterior of the Sciencenter, having won this year’s award for Best Mural. (Photo: Mark Levine)

Maddy Walsh & The Blind Spots, winners of Best Local Band and Best Solo Artist, are planning to ramp up their productions with more costumes, wilder jams, and more stage props that highlight their special sensibility. (Photo: Provided)

AirWays Maze by Molly Reagan at the Sciencenter

BEST LOCAL RADIO SHOW: ROCKIN’ REMNANTS ON WVBR

e Rockin’ Remnants team feels that winning this award affi rms that after four decades on WVBR-FM, Oldies continue to have broad appeal and that a team of dedicated and knowledgeable community DJs can work effectively with student station leaders to stand out year after year in a crowded radio-rich market.  e five hosts collectively note that they work hard week in and week out to curate engaging musical content and commentary, mixing big hits with B-sides and obscurities and listener requests. ey say they strive to highlight themes that underscore the variety and enduring vitality of the rock ‘n roll era.

BEST GALLERY: STATE OF THE ART GALLERY

e State of the Art Gallery is a cooperative fi ne art gallery that is honored to win this award, having served the Ithaca region for over  years with a broad range of visual art. e gallery shows vibrant new artwork each month and welcomes visitors to meet the artists on First Friday Gallery Night. According to Susan Larkin, a member of the cooperative, they’re looking forward to bringing “the community into our gallery with our Annual December Juried Exhibit and our Annual Juried Photography Show.”

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What is the best thing to do or place to go with a visitor?

Viva • Trails • Hiking, commons • Thompson and Bleecker • Cascadilla Gorge • Hike a gorge • Sailing on the lake • Check out gorges • Ithaca Falls • Restaurant Row Aurora Street • Treman State Park • Visit park • Hike the gorge trail • Museum of the Earth • Taughannock • Taughannock Falls • Ithaca's Farmers Market • Ithaca's Farmers Market • Ithaca Falls • Upper Treman • Farmer's Market Boat Tour • Ithaca Farmer's Market • Inside • Taughannock • Bobby Ts • Viva • Taughannock Overlook • Taughannock Falls • Johnson Museum • Gorge walking • Taughannock Falls • Taughannock State Park • Farmer's Market • Farmer's Market • Taughannock Falls • Hike in the woods • Cascadilla Gorge Trail • Stewart Park • Hiking at Watkins Glen State Park • Taughannock Falls • Seneca Wine Trail • Winery Tour • Farmers Market • Ithaca Falls • Gorges • Farmers Market • Cascadilla • Cornell Botanic Gardens • Gorges touring • Farmer's Market • Stewart Park • Steamboat Alley Farmer's Market • Farmer's Market • Visit wineries • Look at all waterfalls • Hiking the gorges and waterfalls • Taughannock Falls • Farmer’s Market • Sagan Walk • Taughannock Park • Waterfalls • Cornell • Fall Creek Gorge • CTB • Johnson Museum • Go for a hike • Taughannock Falls • Ithaca Gorges • State Parks • Cornell botanical gardens • See The Comb Down live • Cascadilla Gorge trail walk • Press Bay Alley • Movie at Cinemopolis • Dinner at the rook • Ithaca Farmers Market • K House Karaoke • Karaoke at k-house • Farmer’s Market • K House • Cascadilla Gorge • Cascadilla Gorge • Canoe on the lake • Walk the Wildflower Preserve • K House • Farmer’s Market • Cascadilla Gorge • Museum of Earth • Farmer’s Market • Sciencenter • Cornell Botanical Gardens • Sciencenter • Sciencenter • K-House! • Waterfalls • Karaoke at K House • Farmer’s Market • Commons • Farmers Market • Sciencenter • Human Ecology Fashion Shows • Winery • K House • Ithaca Falls • Hopshire • Cascadilla Gorge • Botanic gardens

What’s something every college student should experience in Ithaca before graduation?

Queer kissing • Getting off campus • Jumping in the lake • Cinemapolis popcorn • Staying sober on a weekend • The gorges • Swimming under a waterfall • Apple Festival • Cascadilla Gorge • See some magic • Swimming in a gorge • Stewart Park • Skinny Dipping • Swimming in gorges • Kumas • Shortstop • Concert @ Farmer’s Market • Farmer’s Market • Cascadilla Gorge • Poverty • Taughannock • Leave Ithaca • All the waterfalls • Circus truck • Volunteer community service. • Cross country skiing in the Cornell Arboretum • The State Parks • Local volunteering • Kitchen Theatre • The summer months • Staying over a summer • Community service! • Live theatre • Keeping ithaca clean • Hiking Treman • Pinesburger Challenge • Ithaca Fest • Farmers Market • Gola • The Commons • Kava • A scornful look from townies • Lynah Rink • Chanticleer • Ithaca Festival • A boat tour • Sunset at the Lake • Cayuga Lake wine trail • The Art Scene • Ithaca Fest • Farmers Market • Pinesburger • Smith Woods • A local government meeting • Volunteering • Hopshire Brewery • At least one festival on the commons • Boat tour from Farmer’s Market • Walk up Cascadilla Gorge trail • Climb the Chimes Tower at Cornell • Moonies • A Comb Down concert • Ithaca Commons • K House • Karaoke at K House!! • K Kouse • Debt relief • A 2-foot snow storm • Volunteering at Loaves and Fishes • A service industry position • Apple Fest • Watching sunsets from atop their respective hills. So beautiful. • K House • Downtown Businesses • A BBQ at Stewart Park playing can smash. • Grassroots • Mini-golf at the Sciencenter • K-House! • Treman Park • Karaoke at K House!!!!! • Apple Fest • Waterfalls • Grassroots Festival • Porchfest! • Farmers Market • K House • 2nd Dam • Volunteer • Taughannock

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BEST

DOG

GROOMER:

NO BARKS ABOUT IT

Being named Best Dog Groomer by the readers of the Ithaca Times means that No Barks About It has achieved their goal of “having a positive impact on the clients, their dogs and the community,” according to the Lansing shop’s Melissa Giannone. She credits the staff for their

award: “Our staff are so dedicated and believe so strongly in our mission of helping dogs and their owners and it shows in their work, every day. ey care about each do as though it’s their own.” No Barks About It is downsizing the training and day school portions of the business in order to expand the grooming salon so they can expand their hours and open up spaces for new clients.

BEST PHYSICAL

THERAPIST: CMC PHYSICAL THERAPY

Brian Lee, Director of Physical Therapy at Cayuga Medical Center attributes their winning the award to his team: “We have a great staff, some of whom have been with us for a long time and others who have just started, but all are committed to providing high-quality, evidence-informed therapy care to the communities we serve. We acknowledge that the region’s healthcare consumer has many choices about where to receive outpatient occupational, physical, and/or speech therapy, and are so pleased to be acknowledged in this way.”

BEST NONPROFIT: HOSPICARE

Sara Worden, the Director of Development and Community Relations at Hospicare says this year’s winner for Best Nonprofit continues to be “incredibly grateful to the community which so wholeheartedly supports compassionate end-of-life care and grief support programming in Tompkins County through the annual Women Swimmin’ event and this year’s award for being Ithaca’s best nonprofit. Everyone who contributed in some

way to [this award and Women Swimmin’] should feel incredibly proud.”

BEST NEW BUSINESS: LEV KITCHEN

Lev Kitchen on the Commons has added a new word to the Ithaca lexicon: malawach. While the new eatery focuses on deliciously combining that Yemeni flatbread with the foods of Israel, Lebanon and Syria—what used to be called the Levant—their social mission has also been an ingredient in their winning this year’s Best New Business award. Openly embracing transparency, exploring sustainability, and fighting to extinguish food insecurity, Lev Kitchen wraps mission and meals together in an especially Ithacan combination.

BEST NOT TO BE MISSED STUDENT EXPERIENCE: VOLUNTEERING IN THE COMMUNITY

When we asked readers for a not to be missed experience for students’ time in Ithaca, we received interesting answers, some of which can’t be printed in this newspaper. That said, the winning suggestion was that every student going to Cornell or Ithaca College

BEST NOT TO BE MISSED STUDENT EXPERIENCE: Volunteering in the community

Before leaving town, Ithaca Times readers thinks student residents should spend some time volunteering in the community. (Photo: Cornell University)

shouldn’t leave Ithaca without volunteering in the community. Ithaca is perhaps more diverse than the communities where some of our more affluent student residents originate. Volunteering here to help people in need may offer a more valuable education than any 100-level survey course.

BEST BARBERSHOP: FINE LINE BARBERSHOP

Repeat winner for Best Barbershop, Elvir Bahtic’s Fine Line combines the old school barbershop atmosphere so many of us love, with modern conveniences like online scheduling. In a town with no shortage of places to get your haircut, Fine Line continues to stand out from the crowd.

BEST CSA: FULL PLATE COLLECTIVE

Molly Flerlage, Coordinator of the Full Plate Collective CSA, says the group “wouldn’t be the same without this community that surround us.” She likes to think they were voted Best CSA because “we’re better together as a Collective. We have multiple farms worth of food, people and ideas, which helps us connect with members all across our community. Flerlage says that 2023, which will be the 19th year the Collective has been together, “will bring new crop plans and new ways and places to cultivate community.”

Assistant Spa Director Cassandra Jenis says it’s attention to detail that sets Rasa Spa apart, creates its soothing atmosphere, and led to its being named Best Spa. (Photo: Mark Levine)

BEST SPA: Rasa Spa

BEST NAIL SALON: MIRACLE NAILS

Miracle Nail & Spa offers over 20 services, including an array of manicures, pedicures, waxing options, and massages. They also offer 13 different combination treatments, giving you more than you bargained for at a lower cost (College students can get an additional 15% discount).

BEST SPA: RASA SPA

The moment you step off the elevator and enter Rasa Spa a calmness washes over you. Owner Rachel Hogancamp say all the credit for the award goes to “our talented service providers and guest services staff who are always looking for ways to improve the guest experience. Every detail is focused on creating a relaxing environment. “We take the time to understand and anticipate the needs of our guests and meet or exceed them to the best of our ability. It’s this focus on every element of the client experience that Hogancamp credits with their being named Best Spa in this year’s balloting.

BEST THRIFT STORE AND BEST PLACE FOR A BARGAIN: ITHACA REUSE

A repeat winner, and this year a doublewinner, Ithaca ReUse has carved out a special niche in Ithaca culture. It’s not just a place to shop for used items and a top donation location, it has also become a place to spend time just browsing, and lately, grab an outstanding taco. It has become one of the many things that makes Ithaca unique.

BEST

COUNSELING:

FAMILY & CHILDREN SERVICES

In the past two plus years lots of us have struggled emotionally. That’s why we’ve been so lucky to have Family & Children’s Service of Ithaca available to provide help to, not just families and children, but also to teens, students, adults, seniors and caregivers, and even businesses. This award represents the community’s way of giving thanks to an organization that helps us all get through some very trying times.

BEST FITNESS INSTRUCTOR: MARK KENJERSKA

When he’s not sitting behind a desk at the Community First Credit Union, Kenjerska’s helping people reach their personal goals at the gym. Winning Best Trainer helps him solidify the feeling that his effort week after week is paying off. “Consistency is key,” Kenjerska said. “Encouraging people, letting them know they can do it, and pushing them a bit outside their comfort zone is all it takes.” His inperson classes were supplemented by YouTube videos during the pandemic, endearing him to those who were stuck at home and needed encouragement to get off the couch.

BEST SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTIVIST: NIA NUNN

Dr. Nia Nunn, associate professor at Ithaca College and board member of the Southside Community Center was born and raised here and has now been honored two years in row by being named her hometown’s Best Social Justice Activist. This educator-performerscholar-artist-mother clearly engages people with her Black feminist approach.

BEST KEEPER OF LOCAL KNOWLEDGE: THE HISTORY CENTER

Okay, The History Center isn’t a single person, but Ithaca Times voters felt that collectively it deserves this award. Zoe Van Nostrand, the organization’s Marketing & Visitor Experience Coordinator, hopes the award encourages more people to visit the museum on the Commons and engage with the archives and research library. “Our staff sometimes joke that we are the ‘attic for the community’ where everyone’s memories and materials come to be stored for future generations.” The History Center is working on expanding the online HistoryForge project and coming up with new ways to provide access to all that interesting stuff stored in Ithaca’s attic.

BEST PHILANTHROPIST: JERRY DIETZ

For the second year in a row, Jerry Dietz has been singled out for his philanthropy in a community known for its giving spirit. “There are a lot of people doing wonderful things for our community—I’m proud to be considered amongst that group.” Dietz jokes that being recognized for good work “is like having someone tell you that there’s something stuck between your teeth. You appreciate that they took the time to tell you, but you’re a bit embarrassed just the same.” Dietz says that he’s currently very involved with the issues of homelessness and the impact of homeless encampments: “It’s my fervent hope that we can move to a much more humane approach on this issue.”

We don’t know any other banker who could win an award for Best Fitness Instructor. Mark Kenjerska is clearly unique. (Photo: Mark Levine)

From info about Ithaca’s silent film past, to our own World War I era biplane, The History Center is an extraordinary Keeper of Local Knowledge. (Photo: Provided)

BEST FITNESS INSTRUCTOR: Mark Kenjerska

BEST KEEPER OF LOCAL KNOWLEDGE: The History Center

BEST VISUAL ARTIST:

YEN OSPINA

Yen Ospina’s deco-inspired visuals continue to enthrall Ithacans, who have named her our Best Visual Artist for the second year. Ospina said she feels very lucky to have win this award. “I have been a full-time artist for the past year and have worked very hard in making this my life, so this is just a reminder that all my efforts are paying off.” Ospina combines her personal experience as a queer, ColombianAmerican woman with an aesthetic approach that is simultaneously inviting and mystical. She’s planning to start offering private lessons during the winter and start some new projects of her own that she’ll showcase in the spring.

BEST MASSAGE

THERAPIST: LORI YELENSKY

Yelensky has been a New York State licensed massage therapist since . She’s self-employed in the Ithaca area and continues to master her skills by studying under other practitioners, such as Somatic Experiencing International and Steve Terrel. Her practice brings specialized comfort to victims of trauma, which Yelensky fi nds to be rewarding. Each client is a new connection and a new life she can change for the better. Obviously she has done that so well that she was named Best Massage erapist in Ithaca in .

PLACES

BEST PLACE FOR A BIKE RIDE: BLACK DIAMOND TRAIL

Let’s be honest, sometimes you don’t want to struggle with a bike ride on Ithaca’s hills. Sure, what goes up must eventually go down, but a more level trip can give you chance to actually speak with your riding partners and pedal a bit less furiously. at’s especially true if you’re commuting to or from work. We think the Black Diamond Trail deserves this award just for providing a less challenging trip.

BEST PLACE TO MAKE FRIENDS AND BEST BARTENDER: K HOUSE KARAOKE LOUNGE & SUITES AND REED MIZENER

Alina Kim, owner of K-House, attributes being named a winner to the staff —known within as the “K-FAM”—but particularly to their bartender, Reed Mizener. “We have been hoping for a Best of Ithaca award since we opened in , so this is a huge milestone for us,” Kim said. “We generally only advertise through word of mouth and participation in community events, so this award really tells us that we’ve ‘made it.’”

BEST PLACE TO GO ON A RAINY DAY: CINEMAPOLIS

Cinemapolis specializes in showing independent, foreign, and locally-produced fi lms. But more than that, Cinemapolis is a community cultural institution where the art of fi lm is used to enrich people’s lives, grapple with and illuminate contemporary issues, and, of course, to entertain. roughout its moves from Fall Creek and Center Ithaca to its current Green Street location, and despite having had to endure COVID restrictions and construction obstacles, Ithaca’s only Downtown cinema has remained one of the City’s most beloved institutions. It’s a great place to go on almost any day, not just the rainy ones.

BEST PLACE FOR A PARTY: Stewart Park

BEST RUNNING TRAIL: SOUTH HILL RECREATION WAY

South Hill doesn’t always get its due, but this award is a well-deserved shout out. ere are lots of running trails in the area, but the South Hill Recreation Way offers vistas that have a special upstate New York charm, coupled with some truly inspiring murals. It’s a great place to escape real world concerns by taking an enchanting jog.

BEST DOG-FRIENDLY VENUE: ITHACA DOG PARK

How can you argue with naming the beloved Dog Park, best dog-friendly venue? If it didn’t win it would be a shock. Since it opened this has become the go-to place not just for doggie recreation, but for catching up with other dog owners, meeting new friends, or picking up puppy advice and guidance, not just poop.

BEST PLACE FOR A PARTY: STEWART PARK

Even with so many party places in the area it’s not a surprise that Stewart Park won this award. ere’s something undeniably magical about those lakeside weeping willows blowing in a soft breeze. Couple that with all sorts of recreational features and a convenient location, and you have a great place for a family reunion, a weekend cookout, or just an evening out with friends.

BEST PLACE FOR STARGAZING: MOUNT PLEASANT OBSERVATORY

How many small cities can you name that have two observatories that annually vie for best place for stargazing? e Mount Pleasant Observatory takes the honors this year, topping the Fuertes Observatory. Mount Pleasant may not have the patina of Fuertes, but we agree with readers: it’s more bucolic and isolated setting makes night skies seem more magical.

BEST PLACE TO GO ON A RAINY DAY:

Cinemapolis

BEST HIKE: BUTTERMILK STATE PARK

is award could just as easily go to any of our wonderful parks, recreation ways, or trails. But we like to think that Buttermilk won because you can extend a great gorge walk into a lovely pond path, then circle back and take a dip in swimming hole right by a waterfall.

BEST (LEGAL) SPOT TO SWIM: TREMAN STATE PARK

We may not have glorious beaches but we do have Treman where you can swim (legally) in a gorge fed by multiple waterfalls, and then dry off by lounging around and taking in spectacular views that led to people saying Ithaca is Gorges.

BEST PLACE TO BRING A VISITOR: ITHACA FARMERS MARKET

Every town these days has a farmers’ market. ere are even a number of them in the heart of Manhattan. What makes the Ithaca Farmers Market special, and the Best Place To Bring A Visitor, is its unique atmosphere. Combine the lakeside Steamboat Landing location with the distinctive assortment of vendors and you get something out of the ordinary. But what puts it over the top is that it is fi lled with Ithacans. And of course, there’s the annual Rutabaga Curl on that last market Saturday of the year.

BEST RUNNING TRAIL: South Hill Recreation Way

Best Of Ithaca Winners 2022

ENTERTAINMENT

Maddy Walsh & The Blind Spots

Best local band

Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Best theatre performance

Maddy Walsh & The Blind Spots

Best solo artist

Dave Harrington

Best local DJ

AirWays Maze by Molly Reagan at the Sciencenter

Best mural

State of the Art Gallery

Best gallery

Rockin’ Remnants on WVBR

Best local radio show

ESSENTIALS

Lev Kitchen

Best new business

Hospicare

Best non-profit organization

Full Plate Collective

Best C.S.A.

CMC Physical Therapy

Best physical therapist

Ithaca ReUse

Best thrift store

Rasa Spa

Best spa

No Barks About It

Best dog groomer

Family & Children Services

Best counseling

Fine Line Barbershop

Best barbershop

Miracle Nails

Best nail salon

Volunteering in the community

Every college student should experience in Ithaca before graduation

FOOD & DRINK

Franco’s Pizza

Best pizza

Gorgers

Best sandwich

Gola Osteria

Best fine dining

South Hill Cidery

Best cidery

Taste of Thai Express

Best to-go experience

Purity Ice Cream

Best place for ice cream

Six Mile Creek

Best winery

Lincoln Street Diner

Best breakfast

Gola Osteria

Best date night dining

PEOPLE

Mark Kenjerska

Best fitness instructor

Nia Nunn

Best social justice activist

Lori Yelensky

Best massage therapist

Yen Ospina

Best visual artist

Jerry Dietz

Best local philanthropist

The History Center

Best keeper of local knowledge

K House Karaoke Lounge & Suites and Reed Mizener

Best bartender

PLACES

Stewart Park

Best place for a party

K House Karaoke Lounge & Suites and Reed Mizener

Best place to make new friends

Black Diamond Trail

Best bike ride

Mount Pleasant Observatory

Best place for stargazing

Treman State Park

Best (legal) spot to swim

Buttermilk State Park

Best hike

South Hill Recreation Way

Best running trail

Ithaca Dog Park

Best dog friendly venue

Cinemapolis

Best place to go on a rainy day

Ithaca Farmers Market

Best thing to do or place to go with a visitor

Ithaca ReUse

Ithaca’s best bargain

MADIGAN AND PERA IN BACK TO BACK STAND-UP SHOWS AT STATE

By Bryan VanCampen

There’s a back-to-back comedy weekend coming up at the State. Kathleen Madigan brings her “Do You Have Any Ranch Tour” to Ithaca on Friday, October 7. And IC’s own Joe Pera brings his “Spring in the Midwest and Rustbelt Tour Pt. III: Fall Everywhere Else” to his old college town on Saturday, October 8.

It’s always a good time when Kathleen Madigan comes to town. She’s hilarious in the way your smart-ass friend from work is funny, and no matter what the topic is at hand, she’s sure to have something amusing to say about it. She spoke to the Ithaca Times about her pandemic experience and the story behind the title of her new tour.

IT: How was your COVID time?

KM: Well, I hate to say it because I have relatives that are nurses and teachers, and they had a terrible time…but I had a lovely time. [laughs] But you feel like an asshole sayin’ that, but I’d never been home that long since I was 22 years old, I guess. And being forced to, I was kinda like,

“Okay. Well.” I went and did outdoor activities, I went shin’ and gol n’ and, like, drove around to places I would never go, met my brother and sister at places, like outdoor stu . Golf mostly. I…I didn’t mind being o work. Ron White came out for a little while, he was like, [imitating White] “Isn’t it amazing how seamlessly we slipped into retirement?” All those people that say, “Oh, you’re gonna get bored”, I’m like, “Not yet.”

IT: I love it when people have titles on their tours, like “Do You Have Any Ranch?” Where did that come from?

KM: Oh, that was a long story about my sister droppin’ these teenagers o at my house.

ey’re not her teenagers [but] a friend of hers. I kinda know ‘em, but not really. And no matter what subjects I brought up to try to talk to them, all they would say is [a ected teen voice] “Do you have any Ranch?” I don’t know what was going on with the Ranch, but I’m like, “Uh, no. I don’t have any Ranch. Because I don’t have any salad.” ey just use it like we would use ketchup or mustard or something. And they’re skinny kids. I’m like, “How can they eat this much Ranch?” ey eat, like, a bottle a day. I’m like, “If I see it on cereal, you gotta leave.”

IT: [laughs]

KM: “If I see it on breakfast food, I’m out.” I get it, it’s good. But it just made me laugh. And then once you get into the Ranches…I said, “Oh, I’ll get you some.” I guess I never paid attention in a regular grocery store. ere’s like a million Ranches. ere’s not just a couple. Like, it’s an industry. [laughs] I’m like, why didn’t I buy stock in Ranch when I was 20? Nobody told me it was gonna be the next big thing since mayonnaise. It’s just silly and stupid, but to torture my sister, because she dropped them o here for two days, no matter what she says to me, I don’t care how serious it is, Dad had a stroke, I’m just like, “Do you have any Ranch?”

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I wish I could go back in time to when Joe Pera rst did stand-up as a lm student at Ithaca

College. Luckily, Pera kept getting onstage and telling jokes, and his comedic work in New York City landed him his own TV series “Joe Pera Talks With You,” which ran for three seasons from 2018 to 2022. If you want a sense of his particular brand of deadpan humor, he has a marvelous bit on “Late Night with Seth Myers,” where he announces that he is the next James Bond and shows clips from the next movie. (It’s on YouTube.) Joe Pera spoke to the Ithaca Times about his origin story and why he should be James Bond.

IT: To be honest, I didn’t know who you were when your show got added to the State’s schedule. How did you get here?

JP: Well, I started doing stand-up when I was at Ithaca College, and I kept doing it. I moved to New York a er I graduated and kept doin’ it, which led to a show on Adult Swim. It got canceled, so now I’ve got the opportunity to get back to stand-up and do some touring.

IT: It must be nice to be on this theater circuit.

JP: It’s very cool. I never thought I’d get to do the State eater. I’m very excited.

IT: When you were getting started, who made you laugh?

JP: I think at that moment I was starting, I mean, I always was a big comedy fan, growing up. But I think at that time, it was Christopher Guest lms I was watching a lot around that time, and then Zach Gali anakis, particularly his Comedy Central half-hour. at really inspired me. It made me realize that stand-up, you can really take it wherever you want it to go, as long as it’s funny.

IT: I watched your bit about being the new James Bond on “Late Night with Seth Myers”, and I gotta tell you, a er “No Time to Die,” frankly, I’d be up for that.

JP: ey tried to make him like a real person, and [laughs] it worked for a minute, but then they continued it too far. I don’t know. It’s hard to humanize a murderer. You can only go so far. And it doesn’t have to be three hours. When he had a kid, I was like, “I don’t care.” [laughs] I wanna see him run fast, and I wanna see some boats get blown up, and some good intro song, and that’s it.

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Kathleen Madigan hates to admit it, but she had a lovely time during COVID. (Photo: Luzena Adams)

When he was a student at IC Pera never dreamed he’d get to play the State Theater. (Photo: Provided)

Maru Ramen: Delicious Asian Fusion

By Henry Stark M

aru Ramen is a Korean restaurant specializing in Japanese food that originated in China, that fuses Asian cuisines on the west side of State Street in Ithaca. Its name can be translated to mean round wheat noodles in broth: the two basics of ramen. A er those two elements, the rest of ramen dishes are up to the improvisation of the chef. Dishes can include literally dozens of ingredients based on regional, and individual preferences.

e noodles, which originated in China, are almost always made of wheat. At Maru Ramen you can also order rice or yam noodles if you want gluten-free. ese noodles can be thin or thick, long or short, straight or ribbon-like. e broth is usually robust and made from chicken or pork stock and is cooked a long time under extreme heat to absorb as much avor as possible. Maru Ramen makes their own broths, including vegetable, which could stand alone as hearty soups.

e restaurant uses various toppings on their ramen including, among others, a slice of boiled egg, toasted sesame seeds, seaweed, ginger, and scallions.

eir ramen dishes range in price from $10.90-$14.00 and I have always taken at least half home with me. e Shitake

Mushroom dish is excellent. It’s vegetarian and is made with a vegetable broth with a soy sauce base and comes loaded with the mushrooms. Tonkotsu ramen is popular in Japan and here it’s served with a pork bone broth, dashi, (mixed hearty stocks forming the basis for various soups), and topped with chashu, (sliced pork tenderloin).

Besides ramen, the restaurant o ers several other major categories: Hirata Buns, Pho, and BiBimBop.

Hirata Buns are a Korean version of a small sandwich. Here they are o ered as one portion ($5.50) with a choice of four llings, or two portions, ($9.99). e buns are steamed and a bit “doughy.” I enjoy the Chicken Bun with Hoisin sauce. Some of the ingredients in the buns are repeated in the ramen main courses so you may not want to have so much pork, chicken, or shitake mushrooms in one sitting.

Pho is a Vietnamese noodle dish made with rice noodles (as opposed to wheat) and an herbal (rather than robust) broth. At Maru Ramen you’ll nd four of them ($12.50-$13.50) all mixed with bean sprouts, cilantro, very thinly chopped green onions, and part of a so -boiled egg.

ere’s a spicy seafood pho, and a beef pho, among others. e beef pho, “Bulgogi” is made with a light beef bone broth

Maru Ramen provides authentic Asian fare in a traditional setting. (Photo: Josh Baldo)

Model Citizens

By Bryan VanCampen

This week, I was con icted, wanting to review Olivia Wilde’s controversial new lm “Don’t Worry Darling” (Warner Bros. Pictures—New Line Cinema—Vertigo Entertainment, 2022, 123 min.) while also wanting this month’s four columns to be themed around Halloween and spooky cinema.

It so happens that “Don’t Worry Darling” feels like a great unmade “Twilight Zone” nightmare. It also has a lot on its mind about those who would make America great again, and what that means by moving us backward instead of forward. I think it’s one of the best and most provocative satirical lms out now, and it is terrifying.

Florence Pugh (“Black Widow”) and Harry Styles (“Dunkirk”) live with several other couples in what might be the rst ever gated community. Everything is provided, provided everyone stays put. e men zip o to work every morning in their cool retro cars while the women stay at home, cook and clean and make their men happy. e neighborhood is as 50’s stylized as the suburbs in Tim Burton’s “Edward Scissorhands” (1990) and it seems like a classic Ricky Nelson song is always about to play on the piped-in music. e men work for this guy named Frank (Chris Pine), who built the whole thing, but what the men are doing is not to be discussed. Rule #1 seems to be: Be loyal to Frank and don’t ask questions. Pugh disobeys that rule.

at’s all you’ll get from me regarding plot, but I was really taken by Wilde’s challenging and stimulating lm. Is it horror, science ction or social comment? When “Don’t Worry Darling” gets going, it feels like all three.

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Growing up, you were a “Munsters” kid or you were an “Addams Family” kid. I was a “Munsters” kid, drawn to its simple, elemental sitcom formula, much as “ e Flintstones” was “inspired” by “ e Honeymooners.” Plus, we didn’t get a color TV until the early 70’s, and I was heartbroken when I realized that “ e Munsters” was in black and white, and I’d never see a “Munsters” episode in color.

Rob Zombie’s “ e Munsters” (Netflix—Universal Pictures Home Entertainment—Universal 1440 Entertainment— Spookshow International Films, 2022, 110 min.) is a prequel that lls in the details that got the Munsters from Transylvania to living in the USA at 1313 Mockingbird Lane.

Trouble is, Rob Zombie has no talent for comedy. None. He’s trying to make a Tim Burton movie and manages a bad Tim Burton rip-o ; he’s going for “Beetlejuice” (1988) and ends up with “Mom and Dad Save the World” (1992). e musical score by Zeuss is the worst mickey-mousing oompah underscore I’ve had to endure since John Avildsen’s “Neighbors” (1981).

e music is constant and irritating, the worst instincts in “cartoon” scoring.

You can see glimmers of actual comedy in Je Daniel Phillips’ Herman Munster; Phillips does nail Fred Gwynne’s goofy

In “Don’t Worry Darling” Florence Pugh and Harry Styles are a “perfect” couple in what turns out to be a nightmare. (Photo: Provided)

Hound & Mare Reimagine Breakfast

By Alyssa Denger

There’s more than a nutritional reason for breakfast arguably being the most important meal of the day. If it’s nourishing, comforting and avorful, it can set a positive tone for your next 24 hours. e meals served at Hound and Mare add unprecedented pizzazz to any breakfast spread. ey elevate the concept of the breakfast sandwich with exciting toppings while still catering to the tastebuds of picky eaters.

With a matte black storefront, Hound and Mare sits within the hustle and bustle of the restaurant row on Aurora Street, just o the Commons. Decorated with stained glass windows and local art, it is a modern space tailored to a minimalist perspective. Customers can listen to soothing music while sipping one of the cafes’ specialty drinks, like a lavender latte, NY maple latte, or a basic drip co ee. e front counter is covered with freshly baked pastries and other tasty treats. Some of the standouts are the Oreo chocolate chip cookie, apple fritters, and the variety of brightly colored macaroons.

Fair warning: If you’re not a dainty nibbler of an eater make sure to grab a good number of napkins. e centerpiece of each of their signature sandwiches is an over-easy egg. Although delicious, these sandwiches are layered with ingredients that will most likely drip down your ngers. One of their most popular items, the Paci c, is layered with crispy kale, honeyinfused feta and a roasted tomato. Put all these ingredients between a sliced sesame bagel and you have a sandwich that packs a sweet bite with notes of umami. If you like to stay more on the savory side for breakfast, the Melrose is a fantastic option. With so caramelized onions, crunchy bacon and a cheddar cheese crisp on top, this egg-centric sammie provides complex textures with rich and lasting taste.

Other stars on the menu include the avocado toast and the Mar Vista burrito. With local sourdough as its foundation, the avocado toast is layered with tangy pickled red onions, tomato, and spicy Fresno chilis. If you want to elevate the avor of the toast you can add an egg on top, but it is delicious either way. e Mar Vista burrito was lled to the brim with every breakfast item you could possibly dream of. Packed with scrambled eggs, breakfast potatoes, salsa and black beans, this massive burrito will satisfy any appetite.

Hound and Mare was launched in 2019 by Tam and Christine Lam whose parents have made their mark on the Ithaca dining scene with Saigon Kitchen, located on West State Street. e Lam sisters have brought their own L.A.-inspired approach to the Ithaca food scene. Eclectic and stylish, Hound and Mare provides a varied menu with a unique array of avors not commonly found in other breakfast cafes, whimsical baked goods, and a quiet environment to enjoy it all in.

Hound & Mare, 118 N Aurora Street, (607) 319-4463, https://www.houndandmare.com/, is open Wednesday through Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Hound & Mare provides a varied menu with a unique array of flavors for a breakfast cafe. (Photo: Alyssa Denger)

and topped with thin slices of Korean marinated beef. When the beef is sliced this thin, it’s easy to overcook it…however, not here. I also noticed either crisp lettuce or cabbage. e price on the menu is $12.50, on my bill it was $12.95.

BiBimBop is Korean for “mixed rice.” It’s close to Pho but with a rice rather than noodle base. e rice is combined with lettuce, cucumber, a bit of shredded carrots, bean sprouts, and part of a so -boiled egg. e egg served with many of their dishes could have been a gently cooked hard-boiled egg or a boiled egg cooked beyond the point where the yolk runs.

e Shiitake Mushroom version, ($13.50) is one of three vegetarian o erings. It’s topped with a generous portion of thick slices of shiitake mushrooms, and in addition to the ingredients mentioned above, included some seaweed strips, and some thinly sliced cabbage. It’s easily a meal large enough for two, and maybe even three people.

e o ering of alcoholic beverages is limited: hot and cold sake, two Japanese beers and one Ithaca beer.

e restaurant is austerely traditional, with orange plastic hard back chairs, bare walls, and a loud, constantly blowing, noisy air conditioning unit and piped

in music. e kitchen intrudes into part of the dining area, and I always nd the restaurant noisy.

e Asian food served at Maru Ramen is authentic and beautifully prepared. Almost all the main courses are priced under $14.

Tidbit: ere is one, unisex toilet for about 60 diners and parking on the street can be di cult.

Maru Ramen, 512 W State Street, (607) 339-0329, https://www.maru-ramen.com, is open Monday through ursday and Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.

ing, in title, to the soil of his homeland, “Alluvial Face” portrays the face of an elderly, bearded man. Scrawled black lines, in a sort of modernist caricature style, are played o a rich ochre printed background.

e question of the derivativeness of recent non-Western art—made and exhibited in a colonial and postcolonial shadow—is distinctly fraught.

I am among those who believe, rather unfashionably, in the possibility

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of assessing the originality of artwork cross-culturally—even building a global cannon of great works. However, this is a challenging endeavor, to say the least, impossible on the basis of what is presented in this intriguing but modest exhibition. It is enough that the pieces here, diverse in style and content, make this viewer want to see and learn more.

“Line of Ascent” through October 16, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, 114 Central Avenue, (607) 255-6464, https://museum.cornell.edu, Tuesday through Sunday 10 a.m. through 5.p.m.

howl, but this reboot is DOA. ings get so dire that when Grandpa (Daniel Roebuck) watches “Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” on TV, you’d rather watch Abbott and Costello.

Recommended: “ e Woman King” at Regal Stadium 14, “Patton Oswalt: We All Scream” and “Nick Kroll: Little Big Boy” on Net ix.

RIP Henry Silva (“ e Tall T”, “Cinderfella”, “ e Manchurian Candidate”, “Amazon Women on the Moon”, “Above the Law”, “Dick Tracy”, “Ghost Dog: e Way of the Samurai”)

RIP Louise Fletcher (“ ieves Like Us”, “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”, “ e Cheap Detective”, “ e Lady in Red”, “Firestarter”, “Once Upon a Time in America”, “Invaders From Mars”, “Flowers in the Attic”, “Blue Steel”, “ e Player”, “On Deadly Ground”, “Virtuosity”, “Mulholland Falls”, “2 Days in the Valley”, “High School High”)

“Don’t Worry Darling” is playing at Cinemapolis and Regal Stadium 14. “ e Munsters” is on Net ix.

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Music

Bars/Bands/Clubs

10/6 Thursday

Sunny Weather | 5:30 p.m. | South Hill Cider, 550 Sandbank Road Toubab Krewe w/ Electrolyte | 7 p.m. | Deep Dive, 415 Old Taughannock Boulevard.

10/7 Friday

The Small Kings | 5 p.m. | Two Goats Brewing

Sim Redmond Band | 6 p.m. | South Hill Cider, 550 Sandbank Road

Friday Night Farm Jams: Major Keys | 6:30 p.m. | Finger Lakes Cider

10/8 Saturday

Annual Harvest Festival feat.

Delta Mike Shaw Band | 11 a.m. | Treleaven Wines, 658 Lake Road

Hot Dogs and Gin Duo | 1 p.m. | Buttonwood Grove Winery, 5986 State Route 89 | Free

10/9 Sunday

Live music feat. Sean Fried + Payton Bird | 11 a.m. | Treleaven Wines, 658 Lake Road

Music & Mimosas: Marc & Tom | Hosmer Winery | 1 p.m.

10/10 Monday

Jazz Monday with Dave Davies

RhythmMakers | 5:30 p.m. | South Hill Cider, 550 Sandbank Road

Concerts/Recitals

10/5 Wednesday

CSMA Recorder Ensemble | Community School of Music and Arts | 5:30 p.m.

Concert Band at Ford Hall | 8:15 p.m.| Ithaca College

10/6 Thursday

NYS Baroque Young Artists presents Hannah dePriest & Michael Pecak | 12:30 p.m. | Lincoln Hall B-20, Cornell University Campus, 256 Feeney Way, E Ave | Free

Wind Symphony at Ford Hall | 8:15 p.m. | Ithaca College

10/7 Friday

loadbang ensemble: CU Music | 7 p.m. | Barnes Hall, 129 Ho Plaza | Free Choral Concert at Ford Hall | 7 p.m.

10/8 Saturday

Elective Recital: Advika Balaji, piano at Nabenhauer Recital Room | 7 p.m.| Ithaca College

Langhorne Slim | 8 p.m. | Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd. Kittel & Co | 8 p.m. | Center for the Arts of Homer, 72 S Main St

Jazz Ensemble at Ford Hall | 8:15 p.m.| Ithaca College

10/9 Sunday

Symphony Orchestra at Ford Hall | 4 p.m.| Ithaca College

10/10 Monday

Wind Ensemble at Ford Hall | 8:15 p.m. | Ithaca College

10/11 Tuesday

Senior Recital: Alec Dorris, baritone at Ford Hall | 7 p.m.| Ithaca College

Cha Wa | 8 p.m. | Center for the Arts of Homer, 72 S Main St

Elective Recital: Timothy Coene, saxophone | 8:30 p.m. | Hockett Family Recital Hall, Gym Rd| Ithaca College

10/12 Wednesday

Midday Music for Organ: Anna Steppler, “London: a musical portrait.” | 12:30 p.m. | Sage Chapel, Ho Plaza | Free

Stage

Proof | 7:30 p.m., 10/6 Thursday | Cortland Repertory Theater, 24 Port Watson St. | A co-production with SUNY Cortland Performing Arts.

Kathleen Madigan: Do You Have Any Ranch | 8 p.m., 10/7 Friday | State Theatre of Ithaca, 107 West State St | | $34.75 - $59.75

Violet Moon Cabaret | 9:30 p.m., 10/7 Friday | Ithaca Community School of Music and Arts, 330 East State Street | Join Femme De Violette and her cast of positively divine performers. Life is a cabaret, old chum! You won’t want to miss this one-of-a-kind soiree, showcasing burlesque, drag, live musical performances, and remarkable debauchery. | $10.00$12.00

KATALYST - K-Pop Random Dance Play at Ithaca Commons - Trolly Circle | 3 p.m., 10/8 Saturday | KATALYST Dance crews rst ever Random Dance Play! Come join our busking in the Ithaca Commons right in front

of the Center of Ithaca building at 3:00pm!

Joe Pera Fall Standup Tour | 7 p.m., 10/8 Saturday | State Theatre of Ithaca, 107 West State St | Joe Pera is a standup comedian, writer, and lmmaker from Bu alo, NY now living in New York, NY. Joe is best known for his current Adult Swim series, ‘Joe Pera Talks With You.’ | $35.00

David Sedaris | 8 p.m., 10/9 Sunday

| Center for the Arts of Homer, 72 S Main St | David Sedaris is one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers. He is a master of satire and one of today’s most observant writers.

Art

2022 Cornell Biennial Ceaseless Waves at Sage Chapel | 7 p.m., 10/6 Thursday | Ceaseless Waves Visual | Auditory | Zine Ceaseless Waves

Ceaseless Waves is a night of sounding out poetry and otherwise possibilities.

October ‘22 Gallery Night @Grayhaven Motel! | 4 p.m., 10/7 Friday | Grayhaven Motel, 657 Elmira Rd | Join us for the opening reception for new works by Mauro Marinelli from 4-7pm on Friday, October 7th in our guest gallery lounge. | Free Gallery Night Ithaca at Downtown Ithaca | 10/7 Friday, around Downtown | First Friday Gallery Night is a monthly community celebration of the latest art showings taking place in and around Downtown Ithaca.

Greater Ithaca Art Trail - Two Open Studio Weekends at Artist Studios across Tompkins County, NY | 11 a.m., 10/8 Saturday | Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County, Center Ithaca Box 107, 171 East State St | Go on an adventure to local artist studios! Visit artists on two Greater

Ithaca Art Trail October Open Studio weekends.

Ariel Bullion Ecklund and Domenica Brockman “Interpretation of Line x 2” | The Gallery at South Hill , 950 Danby Road | 12 p.m., 10/8

Saturday | “Interpretation of Line x 2” is a two woman exhibition, featuring work by Ariel Bullion Ecklund and Domenica Brockman.

Fiber Arts Festival at the Little York Lake Pavilion | 10/8 Saturday

| Little York Lake Theatre & Pavilion, 6799 Little York Lake Road | The Fiber Arts Festival, held at the Little York Lake Pavilion is back!

Saltonstall Artist Residency Open House at Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts | 2 p.m., 10/9 Sunday

| Open House event featuring (in progress!) art and readings from our latest group of residents: Maria Isabel Alvarez (writer), Adele Quartley Brown (photographer), Matt Frieburghaus (visual

SCBWI (Society Childrens Book Writers, Illustrators) | 6 p.m., 10/10 Monday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street

All lms are shown at Willard Straight Hall on Cornell campus.

Lori Felker: Intrusions and Interruptions | 10/5 at 7:30pm | Felker is a lmmaker/artist, teacher, programmer, and performer. Her moving image work focuses on the ways in which we process, share and disseminate information, via screens, dreams, gestures, games, and dialogue.

Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always | 10/6 at 7:00pm; 10/8 at 9:00PM | the experience of Autumn, a teenager from Pennsylvania as she contemplates her future, crossing state lines with her cousin Skylar to seek an abortion in New York City.

The African Desperate | 10/6 at 9:15PM; 10/7 at 7:00PM | A coming-ofage comedy tracks one very long day for Palace Bryant, a newly minted MFA grad whose nal 24 hours in art school become a real trip.

FilmCinemapolis

120 E. Green St., Ithaca

October 7-October 13, 2022.

Contact Cinemapolis for showtimes. New lms listed rst.*

Riotsville, USA* | Riotsville is a ctional town built by the US military.

Using all archival footage, the lm explores the militarization of the police and creates a counter-narrative to the nation’s reaction to the uprisings of the late ‘60s.| 91mins NR

attempt a relationship.|

Murina | 10/7 at 9:15PM; 10/9 at 7:00PM | Centers on the life of 17-yearold Julija, who spends her days diving for eels with her overbearing father Ante, while envying the tourists sunning nearby. When a mysterious stranger o ers to buy their land, it sets o reworks between Julija, her mother,and Ante.

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On |10/8 at 7:00pm; 10/9 at 4:30PM | Beloved comedian Jenny Slate stars in this heartwarming stop motion lm that follows the saga of a small but courageous young shell on a mission to nd his family.

A Night of Knowing Nothing | 10/12 at 7:15PM | L writes letters to her estranged lover that demonstrate the drastic changes taking place around her. Merging reality with ction, dreams, memories, fantasies and anxieties, an amorphous narrative unfolds.

Events

Cider Fest & Market | 4:30 p.m., 10/6 Thursday | South Hill Cider, 550 Sandbank Road | Join New York cidermakers for a Cider Fest & Market for Cider Week. Join us for samples and bottle purchases, Live music, farm to table food and sunsets.

Candor Fall Festival | 5:30 p.m., 10/7 Friday | Candor Town Hall | There is entertainment for the entire family throughout the Candor community October 7, 8, and 9. For more information on these and additional events, times, and dates, visit Candor Chamber’s website at www. candornychamber.org.

Greek Peak’s Hops & Swaps | 10/7 Friday | Greek Peak Mountain Resort, 2000 Rt. 392 | On October 8, 2022, Greek Peak Mountain Resort welcomes back its snow enthusiasts to take advantage of the annual ski equipment swap.

Bee Fest | 10 a.m., 10/8 Saturday | Ithaca College | Bee Fest is an event at Ithaca College’s apiary that o ers hive tours, crafts, activities, and baked goods.

Moore Family Farm Fall Festival at Moore Family Farm | 10 a.m., 10/8

Saturday | Come get lost in our “Let

Freedom Ring” theme corn maze, pick the perfect pumpkin from the patch, test your aim at our apple cannons, bounce on the giant pumpkin, and take instagram worthy

Catatonk Valley Wood Carvers 31st Annual Show | 10 a.m., 10/8

Saturday | Candor Fire Hall | Featuring a ra e, donated hand-crafted items to be ra ed, along with various demonstrations, throughout the twoday event. Admission to the event is free, although those wishing to take home a carving from one of the many vendors may purchase or commission one of their choosing. | Free

Hunter’s Moon Bike Ride at Ithaca Sciencenter | 5:30 p.m., 10/9 Sunday | Vie Cycle presents... a collaboration event with Bike Walk Tompkins... with musical stylings from Sounds Familiar...

Sports

Ithaca Women’s Soccer vs Alfred University | 4 p.m., 10/5 Wednesday | Carp Wood Field |

Cornell Field Hockey vs University of Pennsylvania | 2 p.m., 10/7 Friday Dodson Field |

Cornell Women’s Ice Hockey vs McGill University | 6 p.m., 10/7 Friday , Lynah Rink |

Cornell Football vs Harvard University | 10/7 Friday | Schoellkopf Field |

Ithaca Women’s Soccer vs Bard College | 12 p.m., 10/8 Saturday | Carp Wood Field |

Ithaca Football vs University of Rochester | 1 p.m., 10/8 Saturday | Butter eld Stadium |

Ithaca Volleyball vs Union College | 2 p.m., 10/8 Saturday | Ben Light Gymnasium |

Ithaca Men’s Soccer vs SUNY Cortland | 4 p.m., 10/9 Sunday | Carp Wood Field |

Books

Mundinger Lecture: A small bird with an outsized impact | 5:30 p.m., 10/6 Thursday | Cornell University, B25 Warren Hall, 144 East Ave | The 2022 Paul C. Mundinger Distinguished Lectureship will be given by Ben Sheldon, Professor of Field Ornithology at the University of Oxford. | Free 2022 Cornell Biennial Ceaseless Waves at Sage Chapel | 7 p.m., 10/6 Thursday | Ceaseless Waves Visual | Auditory | Zine Ceaseless Waves Ceaseless Waves is a night of sounding out poetry and otherwise possibilities.

Friends of the Library BOOK SALE | 10 a.m., 10/8 Saturday | Book Sale , 509 Esty St | The Friends of the Library Book Sale returns for 3 long weekends in October at 509 Esty St, Ithaca. Saturday-Monday, Oct. 8-10 & 15-17. Saturday-Tuesday, Oct. 22-25. Open 10am-8pm each day. www.booksale. org | Free

Book Talk: Mark Monmonier’s Clock and Compass | 1 p.m., 10/8 Saturday | CAP ArtSpace, 110 N Tioga st | Join The History Center in Tompkins County for a talk by Mark Monmonier on his latest book, Clock and Compass: How John Byron Plato Gave Farmers a Real Address. | Free Early Readers Book Club | 2:45 p.m., 10/11 Tuesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street |

Tween Book Club: Catherine, Called Birdy | 3:45 p.m., 10/12 Wednesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street |

Kids

Eco-Explorers: Fall Guided Hike | 10 a.m., 10/7 Friday | Cayuga Nature Center, 1420 Taughannock Blvd | Join us for a walk in the woods to explore how nature prepares for winter! | Free

Autumn Baby Storytime | 10:30 a.m., 10/7 Friday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | Llama Llama Read-o-Rama | 11:30 a.m., 10/8 Saturday | Southworth Library, 24 W. Main St , Dryden| Come on over to the Southworth library for some fun llama stories, crafts and activities with Gail Fulkerson and her llovely llama! | Free

Animal Encounters! | 12 p.m., 10/8 Saturday | Cayuga Nature Center, 1420 Taughannock Blvd | Join us at noon to learn all about the Cayuga Nature Center’s animal ambassadors! We will bring out a few animals for visitors to visit with and discuss their adaptations, personalities, and more! | Free!

Families Learning Science

Together: Science of Sound | 1 p.m., 10/8 Saturday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street |

Ballet and Books | 1 p.m., 10/9 Sunday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street |

Notices

Marijuana Anonymous Meeting | 7 p.m., 10/5 Wednesday | Ithaca Community Recovery (518 W. Seneca St), 518 West Seneca St | e info: maithacany@gmail.com | Free

ReUse Volunteer Events | 3 p.m., 10/6 Thursday | Ithaca ReUse Center, 214 Elmira Street | Join forces with ReUse as a Volunteer! | Free

Square, Round and Line Dancing | 2 p.m., 10/7 Friday | Lifelong, 119 W. Court Street | Square, Round and Line Dancing every Friday afternoon, 2-4 p.m. at Lifelong, 119 W. Court St., Ithaca. Join a community of friendly adults age 50+ who meet weekly to dance and socialize. All dances taught!  Open to Lifelong members and cost for dance is $5. | $5.00

Ovid Farmers Market | 3 p.m., 10/7 Friday | Three Bears Complex, Main St. | Every Friday from 3-7. Be sure to purchase fresh, local produce and other local products. Support your local farmers and producers and keep your hard-earned dollars in your local community. | Free

TAILGATING DRIVE IN MOVIE SPOOKY TRAIL | 7:30 p.m., 10/7 Friday | The Rink/The Field - Community Recreation Center, 1767 E Shore Dr |

Parking lot Tailgating Saturday Night Drive in Movie - Plus, a scary spooky trail (opens Oct 7) ...sure to spooky you real good!! $5.00 Gen adm (be prepared to get your shoes dirty!)

Purchase tickets at gate or in advance and show your mobile receipt at the gate. | $5.00 - $10.00

Ithaca Farmers Market - Saturdays at Steamboat | 9 a.m., 10/8 Saturday | Steamboat Landing, 545 Third Street | Shop all of the best food, art and ag within 30 miles!

Homer Community Blood Drive | 9 a.m., 10/8 Saturday | Homer First United Methodist Church, 16 Cayuga Street | The Homer Community Blood Drive will be held Saturday, October 8th, from 9am to 2:00pm,(note time change) at the Homer First United Methodist Church, 16 Cayuga Street (Enter parking lot via | Free

Dine to Donate for New eld Lions Club at Texas Roadhouse 10-92022 | 12 p.m., 10/9 Sunday | Texas Roadhouse, 719-25 S. Meadow St. | Dine to Donate at Texas Roadhouse Oct. 9 noon to 9 pm--10% Donation Night at 719 S. Meadow St., Ithaca, 607-272-1621. Present a yer to support the New eld Lions Club and they will donate 10% of your total purchases to the club! Visit https:// new eldny.org/ | Free

Sunday Funday Trumansburg

Community Recreation Day | 12 p.m., 10/9 Sunday | Trumansburg Fairgrounds, Route 96 | Designed to bring families together to enjoy some backyard games, there will be a few organized sports activities by the Taughannock Soccer Club, a chicken BBQ to support Tburg Football ($12/ meal), a ton of games for all ages. This is a free event-- so bring the whole family! | Free

Discover Your VOICES! | 7 p.m., 10/10 Monday | Annex of First Unitarian Society of Ithaca, 208 E. Bu alo Street | VOICES Multicultural Chorus is o ering a special informal choral singing opportunity this fall – Discover Your VOICES! under leadership of director Ross Mizrahi. | Free

Doug’s Fish Fry To Go | 11 a.m., 10/12 Wednesday | Cornell Federal Credit Union, East Hill Plaza Branch, 1022 Ellis Hollow Rd |

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SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER - SUBSTITUTE CORTLANDVILLE

OCM BOCES Special Education program has a substitute opening located at the Cortlandville McEvoy Campus. The successful candidates will provide individual and group counseling to K-12 students, as well as provide support for the program team in developing positive, poractive interventions. NYS certification as a School Social Worker is required. Anticipated employment starting on or about October 10, 2022, through December 23, 2022. Register and apply: www. olasjobs.org/central. For more information, visit our website at www.ocmboces.org. EOE

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