Court backs Paladino in Empire Zone ruling
Developer Carl P. Paladino won a resounding victory in the state’s highest court over Empire Zone benefits that he argued were taken away retroactively from one of his companies after changes were...
View Article90-year-old pilot completes 90 international crossings in his airplane
It’s not surprising that John G. Lawton fulfilled his dream of making 90 aerial crossings of the U.S.-Canadian border when he turned 90.He’s a high school dropout with a doctorate in aeronautical...
View ArticleBOCES student-built homes up for auction Friday
The odor of polyurethane was in the air Wednesday at Erie 1 BOCES’ Harkness Career & Technical Center in Cheektowaga, where students applied finishing touches to an annual fundraising...
View ArticleDrag race nets DWI charge in Amherst
A drag race on Transit Road in Amherst Wednesday night resulted in drunk driving charges against one of the drivers.Erie County Sheriff’s deputies also arrested another man for felony drunk driving in...
View Article‘Trailer Trash’ collects bizarre film previews
Buffalo performer and artist Pat Kewley is a collector of unintentionally funny bits and pieces of American culture.For his popular “Celebrity Autobiography” series, held last summer in Rohall’s...
View ArticleIrish Classical play explores familiar story from a different angle
Last summer, theater patrons flocked to the Irish Classical Theatre Company’s production of “Da,” Hugh Leonard’s popular autobiographical play about his complicated relationships with his father and...
View ArticleKaleidoscope Theatre takes on Pinter, Beckett in original show
For a certain strain of theater lover, the works of Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter represent some of the high achievements of 20th century drama. While the styles of these major writers differed...
View ArticleBuffalo, Pittsburgh artists collaborate on exchange exhibition
In March, Buffalo Arts Studio and Pittsburgh’s Brew House Association launched a collaborative project meant to establish an artistic dialogue between two artsy Rust Belt cities. On two separate...
View ArticleAllen West Festival extends to Symphony Circle
This weekend, when the 56th Allentown Art Festival and 16th Allen West Festival kick off in Buffalo’s artiest neighborhood, festivalgoers will have more space than ever to roam through artists’...
View ArticleNew generation enters producing game with ‘Into the Woods’
At 8 tonight, three young theater entrepreneurs will realize a shared dream when the curtain rises on their ambitious production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods” in the New Phoenix Theatre.The...
View ArticleArtie Awards honor Buffalo theater
The 23rd annual Artie Awards, a fundraiser and award ceremony that serves as Buffalo’s answer to the Tony Awards, was held on Monday night in the Town Ballroom.The ceremony was hosted by its founder,...
View ArticleKoelmel named president of Sabres HarborCenter
Less than three months after losing his high-profile job as CEO of First Niagara Financial Group, John R. Koelmel has re-emerged in a new leadership role that could see him wielding his influence in...
View ArticleLoaded gun found in man’s carry-on bag at Buffalo airport
A Rochester man was stopped this morning at Buffalo Niagara International Airport after screeners noticed a loaded gun in his carry-on bag, airport officials reported.The man, whose name was not...
View ArticleDeath of Lockport boater deemed accidental
The woman found in her heavily damaged boat that washed up Wednesday night just east of Olcott Harbor died as a result of injuries suffered in a boating accident, according to a Niagara County Sheriff...
View ArticleConvenience store robbed at gun point in Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – A 7-Eleven at 2620 Niagara St. was robbed at gun point by a masked man early Thursday.The clerk at the store, which has been robbed in the past, told police there is usually only a...
View ArticleTwo more arrested in Shoshone Park beating
Two more Bennett High School students have been arrested in connection with the May 16 violent assault on a 66-year-old man at Shoshone Park. The arrests bring the number of students charged to 10.In...
View ArticleBuffalo firm managing NHL pension plan
The new pension fund for National Hockey League players that was established in the agreement that ended the lockout earlier this year is being managed by an investment consulting firm in...
View ArticleBig Thursday events still a go
Worry not, runners and music lovers: The rain is still falling, but the Canalside concert and the Corporate Challenge will still happen, according to organizers of both events.Let your Thursday nights...
View ArticleNew NFTA police smart phone app is in use
The Transit Police of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority today began making use of a new smart phone application designed to let people instantly report suspicious activity at NFTA...
View ArticleSchumer urges FAA to bolster oversight of regional airlines
WASHINGTON – Sen. Charles E. Schumer today urged the Federal Aviation Administration to bolster its oversight of regional airlines in wake of a recent Buffalo News report that federal aviation...
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