As much as I love the processed, freakishly accurate artificial meat, sometimes it’s nice to be able to whip up your own protein as a vegetarian. These chickpea tacos are comically simple, …
The Imagination Celebration showcasing the art of elementary and high school students will be on exhibit from March 24 to April 5 at the Dowd Gallery at SUNY Cortland. An opening reception will …
The publisher does something that alternately amazes and leads me to conclude he’s nuts. Or both simultaneously. He forages for mushrooms. I’m a big mushroom fan, myself. The …
My spousal unit, The Brain, has been wanting to eat a bit less meat. Who am I to argue? One, she’s one of the five smartest people I’ve ever met, and she’s never wrong. Two, …
On Feb. 25, 1969, NASA launched the Mariner 6 probe to Mars. The spacecraft was to perform a close flyby of the planet and transmit the data it captured back to Earth. Mariner 6 was equipped …
Everything one goes through growing up has the potential to affect future relationships. These relationships are under a microscope in a play by three acting students out on at Cortland Repertory …
Celtic ensemble Solas will perform Sunday at the Center for the Arts of Homer in a comeback tour eight years after the band decided to take a break. The Boston Globe called the group “the …
For 15 years or more, my wife and my son would go out to lunch on Saturday, while I stayed home, put away the groceries and ate leftovers for lunch. It’s a mother-son bonding thing, and …
One year ago, the Center for the Arts of Homer had one stage production licensed and planned. Now it plans eight, and more may be added. “We might have just about doubled our total theater …
Serving per serving, eggs remain a pretty economical way to get protein into one’s diet. Certainly, a couple of eggs is cheaper than a burger or two. But the price has been going up, …
On Feb. 5, 1974, Mariner 10 became the first space probe to perform a gravity assist. The spacecraft launched from pad 36A at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Weighing in at …
The audiences will determine the standout performers at shows this spring across the greater Cortland area. Two students from each production will receive Audience’s Outstanding …
Apparently there’s this thing every January or February. A bunch of guys in armor run at each other at full speed in what seems to be a regimented game of keep-away. It’s called the …
Jon Majka will open his first solo show today at the Cortland Corset Factory in an exhibit showcasing his “memento mori” inspired work – a latin phrase meaning “remember you …
Feb. 14 is for your significant other, but Feb. 13 is Galentine’s Day – a day to spend with the special ladies in your life. The holiday was created on the NBC show “Parks and …
It started with a mistake. I had visited one of my favorite farmers and grabbed what I thought was a bag of salad greens. It turns out it was spinach — tasty and fresh and all that, but …
The Dowd Gallery of Fine Arts a SUNY Cortland will have a pair of exhibitions in February of art, including work from an Ithaca artist who focuses on the dream of utopia. “Parts and …
On Jan. 26, 1949, the monumental Hale Telescope saw its first light. With a staggering 200-inch diameter mirror, Hale became the largest telescope in the world for a 30-year run. Work on Hale …
While it may be nice sipping coffee with a cop, watching his favorite childhood movie with him may form a deeper connection. The Center for the Arts of Homer is hosting “Westerns with the …
I often tell people that I was the Big Bad Wolf, and I was. But I don’t often mention that I was also the Gingerbread Man. My first job as a 16-year-old high school student in New …
The winners Choreography: Chase the Sun- Tamara Congdon Crossing Over- Victoria Congdon Hold Yourself- Megan Perioli Musical Composition: Conversation for Cello and …
While it’s easy to stay inside and cozy up under a pile of blankets, this weekend is all about embracing the cold as the 22nd annual Homer WinterFest kicks off Friday. The weekend of …
Over the years, I’ve found myself at a couple of chili cook-offs, and some wonderfully inventive takes on the Tex-Mex stew. Now, there are as many different concepts of “chili” …
The Great Backyard Bird Count from Feb. 14 to 17 will attract birders from Cortland to the Republic of the Congo — anywhere you can find birds in a program the Cornell Lab of Ornithology …
On Jan. 3, 1999, NASA launched an ambitious spacecraft named Mars Polar Lander. As the name suggests, its main objective was to land at the south pole of Mars and dig for water ice via a …
