Fri, May 6th 2022 09:40 am
On Friday, June 3 (9 p.m. ET/PT), Guy Fieri, his wife Lori, and his sons Hunter and Ryder, loads up the RV to hit the road - along with a caravan of campers full of family and friends - for a road trip they will never forget on "Guy's All-American Road Trip."
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Fri, May 6th 2022 09:30 am
The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens and Niagara Pride invite readers to attend "Spring Into Pride," a brand-new event to welcome Pride Month and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community.
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Fri, May 6th 2022 09:30 am
Mother's Day is a special opportunity to celebrate the women in our lives who love, support and guide us. LIUNA Laborers Local 210 has partnered with Erie County Legislature Chairwoman April Baskin to ensure residents have the opportunity to show their appreciation for someone they love this Mother's Day, and for those special women to feel the love.
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Fri, May 6th 2022 09:25 am
Originally scheduled for January, Arts Services Inc. is moving forward with the third annual "Creative Professionals Exchange" mini conference for artists and arts administrators. The event will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 3-4 at the Herb & Jane Darling Environmental Education Center at Tifft Nature Preserve in Buffalo.
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Fri, May 6th 2022 09:25 am
FeedMore WNY received a $50,000 grant from the Morgan Stanley Foundation to provide Western New York families in need the ability to choose from available foods or food boxes at partner food pantries. The funds provided an opportunity for 12 area food pantries in Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie and Niagara counties to reintroduce elements of choice at distributions, while still maintaining safety protocols due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Thu, May 5th 2022 07:00 am
Poet Mathias Svalina returns to Buffalo in mid-May for a month of writing and hand-delivering dreams via bike through his Dream Delivery Service. The visit will begin with a poetry reading at Just Buffalo Literary Center featuring Svalina and Sony Ton-Aime, poet and director of literary arts at the Chautauqua Institution, on May 14 at 7 p.m.
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Wed, May 4th 2022 09:10 pm
Today, to kick off "Star Wars Day," Disney+ released a brand-new trailer and key art for "Obi-Wan Kenobi," offering a riveting look at the highly anticipated limited series.
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Wed, May 4th 2022 09:05 pm
"Star Wars Day" is officially here, and Disney+ is joining in the celebration by showcasing two new exclusive series from Lucasfilm.
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Wed, May 4th 2022 08:40 pm
On Wednesday, New York's Army National Guard used a CH-47F Chinook heavy lift helicopter to remove a pontoon from a portion of the New York Power Authority's "ice boom" at Niagara Falls. The New York State Park Police teamed with U.S. Army aviators from the New York Army National Guard's Detachment 1, Company "B" 3rd Battalion on the operation, which began Tuesday morning with scoping.
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Wed, May 4th 2022 06:15 pm
Niagara University announced that Jeff and Mary Helen Holzschuh have pledged a gift of $10 million to the university. In recognition of the gift, the university will rename the college of business to the Holzschuh College of Business Administration. With this generous gift, Jeff and Mary Helen become the largest benefactors in the history of the university.
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Wed, May 4th 2022 06:10 pm
On Wednesday, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced Duran Duran will be inducted this fall, joining a long list of groundbreaking global icons before them. The 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is to take place Nov. 5 at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Wed, May 4th 2022 06:05 pm
The Rich Entertainment Group and Buffalo Waterfront Management Group, along with Ron Brantley of Stage One Live, announce rap and hip-hop legend Nas returns to Buffalo to play the "Seneca Casinos Outer Harbor Concert Series" at the Lakeside Event Lawn presented by the Upstate Honda Dealers. Nas headlines the show Saturday, July 23. Gates open at 6:30 p.m.
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Wed, May 4th 2022 05:30 pm
Madonna made history once again when she topped the dance club songs chart for the 50th time, making her the first and only recording artist to have 50 No. 1 hits on any single Billboard chart.
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Wed, May 4th 2022 05:20 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins announced a federal grant totaling $1,500,000 awarded to The Service Collaborative of Western New York. Funded by the U.S. Department of Labor and administered through the Office of Workforce Investment's Division of Youth Services YouthBuild Program, the grant supports the development of career pathways for low-income or at-risk young adults in Western New York.
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Wed, May 4th 2022 05:20 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed legislation S.5924-C/A.6938-B that prohibits colleges from withholding a student's transcript because of unpaid debts or charging individuals who owe debts a higher fee to obtain their transcript. This legislation ensures students can access their transcript when necessary, so that they may continue their education or find a job.
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Wed, May 4th 2022 05:20 pm
May 1-7 is National Travel & Tourism Week. To celebrate, Mark Andol, founder and owner of Made in America Store based in Elma, is announcing the grand opening of a new, expanded location in the heart of downtown Niagara Falls - in time for the 2022 tourist season. Joining Andol for the announcement is John Percy, president and CEO of Destination Niagara USA.
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Wed, May 4th 2022 02:25 pm
The Niagara Region Construction Alliance will hold a member meeting and dinner at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, at Hideaway Grille, 399 Division St., North Tonawanda.
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Wed, May 4th 2022 02:10 pm
The 40th running of the "Subaru Buffalo 4-Mile Chase" will take place at 7 p.m. Friday, July 15. This event is expected to bring more than 1,200 runners to the City of Buffalo. Over the past 39 years, runners from all 50 states, and 30 countries, have participated in this Elmwood Village event.
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Wed, May 4th 2022 01:25 pm
With a 35% increase in new boat ownership and 415,000 new boaters taking to the waterways since 2020, boating participation will reach historic levels of participation this summer, says Water Sports Foundation Executive Director Jim Emmons.
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Wed, May 4th 2022 11:35 am
Congressman Brian Higgins is urging U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to address the issue of Canada's proposed property tax on American property owners during bilateral conversations planned for this week.
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Wed, May 4th 2022 09:55 am
Catholic Charities of Buffalo is the recipient of recent donations totaling $60,000 from Amerigroup, a partner of Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York.
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Wed, May 4th 2022 09:50 am
Katherine Kepner won Best of Show for her painting, "North Carolina Marsh," at the Saturday opening of the Niagara Arts Guild spring 2022 show and sale.
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Wed, May 4th 2022 09:45 am
Jacqueline Connelly is the recipient of the 17th annual Key to the Locks Award. A volunteer selection panel drawn from the Lockport community chose Connelly for her years of volunteer service to the Locks District improvements.
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Wed, May 4th 2022 09:45 am
Jericho Road Community Health Center's bid to acquire the former Bristol Home assisted living facility, at 1500 Main St., has been approved and is now official.
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Tue, May 3rd 2022 04:35 pm
Know a youngster interested in science and technology? Make a visit to the New York Power Authority's free "STEAM Ahead Career Fair" Saturday, May 7, and learn about robots, space, glowing rocks, buried artifacts, the skilled trades, computer programming and more - all at the Niagara Power Vista.
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Tue, May 3rd 2022 04:25 pm
Shea's Performing Arts Center will honor former President and CEO Patrick Fagan with The Michael Shea Lifetime Legacy Award at the annual gala held on Friday, May 20. The award, only the second ever bestowed, will be presented to Fagan in recognition of his years of dedication and leadership as president of Shea's.
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Tue, May 3rd 2022 04:10 pm
On Tuesday, Villa Maria College broke ground on a significant capital improvement project to renovate its 61-year-old dining hall. Made possible by a major donation from local restauranteur, civic leader and philanthropist Russell J. Salvatore, the $1 million renovation project is scheduled to be completed ahead of the fall 2022 semester. The new space will be called The Russell J. Salvatore Commons.
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Tue, May 3rd 2022 02:55 pm
Mother's Day is coming up! A National Retail Federation (NRF) survey shows that families plan to spend more on Mother's Day this year than they have in the past. Flowers, jewelry and special outings are hot items this year, and 84% plan to celebrate, according to the NRF.
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Tue, May 3rd 2022 01:55 pm
Niagara County Sheriff's Office Sheriff Michael J. Filicetti recently announced Capt. Matthew Grainge and Lt. Daniel Zimmerman were recognized by the National Sheriffs' Association as the Explorer Post Advisors of the Year for 2022. Grainge and Zimmerman have been advisers to NCSO Explorer Post 2911 since 2016.
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Tue, May 3rd 2022 12:55 pm
Crews from Alden-based Concrete Applied Technologies Corp. began the next phase of Center Street's renovation on Monday. Milling, corner cuts and paving will take place over the next two weeks.
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Tue, May 3rd 2022 12:35 pm
Niagara County Legislator Rich Andres, chairman of the county's Economic Development Committee, on Tuesday said the proposed site for the new warehouse project (of which Amazon is the potential tenant) was deemed shovel-ready by Empire State Development a decade ago and, as such, the project absolutely needs to be approved if the county wants to maintain credibility with national and international site selectors.
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Tue, May 3rd 2022 12:25 pm
Over the next day or so, New York's Army National Guard is using a CH-47F Chinook heavy lift helicopter to remove a pontoon from a portion of the New York Power Authority's "ice boom" at Niagara Falls. The New York State Park Police is teaming with U.S. Army aviators from the New York Army National Guard's Detachment 1, Company "B" 3rd Battalion on the operation, which began Tuesday morning.
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Tue, May 3rd 2022 12:00 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday announced she is appointing U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado to serve as lieutenant governor of New York. Delgado currently represents New York's 19th Congressional District, which includes the Hudson Valley and Catskills. Delgado is Afro-Latino, the first person of color to represent upstate New York in Congress, and a member of both the Black and Hispanic caucuses.
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Tue, May 3rd 2022 10:40 am
The 39th annual Taste of Buffalo presented by Tops will take place from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, July 9, and from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, July 10. Admission is free. Food and beverage tickets can be purchased at ticket tents located throughout the festival. Presale food ticket vouchers will also be sold at Tops Markets beginning in June.
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Tue, May 3rd 2022 10:35 am
The Erie County Fair welcomes and Grammy Award-winning rock band Halestorm to The Buffalo News Grandstand Lineup at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13.
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Tue, May 3rd 2022 10:35 am
Following No. 1 hit "Beers And Sunshine" and recent single "My Masterpiece," three-time Grammy winner Darius Rucker continues to share new music as he crafts a forthcoming solo album with "Same Beer Different Problem" available on digital and streaming platforms.
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Tue, May 3rd 2022 10:35 am
Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium has announced a four-night residency featuring Grammy Award-winning, Country Music Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry Member Vince Gill coming this August, with special guest Wendy Moten, to help celebrate 130 years of the venue's storied legacy.
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Tue, May 3rd 2022 10:30 am
Harry Styles announced his special "One Night Only In New York" coming to UBS Arena at Belmont Park on May 20.
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Tue, May 3rd 2022 09:55 am
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday issued a proclamation celebrating May 2022 as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Hochul also announced the appointment of David Chen to the New York State Court System Second Department Judicial Screening Committee.
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Tue, May 3rd 2022 09:50 am
A University at Buffalo study has found that, over the past two decades, more Black men have been dying from obstructive sleep apnea than have white people or Black females. Their death from sleep apnea has continued to rise, in contrast to rates that have flattened for white people and Black females.
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