The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/author/julietteovadia/)
The news may keep the historic business’s corn nuggets coming for a bit longer, but the developer said The Nines’ owners have another buyer, so the business may still be coming to a close.
A Collegetown developer has proposed the demolition of the existing building at 311 College Ave. — more fondly known to Ithacans and Cornellians as The Nines.
Prompted by a 2005 independent study that deemed the former Gannett Health Services “significantly undersized to serve the campus population,” plans to fully reconstruct the health facility were drafted by 2009, according to Nianne VanFleet, director of operations of Cornell Health.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Cornell Bhangra, making the group the longest continuously running collegiate Bhangra team in North America.