Dino-mite – having a blast of BBQ at new downtown restaurant
The plan for opening day Wednesday was to start serving dinners at 5 p.m., but when a line began forming before 4 outside the newest Dinosaur Bar-B-Que restaurant at 301 Franklin St., owner John Stage...
View ArticleAt an open house for a Catholic school on closing list, parents and teachers...
In classroom after classroom, teachers tried to be optimistic as parents of prospective students made their way through the open house.But they could not be definitive about the future of St. Mary of...
View ArticleWaterfront residents trapped by street races want solution
John Oehler moved to Buffalo’s waterfront 13 years ago because he wanted to walk and bike along the lake.Since he moved there, life on the waterfront has improved as new attractions have been added –...
View ArticleTurning pain into poetry five years after Flight 3407 tragedy, community...
Five years after Continental Connection Flight 3407 came crashing down upon a home in Clarence Center, more than 200 people touched by the tragedy – from family members to firefighters to average...
View ArticleA torrent of water-based art at the Burchfield Penney
For Alberto Rey, a Cuban-born artist and professor at Fredonia State College, painting is a way to reveal aspects of the natural world that are hidden in plain sight.His latest paintings, the product...
View ArticleReckless driving suspect jailed after release from hospital
JAMESTOWN – A 24-year-old Jamestown man was taken into custody Wednesday following his discharge from medical treatment at a Rochester hospital for injuries he suffered in a high-speed chase by...
View ArticleDining: Downtown newcomer The Archer brings game, with uneven results
In Buffalo, unlike most cities, a new restaurant downtown on Main Street needs help drawing attention. When the Archer Grilled Meats and Aquatics opened in December, the menu helped. It promised elk,...
View ArticleWallenda to perform at Darien Lake during summer
Daredevil Nik Wallenda and his family will spend the summer in Western New York.The high-wire artist will perform a 60-minute show twice daily at Darien Lake starting in June, Wallenda and park...
View ArticleNik Wallenda to perform at Darien Lake for 10 weeks
Nik Wallenda is returning to Western New York, but it’s happening 50 miles from the brink of Niagara Falls, the place that helped propel him to worldwide fame.Darien Lake is getting first crack at the...
View ArticleCattaraugus County IDA unanimously back 3 major projects
ELLICOTTVILLE – Members of the Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency have moved ahead unanimously on three projects, according to Executive Director Corey Wiktor.One project would transform...
View ArticleUnlicensed driver arrested
A 21-year-old LaForce Place man was arrested shortly after he fled his car when it was routinely stopped by a police patrol car on Hertel Avenue at Pavonia Street about 8 a.m. Tuesday. Darren A. Smith...
View ArticleCity looks to raise rates at Erie Basin Marina, but boaters wonder whether...
Rental rates for slips at the Erie Basin Marina are going up next year, but boaters say they have been left in the dark about whether they will even have a place at the marina for the upcoming season....
View ArticleHUD grant returned by developer is reinvested throughout Erie County
When it comes to a $490,000 federal grant, the Town of Lancaster’s loss is Springville’s gain. And Lackawanna’s. And Gowanda’s. And the Village of Lancaster’s.That’s because an award originally...
View ArticleTwo nonprofits to get public relations help from Fredonia State College...
FREDONIA – Two organizations with strong environmental ties have been selected for the Community Partners Program, under which they will get help from public relations students and staff at Fredonia...
View ArticleCheektowaga man gets 10 years in prison for enticing minor
A Cheektowaga man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after he was convicted of meeting a teenager on the Internet for the purpose of having sex.Salvatore Tantillo II, 32, also must undergo five years...
View ArticlePeople urged to stay off Crystal Beach ice
Warmer temperatures and shifting ice have Fort Erie, Ont., officials asking the public to stay away from the Crystal Beach ice caves.The beautiful ice formations on Lake Erie attracted about 25,000...
View ArticleKey witness testifies about ex-union chief’s vandalism role
They were more than fellow union members. They were close friends.Even more important, perhaps, they were co-defendants in a criminal prosecution that rocked the local construction industry with...
View ArticleAlleged trespasser charged with possessing marijuana
A 20-year-old Trammel Walk man was arrested for allegedly trespassing in the hallway of the apartment building at 1 Byrd Way while smoking a marijuana cigarette.Dajon Nettles was arrested in the...
View ArticleTracking device leads to arrest
A 19-year-old Lisbon Avenue man, apparently unaware that the iPhone 5s smart phone is equipped with a tracking device listing exactly where it can be found, was arrested on felony grand larceny and...
View ArticleBuffalo’s top human resources post has a history of trouble, turnover
In Buffalo City Hall, the human resources commissioner gets a six-year term – two years longer than the mayor.But those who hold the post usually don’t last that long.Patricia P. Folts, who left last...
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