Popular eateries such as Aladdin’s, Miyake, Pita Pit, Plum Tree and Collegetown Bagels have adopted the free Bling technology that allows customers to tap their phone instead of pulling out a card to pay for purchases. 

A new apartment building is being built next to the Souvlaki House in the coming months.

A proposal to transform the middle of College Avenue into a highly trafficked “pedestrian arcade,” filled with street-level storefronts that would connect College and Linden Avenues, hinges on a Board of Zoning Appeals variance.

The Collegetown Zoning Working Group presented plans to increase the building density of Collegetown by allowing for higher and larger buildings in certain areas at the Common Council meeting Wednesday.

Two sophomores argue that a 24-hour diner should replace Green Cafe in Collegetown.

Charles Wagner ’12 was arrested and charged with two counts of burglary in the second degree Thursday, according to the Ithaca Police Department. 

Local government officials and volunteers are working to increase awareness and participation within Tompkins County in the U.S. Census. Their efforts appear to be succeeding — more Cornell students are returning their census forms.

Flashback: It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. The year was 2007. The place, here. And two newly sororitized girls awoke in a haze. Where specifically they were, we cannot say, and whence specifically they were, we cannot say either. Except that it was a Tuesday morning, they were outdoors (?) and sobriety managed to elude them. Nothing new. Those days it was drunk on the reg, yachts on the reg, poppin’ caps on the reg, stealin’ cars on the reg, run-on sentences on the reg …

R: that’s enough.

While the Collegetown Neighborhood Council discussed updates on the Collegetown Planning Initiative and the installation of a traffic signal on Dryden Road at yesterday’s monthly meeting, the main point of discussion was the student-initiated Collegetown Trash, Recycling and Art Project.

Quick question: Did you know there was another concert besides Maroon 5 on Sunday night? To my surprise (and sadness, as I ripped up my A-Levine ticket), there was! In the quiet neighborhood that is College Ave., house number 106 held what turned out to be three incredible and fresh bands. The Fanclub concert’s headliner was Real Estate, a band from New Jersey, preceded by two opening bands: the awesomeAWESOMES and Madres de Juarez.

The show was set in the typical college house. The audience was in the living room — giving off the vibe of just hanging out, listening to your friends sing karaoke. The stage, a long dining room, was equipped with Baldwin Kruegan amps and Yamaha speakers with a tie-dye sheet acting as the backdrop.