IN THE NEWS
Liverpool reclaims a historic treasure: village building that dates to 1863
by Sarah Moses / The
Post-Standard
February 04, 2010
Liverpool, NY -- A historic building in the village of
Liverpool is undergoing $1.8 million worth of renovations and will soon house
nine $1,000-a-month luxury apartments and commercial space. JGB Properties
LLC, which purchased the site in 2007, recently began work on the building
at 401-403 First St., said Christine Stevens, project manager.
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The Flaming Rum Punch
Posted by Stephen D. Cannerelli / The Post-Standard
December 10, 2009
The signature drink at the Hotel Clarence bar in Seneca Falls is the Flaming
Rum Punch drink from its a Wonderful Life. Chef Ed Moro shows us how its
made. Video by Stephen D. Cannerelli (4:19)
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Classy spot opens in 'Bedford Falls' in Seneca County
by Democrat and Chronicle / democratandchronicle.com
December 10, 2009
This weekend, the village of Seneca Falls is magically transformed into the quintessential holiday town of Bedford Falls. Many believe this Finger Lakes village is the model for the humble hometown in the movie, It's a Wonderful Life. Director Frank Capra stopped in Seneca Falls on a visit to his sister, who lived nearby. There is the canal, and the famous bridge with a plaque honoring a local citizen who died in 1917 when rescuing a woman who had jumped into the water to end her life. And now there is George Bailey Avenue and up on Main Street (actually Fall Street), the newly renovated Hotel
Clarence and fine dining restaurant, Divine
Kitchen & Bar.
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It's a wonderful town
by By Lou Lumenick / New York Post
December 5, 2009
SENECA FALLS, NY — It’s a wonderful life indeed in Seneca Falls, where the resemblance to the film’s fictional Bedford Falls is evident as you ride along the main drag. It’s clear even before you get to George Bailey Lane and the steel-truss bridge spanning the canal.
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In the Finger Lakes, the food scene is catching up to the wine scene
by Don Cazentre / The Post-Standard
September
29, 2009
Ed Moro has worked as a chef in tourist-oriented
Aspen, Colo., and in “wine country” destinations like Napa, Calif., and Oregon’s
Willamette Valley.
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Preserving a proud past
by The Freeman's Journal / Richfield Springs Newspaper
September
25, 2009
Living in a community or a small village was originally
a life-support system and every resident was expected to participate in its
well being. Understanding the history of a community is essential to promote
its progress.
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Jay Bernhardt preserves historic landmarks throughout Central New York
by Dick Case / The Post-Standard
September
25, 2009
Jay Bernhardt made an interesting change of life
– from industrialist to preservationist – while he’s still around to enjoy
it.
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Otsego 2000 Honors Walters, Bernhardt, Sessler
by The Freeman's Journal / Richfield Springs Newspaper
September 19, 2009
Jay Bernhardt, who has restored several downtown
buildings, received the Rehabilitation Award for the Park Hotel at Main and
Church.
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DIVINE Kitchen and Bar in Seneca Falls
by Peter Schaffer / The Post-Standard
September
17, 2009
In July, Seneca Falls, the town that calls itself the "real Bedford Falls" -- the setting for Capra's movie -- welcomed the new Hotel Clarence, renamed for the angel rescued by the film's hero, George Bailey, who jumps from a bridge to save him.
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Development company restores a bit of an old Syracuse fire station
by Rick Moriarty / The Post-Standard
September
01, 2009
Step into JGB Properties LLC's new offices in Syracuse,
and you'll see something no other office in the city has: a fire pole. The
kind firefighters slide down.
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JGB Properties moving into former fire station
by Eric Reinhardt / Central New York Business Journal
March
20, 2009
SYRACUSE - A young local real-estate development and brokerage firm is finding a new purpose for an old building in Syracuse's Franklin Square.
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JGB’s new broker extends an invite
by Janine Giordano / The Mercury
February 26, 2009
Stop in and say hi to JGB Property’s new broker,
Pete Bussmann. That is a direct invitation from the man himself. Guaranteed
you will find yourself endeared, inspired and educated as he shares anecdotes
and philosophies while you become acquainted.
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Former Mirbeau Inn chef plans angelic menu at Seneca Falls hotel
by Toni Guidice / The Post-Standard
February 20, 2009
Seneca Falls, NY -- The executive director of food
and beverage at the new Hotel Clarence in downtown Seneca Falls is Edward
Moro -- the executive chef at Mirbeau Inn and Spa in Skaneateles for the
past nine years.
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Seneca Falls hotel renamed the Clarence, from 'It's a Wonderful Life'
by Toni Guidice / The Post-Standard
February 20, 2009
Seneca Falls, NY -- The grand old Gould Hotel on
Fall Street in downtown Seneca Falls is stepping into the future with a $6.2
million renovation and a new name with an old history -- Hotel Clarence.
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