Returning Chautauquans in 2018 could hardly miss the feeling of change that pervades the grounds. Chautauqua Institution President Michael E. Hill and his team of
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victor “vic” gelb was a unique person, beginning with his lifelong habit of not capitalizing his first or last name. Those who knew gelb
Mike Starks is taking over as superintendent of the Chautauqua Utility District just as the second-largest public works project ever constructed on the Institution grounds
They share space in a new office carved out of a small conference room in the bowels of the Athenaeum Hotel. But while their positions
This is the second part of a two-part conversation with new Chautauqua County Executive George Borrello, a veteran Republican county legislator from Silver Creek elected
George Borrello was elected Chautauqua County executive last November after eight years in the county legislature representing the Silver Creek area. A Chautauqua County native
In August 2014, Chautauquans went to the polls in the lobby of the Colonnade to vote on an $8 million project that would significantly expand
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Around 90 acres were covered in the application of three herbicides on June 11 and 12 in the towns of
As Betsy Burgeson looks ahead to another busy off-season of planting, pruning, tending, and generally nurturing and replacing the gardens around the grounds, the new
They’ve traveled all over the world together in life. Now, a group of 32 friends have planned to take their final flight together as well.
The new Amphitheater has done its job this summer, hosting an array of varied and sophisticated events, from the musical and artistic to the entertaining
Playing in sand never gets old. Todd Pangborn has been doing it since 1997, when, at 35 years old, he started building sand sculptures during
Construction work on Chautauqua Utility District’s sewage treatment plant at the south end of the grounds has proceeded this summer, largely out of sight but
You’ve heard all about it, and Monday is the day: A total eclipse of the sun will occur across a large swath of America starting
The Burkharts don’t take no for an answer. Laren didn’t let gender stop her from playing sports better than boys. Paul didn’t let risk scare
A moonshot has landed in Chautauqua’s backyard. At the beginning of Week One, Obi Felten visited the morning lecture platform to discuss the importance of