Tonawanda Coke blames frozen lines for Friday’s explosion
A frozen air line and a frozen gas line were to blame for the explosion Friday at the Tonawanda Coke plant, the company explained in a statement released Wednesday night. “The combination of...
View ArticleSnowmobile racing event to take place Friday and Saturday
SALAMANCA – Friday and Saturday, the lot that sits to the west of the Seneca Allegany Casino will be transformed into a series of hills, jumps and launches.But there will be no skiers making their way...
View ArticleMore than 8 inches of snow breaks a record for the date, shattering 1916 mark
If there is any question whether we are all in this winter together, just check out the snow piles around the country.And they’re only going to grow.Just as Winter Storm Nika’s two-day sprint through...
View ArticleContractor testifies about stabbing in union case
A few days before Christmas of 2002, Timothy Such was drinking at Kettle’s bar in Orchard Park when he and Michael J. Caggiano got into it.The two men had crossed paths before, but this time the...
View ArticleBuffalo Laboratory Theatre’s ‘Cyrano’ comes to 710 Main
The crippling powers of human insecurity will be on full display in the Buffalo Laboratory Theatre’s production of the classic tale of Cyrano de Bergerac, a French poet and fighter with an abnormally...
View ArticleDon Tequila does well, for Buffalo, with menu of Mexican family favorites - 7
There are times I wish I never had that chicharrones burrito in Albuquerque. It was tender pork carnitas, refried beans, a sauce of chorizo simmered in pequin chile, topped with cheese and pork...
View ArticleOut to Eat
Before Nick Pitillo opened Osteria 166 (166 Franklin St.), he was trying to figure out how to make arancini appeal to more customers.Arancini are essentially a ball of fried risotto, served with...
View ArticleA few suggestions for the Valentine’s Day reservations procrastinators
We’re here to help. An informal poll of readers turned up the usual suspects: Rue Franklin, Ristorante Lombardo, Oliver’s, Trattoria Aroma, Tabree, San Marco, Bacchus. If noisy still works for you,...
View ArticleBody of Trade and Commerce Gallery blows onto Buffalo art scene with...
The Body of Trade and Commerce Gallery, which recently announced plans to open on the 1200 block of Niagara Street in June, will launch its first exhibition at 6 tonight in a temporary space at 428...
View ArticleJewish Repertory Theatre’s ‘Dai’ explores harsh...
No matter how many newspaper articles we read or documentaries we watch about Israel or any other region under the constant threat of attack, it is next to impossible to get a true sense of what...
View ArticleTim Newell returns to his home turf for dinner theater production of...
Popular Buffalo actor and Westfield native Tim Newell, fresh off a tour in Michigan and Virginia of the hit one-man show “Mister Benny,” will return to his home turf this weekend to perform in two...
View ArticleExplorations of the city featured in new Locust Street exhibition
For many years, the students of Locust Street Neighborhood Art Classes (138 Locust St.) have drawn inspiration from guided excursions into the surrounding city. Through organized field trips, painting...
View ArticleTwo women charged with possessing a stolen car
After police reportedly observed the driver of a car pull into a filling station on Niagara Street near Ontario Street about 9 p.m. Tuesday without signalling ,two Buffalo women were charged with car...
View ArticleThree arrested in car for having gravity knife and marijuana
Two men and a woman were arrested in a car parked on Breckenridge Street near West Avenue late Tuesday after police allegedly found a gravity knife and a number of samples of marijuana in the vehicle....
View ArticleECC students to provide free dental care for kids
Several hundred children from Erie and Niagara counties will receive free dental care Friday as 50 Erie Community College dental hygiene students take part in the American Dental Association’s 12th...
View ArticleLegislator Grant seeking interns and support staff
Erie County Legislature Democratic Minority Leader Betty Jean Grant is seeking three college students to serve as unpaid interns and support staff during the spring 2014 semester.Those selected will...
View ArticleGates Institute implants subcutaneous defibrillator
The Gates Vascular Institute has become the first health care facility in Western New York to implant a subcutaneous defibrillator in a heart patient, Kaleida Health announced.The patient, a City of...
View ArticleApplications accepted for youth idea forum
Applications are being accepted for “Imagine That!,” the first TEDxYouth@Buffalo idea forum for students from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 27 in Mildred Campbell Social Hall at SUNY Buffalo State. Fewer...
View ArticleShift to women presidents in Latin America is topic
Gwynn Thomas, a University at Buffalo professor, will give a talk about how women presidents in Chile, Argentina, Costa Rica and Brazil are challenging the status quo at 4 p.m. Friday as part of the...
View ArticleNo arrests yet in robbery that prompted lockdown
Amherst police today said they continue to search for three young men who attempted to rob a young man visiting an off-campus housing facility near the University at Buffalo’s North Campus late...
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