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← See today's latestSouvenir shop closure, Downtown Revitalization planning underway
Sunny Days closes after 12 years
A downtown Commons fixture is shutting down Labor Day.
Sunny Days of Ithaca, the mom-and-pop souvenir shop, will close its doors this September after 12 years in business, succumbing to mounting debt [Source: Cornell Sun]. The closure marks another retail casualty on the Commons as rents and foot traffic patterns shift. Watch what replaces it as downtown revitalization plans take shape.
Downtown Revitalization Initiative planning continues
Ithaca's $10 million downtown overhaul is moving into execution phase.
Following the state grant awarded in April, the city is advancing the Downtown Revitalization Initiative with its Local Planning Committee now meeting monthly to shape investment decisions for the Commons and West State/MLK Jr. Street corridor [Source: Cornell Sun]. The plan targets hundreds of new housing units, a hotel near South Cayuga, and affordable senior housing. Committee meetings remain open to the public with 10-minute comment periods at each session.
Residents have until this autumn to shape the vision.
Sunny Days of Ithaca Set to Close After 12 Years of Business on The ...13 hours ago ... On Wednesday, the city announced the launch of planning committees to “identify projects that support economic development, enhance quality of life, and ...cornellsun.com