Buffalo classics and more at Marinaro’s Larkin Tavern
In 1890, James Gorman was operating a grocery store and saloon at 131 Van Rensselaer St., according to the Buffalo City Directory. So it’s no surprise that you feel suffused in history when you step...
View ArticleBuffalo Book Fest returns to Book Arts Center
That steamroller parked outside the Western New York Book Arts Center (468 Washington St.) isn’t part of Buffalo’s recent construction boom. It’s there, odd as this may sound, for the sake of art.The...
View ArticleA huge cast brings ‘Back to the ’80s’ to Tonawanda
Starting at 7 p.m. Monday, the band shell in Tonawanda’s Niawanda Park will come alive with a swirling, flashing, tube-sock sporting, Madonna-singing cadre of some 80 actors for the jukebox musical...
View ArticleLafayette grads praise school’s international aspect at meeting on...
Lafayette High School’s uniqueness as the educational site for many of Buffalo’s international students took center stage at a public meeting Wednesday to address a turnaround plan for the...
View Article5 good places to eat outdoors in Buffalo
You probably already have your favorite places to eat outside and enjoy the all-too-brief embrace of the Western New York summer.That doesn’t mean you can’t put more on your list. Here are five...
View ArticleShakespeare in Delaware Park turns ‘Measure for Measure’ into...
Tonight, Shakespeare in Delaware Park will open its second show of the 2013 season with a cheeky, musically inflected take on Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure.”Unlike its popular and straight-ahead...
View ArticleCountdown to Garden Walk Buffalo
Like many gardeners preparing for this weekend’s Garden Walk Buffalo, Joe Hopkins has been spending several hours a day watering, trimming, staking and, yes, even fretting.“You’re hoping that...
View ArticleElma to name board room in honor of longtime supervisor
The Elma Town Board will dedicate its conference room in Town Hall, 1600 Bowen Road to the memory of one of the town’s longest serving supervisors, J. William Lexo. The public is invited to the...
View ArticleKen-Ton teacher admits sending genitalia photo to student
A Ken-Ton middle school teacher resigned his job Wednesday after pleading guilty to felony charges involving sending a lewd photo to a student via cellphone.William Kuhn, 42, of Town of Tonawanda,...
View ArticleSeveral taken to hospitals after Hamburg crash
Several passengers were taken to area hospitals after a two-vehicle crash on Old Lake Shore Road at Crescent Terrace in Hamburg about 7:53 p.m. Thursday, Hamburg police reported.One of the vehicles...
View ArticleKen-Ton consolidation remains elusive concept as residents air concerns to...
In recent months as the Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda School District embarked on a messy, painful process of looking at closing neighborhood schools, an observer might wonder: Exactly where are the...
View ArticleAllentown residents on edge about rising crime
Tim Hobin never thought he’d have to put metal bars in the windows of his Cottage Street apartment on the western end of Allentown. He’s lived there for almost three years, and he said it’s always...
View ArticlePhone data sweep by NSA backed by all 4 WNY House members
WASHINGTON – Western New York lawmakers are taking a strong stand on the side of a National Security Agency program that collects Americans’ phone records for use in terrorism investigations, despite...
View ArticleDunkirk town residents back water district at information session
DUNKIRK – Residents showed overwhelming support Thursday evening for a proposed water district for the Town of Dunkirk.More than 50 people attended an information session at the East Town of Dunkirk...
View ArticleDeaconess Heights at former hospital discussed
The Deaconess Heights residential plan to build 75 low-to-moderate income rental units where Deaconess Hospital once stood has a long road ahead of it.“There are some people who live in that community...
View ArticleNiagara Sheriff’s Office hosts drug drop-off bin
LOCKPORT – The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office has installed a site for the public to drop off unwanted or expired medications, the county announced.The location is just inside the public entrance to...
View ArticleWith BPO at Artpark, it’s a grand night for nostalgia
LEWISTON – Old Artpark came alive again Thursday, as the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra celebrated the park’s 40th anniversary with fun and fireworks.The orchestra, led by Music Director JoAnn...
View ArticleReporters’ Notebook
OLAF FUB SEZ: According to perennial rock star Mick Jagger, born Michael Philip Jagger on this date in 1943, “Either we stay at home and become pillars of the community, or we go out and tour. We...
View ArticleSkyway ramp closure, project on Scajaquada to affect traffic
Drivers in Buffalo will face two new obstacles Saturday – an eight-hour closure of an entrance ramp to the Skyway and a weeklong project on a section of the Scajaquada Expressway, the state Department...
View ArticleRotted support beam displaces four households from condo
Four households in an Amherst condominium received temporary housing Thursday from the Red Cross after a support beam rotted out in the building as a result of recent flooding, Red Cross and Amherst...
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