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Cyber Cafe West: A hippie haven

Name: Cyber Café West Food Type: Diner/American Price Point: Low Restaurant Week: Lunch only Arriving to Cyber Café West, a usual favorite spot of mine, for Restaurant Week, I was taken aback...


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Lost Dog Cafe: Healthy conscience dining

Name: Lost Dog Café Food type: American, healthy and vegetarian-friendly Price: Moderate Restaurant Week: Lunch and Dinner You’ve heard your friends raving about the Lost Dog Café. Unless it’s the weekend, the...


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Crepe Heaven: A pastry delight

Name: Crepe Heaven Food type: Savory Crepes, Dessert Crepes, Soups, Cakes Price point: Low Restaurant Week: Lunch only As I opened the restaurant doors, deep in conversation, I was silenced by the...


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Sake-Tumi: A taste of Asia

Name: Sake-Tumi Food type: Sushi and Asian Fusion Price point: Moderate Restaurant Week: Lunch and dinner Sake-Tumi, the creatively-named sushi bar, restaurant and lounge, is located right in the heart of Downtown...


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Nezuntoz: Sandwiches galore

Name: Nezuntoz Food type: Sandwiches, wraps, salads, soups and specialty drinks Price point: Low Restaurant Week: Lunch only Aside from being one of my favorite places to eat, Nezuntoz is an excellent...


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Looking for something to do: Week of Nov. 8, 2011

Tuesday, Nov. 8 Friedheim Memorial Lecture/Recital Series Debussy’s “Rhapsodies for saxophone and clarinet.” Enjoy the musical talents of saxophonist April Lucas, clarinetist Timothy Perry and pianist Margaret Reitz with lecturer Stephen Zank,...


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Al Vos: The "Mr. Feeny" of Binghamton University, professor & mentor

With name tags from Hinman College’s various resident assistants covering his door, he flashes an inviting smile as he finishes reading an email from a Binghamton University alum requesting to see him...


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Paul Brick: student-turned screenwriter

Wearing a comfortable, light blue button-down and a fuzzy brown sweatshirt over top, Paul Brick sits comfortably in his chair with a warm, reassuring smile on his face. “I never wanted to...


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John Smelcer: Binghamton University creative writing professor and Alaskan native

Walking into his creative writing class, it’s immediately apparent that there is something different about professor John Smelcer. Maybe it’s his laid-back jeans-and-a-sweater style, or the way he speaks to his class...


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Laurie McCarthy: Binghamton University's horse expert, jewlery-maker & teacher

While some get their blue eyes from their mother or freckles from their father, Lauren McCarthy inherited something she likes to call a "horse ...