Living-and-leisure

With St. Baldrick’s Day approaching, the topic of beards has been on my mind. Cortland city police officers have been growing beards in recent months in advance of the event, which …

Bridge results

Linda Christy and Jim McConnell won Friday’s weekly duplicate bridge game with 14.5 points. Barb Gage and Chuck Kasten were second with 12.5 points. Kim Sharpe and Laura Simon were third …

The Zonta Club of Cortland is accepting applications from local nonprofits that align with its mission to help improve the legal, political, economic, educational, health and professional status …

Birders will join forces for the annual Great Backyard Bird Count next week across the world. The 27th annual Great Backyard Bird Count takes place Friday through Feb. 19. Knowing where birds …

Stay on track with reasonable goals; make them personal

As the joy of the holidays and thrill of the New Year have settled, it is easy to find yourself feeling the winter blues. The short and dark days can lead you feeling tired and glum, and the spark of …

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 …

McGraw students rehearse ‘80s jukebox musical

 

Cortland Repertory Theatre and the SUNY Cortland Performing Arts Department will collaborate for “The Last Five Years” on stage from Feb. 22 to 25 at the theater on Port Watson Street, …

Plan Your Fun

SEASONAL EVENTS Feb. 14: Speed Dating fundraiser for Cortland Community Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 6:30 p.m., Cortland Beer Co., Court Street, Cortland. Feb. 18: Labfest …

Dining with memories: With this cake, I thee wed

Chefs often say that we eat first with our eyes, a reminder that appearance matters. I disagree; I think we eat first with our memories. The date was July 6, 1990. It had been a hot, busy day, …

Valentine’s Day: Say it with something else

While the aisles of chocolate with logos and catchphrases at the grocery store can seem like tempting, easy gifts at first glance, there is nothing unique about them. Personal gifts are better …

Growing up, my friends and I had a cardinal rule that I follow to this day: Never leave a ballgame before it’s over. There were no exceptions. We looked down in disdain as others headed …

Truxton Outpost to host macrame workshop

When Jeanetta Laudermilk, owner of the Truxton Outpost, realizes there isn’t something fun to do on a weekend, she gives her customers an outlet to learn a new skill, she said.

Bridge results

Jean Minnella and Sandy Baden tied Friday with Debbie Kellogg and Chuck Kasten for first place in the weekly duplicate bridge game with 13 points. Barb Gage and Jim McConnell tied with Gail …

Were Cortland County’s first settlers really the first?

There is a final wrinkle (for now) to the story about Cortland County’s early pioneers. Rhoda and Joseph Beebe, and Amos Todd are usually credited as the first pioneers to settle in the county. …

A few nights ago, Ben let me sleep straight through the night after about four days of getting me up at midnight, 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. He’d been sick for a few days he’d been sick and so …

Solar observatory logs more than 75,000 solar flares over 16 years

On Feb. 5, 2002, NASA and the European Space Agency launched RHESSI — or the Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager. RHESSI studied the Sun’s solar flares over a period of …

Former Cortland Repertory Theatre intern Jefferson McDonald will return to CRT for two shows April 20 in the Central New York debut of Jefferson McDonald’s Great Balls of Fire. McDonald …

Plan Your Fun

SEASONAL EVENTS Feb. 14: Speed Dating fundraiser for Cortland Community Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 6:30 p.m., Cortland Beer Co., Court Street, Cortland. Feb. 18: Labfest …

SUNY Cortland students to stage reading of new musical

SUNY Cortland musical theater students perform famous shows and plays every month or so. Tonight and Saturday, they’ll help create an original piece. “In Emily’s Words,” …

A few months after I ended up in a North Carolina hospital in October with blood clots in my lungs, I’m working to get back on track exercising. The doctor told me not to run for six …

Lessons from the longest scientific study of happiness

The Good Life By Robert Waldinger and Marc Schultz – Simon & Schuster 2023 What is the formula for living a life that we truly enjoy and makes us feel our time here has been well …

Bridge results

Linda Christy and Jim McConnell tied with Barb Gage and Chuck Kaster to win Friday’s duplicate bridge match. Each team had 15.5 points Kim Sharpe and Laura Simon were second with 8.5 …

Arts challenge draws 260 creatives

The theme entrants had to follow for the 2024 Community Arts Challenge was “center,” a guideline about 100 artists took in many directions. Watercolor painter Denise Knight entered …

Lunar New Year, family nights and Take your Child to the Library Day

FEBRUARY BOOK RELEASES A selection of some of the most-anticipated releases. • After Annie, by Anna Quindlen • The Atlas Maneuver, by Steve Berry • The Bad Weather …

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