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Just in time for Easter: Candy cane brownies

The candy canes had been hanging from a shelf in the bay window since Christmas. They were a gift from an in-law, meant to dress up a perfectly adequate wrapping job on a Christmas gift. But it …

Filling the Easter Basket just takes a bit of imagination

  Whether you’re helping the bunny create a basket for your child, or you’re creating a little basket for a partner or friend, there are plenty of items for sale in town that …

Students from across Cortland County, from grades preschool through senior year, will have their work hung alongside both their mentors and professional artists’ pieces this week, starting with …

Plan your fun

SEASONAL EVENTS March 23: Easter Bunny at the 1890 House, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., 37 Tompkins St. March 23: Easter Egg hunt, 10 a.m. at Suggett Park, Cortland. March 23: Easter …

The family legend: French-Canadian boiled dinner

The family legend: Pepere, my great-grandfather, loved boiled dinner. Boiled dinner in my family was a French-Canadian classic. Farm food, from my great-grandparents’ childhood in Quebec …

A recipe that makes me look like I know what I’m doing

As a new adult, (and by new adult, I mean I’ve been out of college for a year), I don’t have a ton of cooking experience. I always assumed people just learn to cook without trying once …

Neezen Toze Theater Co. to put on 'Rumpelstiltskin'

When creating a play for children, it’s not about simplifying a story, or adding in jokes or props to make toddlers laugh. It’s about writing for multiple levels at once, so both kids and …

Dryden High School to stage Footloose this weekend

DRYDEN – While “Footloose” is a fun show to perform by nature, it’s extra special to Talen Harrington, who plays Ren in Dryden High School’s performance of the show. It …

Many opportunities to meet the Easter Bunny coming up

Kids, baskets in hand, can run around Suggett Park on March 23, among more than 4,000 plastic eggs. Whether they are filled with chocolate, jelly beans or a ticket to something grander – is up …

Creating a monster

 

Cortland, Homer, Tully students win art awards

Students from Homer, Cortland and Tully schools walked away from the 2024 CNY Scholastic Art Awards with gold and silver keys, and a glimpse of what it’s like to be an artist in the real world, …

Poison Prevention Week coming; here’s what to know

National Poison Prevention Week is March 17 to 23. Poisons are anything that can make you sick or kill you if you eat or drink it, breathe it, or get in in your eyes or on your skin. Common …

Plan your fun

SEASONAL EVENTS March 16: Shamrock Run 5K, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Cortland YMCA March 16: Winter Woes Carnival, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Cortland First United Methodist Church, Route 222, …

The kryptonite-proof fridge cleaner: Frittata

Every cook has some kryptonite. Mine is an omelette. I love ‘em. Light, fluffy, with lots of stuff inside. I’m particularly fond of mushrooms, cheese and whatever I can find in the …

Artisan Elements Collective to open cafe Wednesday

Some days, you may want a quick breakfast; but maybe you don’t want the drive-through and the plastic cup. At Artisan Elements Collective, you can browse art and artisan goods from area …

Homer to open “Beauty and the Beast”

This December, schools will no longer be allowed to perform Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” because Disney is withdrawing performance rights. To give the show a good sendoff, Homer …

International Women’s Day events come to C4Arts

 

Area 51 to host weekly figurine painting night

 

Dryden man documents attempts at world record in new book

 

Maps show easiest route to homestead was via creeks

_____ Part one: Where did the first settlers land? Part two: Conflicting histories of first settlers include hearsay Part three: Deed records reveal first pioneers settled west of Homer Part four: …

Community Visual Arts Exhibition to open March 1

During a time where art created by artificial intelligence is gaining popularity, gallery curator Crystal Lyon hopes to completely immerse attendees in both work created by humans, and the active creation of it.

Gator gumbo: An adventure without the danger

When one is just this side of 60, “adventure” takes on a new meaning. No longer is adventure an impulsive climb above the tree line, or that dip in a lake that was covered by ice …

‘An accomplished artist, as well as a comedian’

Andy Warhol has his soup cans. Monet had his bodies of water. When Cortland artist Michelle LoGerfo starts painting, it often ends up as a bunny – or hot dog. Michelle LoGerfo, a …

SUNY students to perform “The Last 5 Years” at CRT

SUNY Cortland musical theater students are rehearsing their way through a new acting challenge: being in a musical with a cast of two. Jason Robert Brown’s musical “The Last 5 …

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