On Feb. 1, Common Council awarded Kenneth Glover, the residence hall director in the Schuyler House and former Ujamaa housing director, this year’s J. Diann Sams Award, for his “outstanding leadership, courage against unspeakable odds and an unwavering vision” in the City of Ithaca, according to a resolution passed by the council.

The Downtown Ithaca Alliance and the Collegetown Neighborhood Council have enlisted DesignConnect, a student organization, to work on Ithaca-area design and urban planning projects this semester. Students are slated to be at the forefront of planning expansions to the Six Mile Creek walk.

At the end of last year, the City of Ithaca’s Parks Commission unanimously rejected a proposal to install a memorial plaque near Ithaca Falls for Nathaniel Rand ’12, a student who died in a swimming accident at the gorge site in July.  Above, a man fly fishes on Thursday in the waters of Fall Creek, below the Falls.

Local officials said at a meeting of Ithaca's redistricting commission on Wednesday that low student voter turnout could lead to the elimination of a city district overwhelmingly populated by students. Several proposals to reorganize the city's districting were discussed at the meeting.

During his first State of the City address Wednesday, Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 announced his intentions to strengthen Ithaca’s relationship with Cornell, support city industries and expand downtown development over the next year. 

Recently inaugurated Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 announced Friday that he would personally look into the investigation of Marlon Byrd, a lieutenant in the Ithaca Police Department accused of assisting drug dealers. We hope Myrick’s decision to tackle this problem is evident of a leader looking to improve the department both internally and in its dealings with the citizens of Ithaca.

We let you know what's busy, buzzing and buzzworthy this week in artsy Ithaca.

The Sun endorses Svante Myrick ’09 for mayor. He has the right vision and the knowledge and expertise to see it through.

Ithacans will go to the polls on Tuesday to vote in the 2011 mayoral election, one of the most contested in years.

Three candidates campaigning for Mayor of Ithaca debated the issues facing the city's youth on Thursday at the Greater Ithaca Activities Center.