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Ithaca's downtown brought in business, Crowdstrike outage, ADA mapping NYDEC, outage info
Good morning and welcome back to the Ithaca Journal’s Daily Briefing ☀️ I’d like to start this week off right by sharing this post highlighting the wonderful work of Sergio Arce at the TST BOCES Smith School, which I mistakenly neglected to include a link to last Friday. If you have any Finger Lakes...
Widespread Technology Outage Affects Ithaca and Tompkins County Services
A global technology outage caused by an update issued overnight by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike is affecting local services in the City of Ithaca and Tompkins County. The update that caused the outage across the globe is said to be mainly affecting computers running Microsoft Windows, but in the past few hours has also led to flights being delayed or cancelled, interruptions to broadcasting and several other critical services such as healthcare and banking.
Local guild crowns new Iron Quilter of Tompkins County
ITHACA, N.Y. — Eight quilters entered the Community Quiltmaking Center late last month with glory on their minds, but only one could walk away as the official Iron Quilter of Tompkins County. Lansing resident Andrea Gibbs emerged as the victor at the conclusion of the four-hour competition. Gibbs won...
Your Stories Q&A: Closed Cortland WellNow Urgent care to reopen
CORTLAND, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — You ask, we answer! An update on the Your Stories Q&A! The WellNow in Cortland which’s been closed for more than a year, will reopen Monday, July 22nd. The Cortland location at 1092 N.Y. Route 222, closed in March of 2023. The company always described it as a “temporary closing,” and […]
Ithaca Common Council to consider bird-friendly building regulations
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Ithaca Common Council will discuss a new piece of proposed environmental legislation that aims to protect birds from untimely deaths. The Ithaca Common Council’s proposed ordinance, sponsored by Fourth Ward Alderperson Patrick Kuehl, would require all new buildings to meet the standard set by US Green Buildings Council’s Leed rating system to receive the Reducing Bird Collisions Credit. The credit outlines requirements for the use of predominantly bird-friendly materials, particularly in the lower floors of buildings.
Street Milling to Wrap up Thursday in City of Cortland
Street milling within the City of Cortland is expected to wrap up by Thursday this week. Happening today Pendleton Street will be milled by crews; it is expected to take place thru tomorrow. After Pendleton Street, milling will be done on Pomeroy Street then Sheridan Drive and ending on Miller...
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