Thu, Jan 31st 2013 04:10 pm
When Allan Herschell first began producing carrousels in the 1880s, he was fortunate to have a local population of talented carvers to draw his workforce from. Over the decades, advances in technology brought first metal and then fiberglass animals, and the hand-carved horse became a thing of the past. While modern animals undoubtedly offer a number of technological advantages, the beauty and craftsmanship of the hand-carved horses from the golden age of carrousels are unmatched.
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Thu, Jan 31st 2013 04:10 pm
Less than 24 hours before the 2012 Grammy Awards, the entertainment world was rocked with news of Whitney Houston's tragic death.
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Thu, Jan 31st 2013 04:10 pm
Fourteen-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys and current nominees Maroon 5 will join together for a special performance, in addition to a performance by current nominee Frank Ocean on The 55th Annual Grammy Awards broadcast. Current Grammy nominees Carly Rae Jepsen and Katy Perry, as well as actor Kaley Cuoco, actor Neil Patrick Harris, five-time Grammy winner Faith Hill, three-time Grammy winner Tim McGraw and four-time Grammy winner Keith Urban will appear as presenters.
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Thu, Jan 31st 2013 04:10 pm
CBS Sports lead NFL analyst, New York Giants Super Bowl XXI MVP and 15-year NFL veteran Phil Simms, along with his play-by-play partner, Jim Nantz host a true football lovers show in unveiling the "Phil Simms All-Iron Team: Super Bowl Edition" on Sunday, Feb. 3 (1 p.m.), prior to "The Super Bowl Today" on the CBS Television Network.
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Thu, Jan 31st 2013 07:00 am
Latshaw Productions presents Vicki Lawrence & Mama "A Two Woman Show" on Tuesday, May 14, at 2 and 8 pm at the Historic Riviera Theatre, 67 Webster St., North Tonawanda.
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Wed, Jan 30th 2013 06:25 pm
"American Idol" launched an all-new app Wednesday with special features to be released over the season, providing fans access to show content and deep interactive and social experiences, as well as enhanced voting capabilities on their iOS and Android devices.
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Wed, Jan 30th 2013 06:20 pm
Buffalo Sabres forward Patrick Kaleta spent Tuesday night in the hospital and was released earlier Wednesday. Currently, he's at home and will not be traveling to Boston for the team's game against the Bruins Thursday night.
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Wed, Jan 30th 2013 01:55 pm
The January/February 2013 issue of Every Day with Rachael Ray named the Cave of the Winds in Niagara Falls State Park in its "50 Coolest, Craziest, Tastiest Things To Eat, See and Do Before You Kick the Bucket!" feature article.
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Wed, Jan 30th 2013 12:35 pm
Illustrator Kristen Raimondi, author Suzanne Simon Dietz and publisher Amy Freiermuth recently created a children's book called "Johnnie's Adventures - The Search for Guinevere." The historical fiction work celebrates the history of the Town of Porter, its Village of Youngstown and Hamlet of Ransomville.
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Wed, Jan 30th 2013 12:20 pm
Six-time Grammy Award winner Justin Timberlake is set to perform on The 55th Annual Grammy Awards broadcast. This marks the first time in four years that Timberlake will grace the Grammy stage, and will be his debut TV performance on the eve of his first studio album in seven years. The music industry's premier event will take place Sunday, Feb. 10 (8 p.m.), at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast on the CBS Television Network.
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Wed, Jan 30th 2013 12:20 pm
Two-time Academy Award winner Barbra Streisand, who has sung on the Oscars only once before, will perform on the upcoming Oscar telecast on Feb. 24. Streisand last sang the love theme from "A Star Is Born" in 1977, on the March 28 show, winning the Best Original Song Oscar for "Evergreen" that same night.
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Wed, Jan 30th 2013 12:20 pm
The first-ever "Oscar Roadtrip" will kick off on Monday, Feb. 4, in New York City and, over the next three weeks, will bring the excitement of the Oscars to numerous cities across the country. Fans along the way will have a chance to hold an actual Oscar statuette before it arrives on the Hollywood red carpet in time for the 85th Academy Awards presentation on Sunday, Feb. 24.
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Wed, Jan 30th 2013 12:15 pm
The Historic Riviera Theatre, 67 Webster St., North Tonawanda, presents George Jones on Saturday, June 1, at 8 p.m.
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Wed, Jan 30th 2013 12:15 pm
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has appointed Alicia Scott, RN, MSN, ANP-C, clinical coordinator of its state-designated Stroke Center effective immediately.
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Wed, Jan 30th 2013 07:00 am
New York State Labor Commissioner Peter M. Rivera announced Tuesday that approximately 250,000 New Yorkers who sought help at one of the department's career center locations landed a job in 2012.
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Wed, Jan 30th 2013 07:00 am
Sevenson Environmental Services of Niagara Falls has completed a lead remediation project to excavate and remove lead and arsenic contaminated soil from the yards of houses and commercial properties in the Newhall Street neighborhood in Hamden, Conn.
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Tue, Jan 29th 2013 05:00 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto, Congressman Chris Collins and State Sen. George Maziarz attended the Lewiston No. 2 Volunteer Fire Co. installation dinner last weekend.
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Tue, Jan 29th 2013 04:10 pm
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced it received a gift of 1,088 original movie posters from the golden age of Hollywood filmmaking. The posters were donated by Dwight Cleveland, a Chicago real estate developer, who has amassed one of the largest and most historically significant collections of movie posters in the world.
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Tue, Jan 29th 2013 04:10 pm
The Historic Riviera Theatre continues with the KeyBank Family Film Series on the following dates:
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Tue, Jan 29th 2013 02:10 pm
The New Directions Youth and Family Services board of trustees recently held its annual meeting to elect its officers for 2013.
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Tue, Jan 29th 2013 12:15 pm
For the eighth consecutive year, IHOP restaurants nationwide will offer each guest a free short stack of its famous buttermilk pancakes on National Pancake Day in an effort to raise awareness and funds for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and other local charities.
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Tue, Jan 29th 2013 08:20 am
Sunday night's live simulcast of the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on TNT and TBS drew a total of 5.2 million viewers, including more than 2.1 million adults 18-49, a 5 percent boost in that key demographic compared to last year. The show's strong performance comes as TNT and TBS announce a new three-year deal with SAG-AFTRA for the SAG Awards.
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Tue, Jan 29th 2013 08:00 am
The following incidents occurred from Jan. 14 to 19, as reported by the Grand Island Fire Co. A total of 19 calls were answered by the department during this period. The GIFC has responded to 78 calls so far this year.
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Tue, Jan 29th 2013 07:05 am
A community education program by one of Niagara's leading cardiologists, a free community lipid panel screening, promotion of the "Go Red For Women" awareness campaign of the American Heart Association, and a hospital-wide information event are just some of the activities Mount St. Mary's Hospital is offering as part of "Heart Month" in February.
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Tue, Jan 29th 2013 07:00 am
Niagara University hosted the first EMS Niagara Conference on Jan. 26. It provided advanced training to more than 80 emergency medical service professionals and volunteers.
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Tue, Jan 29th 2013 07:00 am
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz announces a free rabies clinic will be held from 3 until 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at North Buffalo Community Center, 203 Sanders Road, Buffalo.
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Tue, Jan 29th 2013 07:00 am
The Grand Island Rotary Club, in its weekly meeting at the Buffalo Launch Club on Jan. 16, was treated to an unfolding story of the difficulties, and successes, of Muslims in Western New York reaching the public with the message of their tolerance and Americanization.
The talk was by Dr. Khalid Qazi, professor of internal medicine at the University at Buffalo, and also chair of the WNY Muslim Public Affairs Council. He led off with an example of how security difficulties kept a "MASH" unit sent by the U.S. Army to Pakistan from really helping after a devastating earthquake there in 2005, until Qazi and other medical personnel (Pakistani natives) who were also there on a relief mission, intervened.
The talk was by Dr. Khalid Qazi, professor of internal medicine at the University at Buffalo, and also chair of the WNY Muslim Public Affairs Council. He led off with an example of how security difficulties kept a "MASH" unit sent by the U.S. Army to Pakistan from really helping after a devastating earthquake there in 2005, until Qazi and other medical personnel (Pakistani natives) who were also there on a relief mission, intervened.
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Tue, Jan 29th 2013 07:00 am
Members of St. Stephen School Mission Club lovingly decorated special placemats to be given to incarcerated men and women, through the Kairos prison ministry.
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Tue, Jan 29th 2013 07:00 am
The Erie County Sheriff's Office responded to 168 calls from Jan. 12 to 18. Below is a sampling of the noteworthy incidents on Grand Island.
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Tue, Jan 29th 2013 07:00 am
The Town of Grand Island has received a grant of more than $200,000 to improve sidewalks in the Ransom Road neighborhood near Grand Island High School and Veronica Connor Middle School.
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Mon, Jan 28th 2013 07:10 pm
World-renowned soprano and opera star Kathleen Battle will appear with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra at 8 p.m. Friday, March 8, at Kleinhans Music Hall in a special program, "The Underground Railroad: An Evening of Spirituals."
The program commemorates a number of important moments in history: the founding of the Abolitionist movement in 1833, the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, the 100th anniversary of the passing of famed civil rights pioneer Harriet Tubman, and the importance of Western New York to the Underground Railroad.
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Mon, Jan 28th 2013 07:00 pm
Every year, more than 100 million people watch the biggest sporting event in the country, perhaps the biggest single-game event in the world: the Super Bowl. Some people tune in to see the year's best NFL teams compete for the coveted Lombardi Trophy, while others count down the minutes until the highly anticipated half-time show - this year, Beyoncé. The next "60 Minutes Sports," premiering Wednesday, Feb. 6 (10 p.m.) on SHOWTIME, will offer the chance to witness how much planning and resources it takes to execute an event of this magnitude.
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Mon, Jan 28th 2013 07:00 pm
The Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, presents Diana Krall on Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre, located at the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
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Mon, Jan 28th 2013 07:00 pm
State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced Monday his office has finalized plans to implement a statewide fiscal monitoring system that would publicly identify local governments experiencing financial strain.
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Mon, Jan 28th 2013 07:00 pm
The University at Buffalo Department of Theatre & Dance presents "Forgiving John Lennon" at 7:30 p.m. from Feb. 27 through March 2, and at 2 p.m. on March 3, in the Black Box Theatre, located at the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
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Mon, Jan 28th 2013 07:00 pm
Dial Global and the NBC Sports Group have announced that recently retired NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb will join the NBC Sports Radio lineup as a contributor, starting Super Bowl week.
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Mon, Jan 28th 2013 10:50 am
Lockport Community Television will hold its first orientation session of 2013 at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 5, at its studio, 293 Niagara St. Learn about opportunities at LCTV during this session. Those interested can sign up for the next round of video production workshops.
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Mon, Jan 28th 2013 07:00 am
Niagara University's Office of Continuing Education is offering a trio of new courses tailored for current and future health care professionals. All classes begin in March.
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Mon, Jan 28th 2013 07:00 am
The Buffalo Sabres have announced the return of their "Bowl-A-Rama" celebrity bowling tournament, an event that allows fans to bowl with their favorite Sabres players, alumni and broadcast personalities. The event, in its second year, will once again benefit the Buffalo Sabres Foundation and will include auctions, prizes, live entertainment, and food and beverages, including an open bar.
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Mon, Jan 28th 2013 07:00 am
The Lewiston-Porter Alumni Association seeks candidates for its 2013 "Distinguished Alumni Award." Any Lewiston-Porter graduate of at least five years or more is eligible.
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