Ithaca attorney Leslie Danks Burke announced her candidacy Wednesday for the congressional seat in New York State’s 22nd District, which is currently held by Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-N.Y.). Hinchey, who has served in Congress for 18 years, said in January that he would not seat reelection.

For the first time in 40 years, Ithaca will craft a comprehensive city plan that aims to tackle all the key development issues facing the city. Phase one began Monday night.

A 48-year-old woman from Rockland County, N.Y., was arrested Thursday by the Ithaca Police for allegedly raping a 15-year-old male Ithaca resident on two separate occasions.

We give you the lowdown on what's happening around Ithaca this week.

Rediscovering German silent films. 

Shouts of “people’s needs, not corporate greed” and “Wall Street, you are wrong” rang out near the Commons on Wednesday as the “Occupy Wall Street” protests came to Ithaca.