A group of artists are using their talents, and mutual love for cats, to help the full Cortland animal shelters. “Cat Tales: Artistic Renderings of Our Feline Companions,” is …
I used to watch home improvement shows on television on a regular basis. I had to stop because it got too depressing. I learned some helpful tips, but I also learned how much I don’t know. …
Lorraine Khouri and Kim Sharpe won Friday’s duplicate bridge game with 11.5 points. Barb Gage and Chuck Kassten were second with 10.5 points. Linda Christy and Jim McConnell had 9 points. …
Hundreds, perhaps thousands of employees have walked in and out of the Cortland Standard ’s office at 110 Main St., Cortland, in the 140 years since it was erected. Among the …
As the holidays approach, our attention redirects to indoor tasks, maybe sewing a baby quilt or crocheting scarves and booties for grandkids or checking new recipes for pumpkin cookies. But we should …
A safe space for family caregivers to share their experiences, challenges and successes meets from noon to 1 p.m. the fourth Thursday of the month. The meeting is available in person at Access …
I was in the newsroom on the second floor of the Cortland Standard building at Main and Tompkins streets last week and it was getting late in my day. I was looking to get home. I figured I should …
The art forms of animation and literature were the theme of the Nov. 1 meeting of the Ladies Literary Club of Cortland. Dianne Webster’s topic was “Walt Disney: Animation …
On Nov. 14, 1971, NASA’s Mariner 9 probe entered orbit around Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to orbit another planet. Weighting only 2,200 pounds, Mariner 9 launched in late May of …
The YWCA will provide a free dinner Nov. 18 for families with children, the return of its annual Harvest Dinner, the agency has announced. For several years, the dinner was provided for families …
The doctors all had the same advice. “Listen to your body,” they told me. I was diagnosed with pulmonary embolisms and deep vein thrombosis, which I quickly found out is blood …
Have you ever been in line at a drive-through and the person ahead of you paid for you? This kind gesture likely made you feel grateful and reminded you that it’s these simple acts from others …
The Ithaca Farmers Market is moving to its fall schedule in November. Vendors will be at the pavilion at Steamboat Landing 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekends through Nov. 26, then 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. …
The geese were taking off when Ben and I went out for a walk the other morning. The trees in our neck of the woods seemed to become bare this fall before ever getting much color. The cacophony …
Billy J. James started playing guitar at 7, and was playing professionally by 9. In 2015, he was inducted into the New York State Country Hall of Honor. On Sunday, he made it to the Hall of Fame. …
Cortland Repertory Theatre will raffle off 25 prizes — one each day from Dec. 1 to Dec. 25 — in a fundraiser. Prizes range in value from $50 to $400, the theater group announced …
I am finding that my wardrobe has been a victim of the COVID-19 pandemic. When I was working remotely for many months, it was not necessary to dress like I would at the office. I saw a report recently on a television newscast that showed the popularity of more formal attire at work has declined sharply since the pandemic began, so I’m certainly not alone.
Artists Maximo Tuja, who also goes by the name Max-o-matic, and Dominick Lombardi, have curated an exhibit of more than 70 contemporary pieces of art created by collage on display through Dec. 8 at …
A selection of some of the most-anticipated releases in November: • Alex Cross Must Die, by James Patterson • The Ball at Versailles, by Danielle Steel • Class: A Memoir …
Last month, the OSIRIS-REX probe delivered rock samples to Earth from the asteroid Bennu, the first U.S. spacecraft to collect samples from an asteroid. OSIRIS-REX stands for Origins, Spectral …
Michael Stevans has been creating art since he left Vietnam 55 years ago. This December, his piece depicting the effects of Agent Orange will be at a national art competition in Washington D.C. …
Ava Armstrong was 11 years old when her mom, Brandy Armstrong, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020. “It was a hard conversation,” Ava said, thinking back to before she was told …
TULLY — The Tully United Arts Series presents soprano Pamela Poulin of the Peabody Conservatory of Music and Robert Anderson at 3 p.m. Oct. 29. The free concert, “Sacred Music You …
I know what I will be doing at 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. tomorrow. And the same times the next day. And a week from now. And a month from now. And a year from now. And 20 years from now. I will be …
Gail Briggs and Lorraine Khouri won Friday’s duplicate bridge game with 14 points. Barb Gage and Chuck Kasten were second with 13 points. Linda Christy and Jim McConnell had 11 points. …
