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Welcome to 14850.com!
At 14850.com we eat, drink, live, and breathe Ithaca.
We've published 14850 Magazine since 1992 and 14850 Dining since 1999, and 14850 Today is an ongoing joint effort from 14850 and WVBR to provide timely news and information to the Ithaca and Tompkins County community.
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It seems we've been hearing about the plans for a showpiece downtown movie theatre for a decade, and finally the day is upon us. Ithaca's old community movie theatres have closed, and the brand new Cinemapolis will open in downtown Ithaca this Friday night.
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So you find yourself in a college town, with multiple large educational institutions and lots of businesses, making for an extremely mobile population. There's nothing to suggest that swine flu has reached Ithaca (no reported cases here, though one's been confirmed in nearby Cortland), or whether it's likely to, but we can take some smart precautions to help prevent the spread of this or other virulent diseases.
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A last-minute decision by Cornell United Religious Works to revoke permission for this weekend's production of "The Vagina Monologues" in Sage Chapel hasn't slowed down the show. The cast and crew putting on a play based on Eve Ensler's award-winning book have expanded to four showings in two campus locations on two nights this weekend.
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Imagine we have just had a natural disaster. The particular disaster doesn't matter, but here in 14850, it's likely to be a blizzard or ice storm. Trees are down everywhere, the power is out, roads are closed or impassable, and you're essentially stuck in your house or as far as you're able to walk on foot. Are you set up to supply your family with drinkable water, food, and warmth, even for just a few days?
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