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Plan Elmira - Downtown Revitalization Initiative To promote the efforts to administer the Planning Initiatives for the City of Elmira. Welcome! Thank you in advance for contributions to our page.

This page is operated by the members of the Elmira Planning Group that have been tasked to administer the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) Award for the City. The main purpose of this page is to share information with the Public regarding the development of the DRI Plan including opportunities for the public to participate. The City welcomes the community's contributions to its page through the use of comments. Community-contributed comments are solely the opinion of the author and do not represent the City of Elmira. Basic ground rules:
* No profanity
* No personal attacks on any person or community member.
* Offending posts will be deleted immediately.
* No business advertising.
* Do not use the Plan Elmira page in place of standard communication practices, such as contacting a particular City department or elected officials to share personal issues or concerns.

10/26/2026

❗ This post is for restaurants and pizzerias only. We’ll share more information soon about how the public can take part in the Trail and where to pick up a passport! ❗

📣 Calling all Chemung County pizzerias!

We’re excited that the First Annual Chemung County Pizza Trail is right around the corner, running November 1 through February 14 (Super Bowl weekend)! 🍕 After the success of the Ice Cream Trail, we’re bringing the same idea to pizza, and we’d love for your business to be part of it!

How it started: Sauce Boss Pizza & Pasta Co. loved the Ice Cream Trail and asked if we could do one for pizza. Discover Chemung is organizing the Trail, and Sauce Boss has offered to help our team wherever they can. The goal is to highlight ALL of the amazing pizza in Chemung County. The Trail is open to every pizzeria, and every participating location is treated the same.

A huge thank you to The Sauce Boss and their team, and especially Shawn, for helping to make this happen for our community!

🍕 Already signed up to participate:
ILL EAGLE Taphouse
Tanino’s Ristorante
Light’s Bakery
Giuseppe’s
Southside Pudgie’s
Pasquale’s
Pietro & Son
Horseheads Picnic Pizza
Vincenzo’s
The Sauce Boss
Big Flats Picnic Pizza
Wetlands Brewery
O'Ryans Sports Bar

🍕 How it works:
- A customer visits a participating business and buys pizza
- The business stamps their Trail passport
- And that’s it! Really!

We handle the marketing, passports, and prize incentives to bring customers through your door. We ask each participating business to provide $100 in gift cards, in any assorted denominations, to help fund the prizes that motivate people to complete the Trail.

Want to join? Email [email protected].

⏰ The deadline to join is TOMORROW, October 27, by 5:00 PM!

Looking for more information on the Pizza Trail, or how to pick up a passport and participate? Check back soon! We’re finalizing participation now and will share all of the details later this week!

10/21/2026

2026 Annual Awards - The Chemung County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to invite nominations for the Annual Awards Ceremony. https://www.cognitoforms.com/ChemungCountyChamberOfCommerce/_2026AnnualAwards

Please read the award categories and criteria and submit your nominations.

ATHENA® Leadership Award Nomination
The ATHENA® Leadership Award celebrates the potential of all women as valued members and leaders of the community and recognizes those who support them. The ATHENA® Leadership Award honors individuals who strive for the highest levels of professional accomplishment – women and men who excel in their chosen field, have devoted time and energy to their community in a meaningful way, and who open paths so that others may follow.

Community Builder Award
The Mary E. Kennedy Community Builder Award, presented annually for more than 40 years, recognizes the outstanding volunteer efforts of an individual in Chemung County who has exceptionally enhanced the quality of life in our community in truly significant ways.

New Business of the Year
The New Business of the Year Award has been designed to recognize an outstanding new business and its efforts to become a prosperous member of this growing and dynamic business community.

Partners in Education Award
The Partners in Education Award was developed to promote the collaboration of Business and Education. As such, the award celebrates the outstanding efforts by a Chemung County school or college teacher, other staff member or volunteer who is working toward this cooperative objective in a remarkably creative yet constructive way, on behalf of students and the community.

Partners in Education Career Achievement Award
The Partners in Education Career Achievement Award recognizes outstanding partners, and mentors who pursue excellence in service, commitment, and enthusiasm in education.

Trailblazer Award
The Trailblazer Award recognizes an individual who has gone above and beyond the requirements and expectations of their employed position to enhance the quality of life in our community.

Young Professional Award
The Young Professional Award was established to support and recognize upcoming leaders within our community, ages 25-40, by celebrating their current achievements and future aspirations.

Vernando J. Bonsignore Family Law Award
The Vernando J. Bonsignore Family Law Award recognizes an individual attorney in Chemung County for their extraordinary commitment to skilled and creative representation of indigent clients in Chemung County on family law and child support matters.

10/08/2026

One afternoon. Nearly 300 alumni. 30 years of memories.

The Southside High School Concert Choir Reunion brings former students together to honor beloved music teacher and choir director Kimber A. Billow.

From favorite choral pieces to solo performances and a special Jazz Rock/Show Choir segment, it’s a celebration you won’t want to miss!

đź“… October 11 at 2 PM
📍 Clemens Center Powers Theater
🎟️ https://clemenscenter.org/event/peace-love-and-music-honoring-kimber-a-billow/

09/28/2026

Youth Court Member Drive

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