UB incubator welcomes 2 international companies
Two international companies looking to expand into the U.S. market recently moved into the University at Buffalo Technology Incubator in the Baird Research Park on Sweet Home Road in...
View ArticleTOY’s ‘Robin Hood’ hooks the audience with zany...
If you gave “Looney Toons” director Tex Avery and camp theater master Charles Busch a couple of martinis and access to your nearest children’s storybook, you might wind up with something like Theatre...
View ArticleMost serious charge dropped against community activist with gun in Buffalo...
Dwayne A. Ferguson, the community activist arrested last month after he was found carrying a loaded handgun at an East Side school where he works with an after-school program, has won dismissal of the...
View ArticleCensus figures show Buffalo-Niagara as 50th-most populated metro area
Buffalo Niagara is clinging on to a place on the top-50 list of the most populated metropolitan areas in the United States – but barely.The two-county Buffalo area dropped one spot to 50th place,...
View ArticleSouth Park bridge closed for maintenance
The South Park bridge, which connects South Buffalo and downtown, was closed for short-term maintenance of the gates Thursday morning. The bridge re-opened, but could be closed again later in the day...
View ArticleBuffalo Bills name 7 to stadium panel
The Buffalo Bills today announced the seven members the team selected to serve on the New Stadium Working Group.The Bills’ seven members are:• Russell H. Brandon, Bills President and Chief Executive...
View ArticleFrontier considering two superintendent candidates
The search for a new superintendent for the Frontier Central School District is down to two finalists.School Board President Janet MacGregor Plarr declined to identify the finalists, who were chosen...
View ArticleStudent art festival in Hamburg Saturday
The 10th annual Festival of the Arts will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the HUB youth center, 4999 McKinley Pkwy, Hamburg.The event includes student art exhibits, make-and-take art...
View ArticlePrivate funeral for Ralph Wilson on Saturday
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View ArticleWest Seneca offering garbage tote exchanges
West Seneca residents who’ve complained that the town’s 95-gallon garbage totes are too large or unwieldly can exchange them for a smaller model.Approximately 300 of the larger totes have been traded...
View ArticleFederal judge dismisses ex-coach’s suit against UB, NCAA
Former University at Buffalo basketball coach Tim Cohane has lost another round in his 10-year legal battle with UB and the National Collegiate Athletic Association.A federal judge has dismissed...
View ArticleBook Fair planned next week
The Buffalo Small Press Book Fair has several special events planned at Western New York Book Arts Center, 468 Washingon St.Authors Lance Olsen and Shane Jones will read from their work and meet with...
View ArticleBridge maintenance will affect Amherst interchanges
Overnight bridge maintenance work will affect some major roadways in Amherst, beginning early next week, the state Department of Transportation announced Thursday.Beginning Monday, the southbound ramp...
View ArticleReporters’ Notebook
OLAF FUB SEZ: Words to the wise from novelist Nelson Algren, born on this date in 1909: “Never play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat at a place called Mom’s. Never sleep with a woman whose...
View ArticleUrban Street man pleads guilty to holding up, shooting at La Nova employees
A Buffalo man Thursday admitted robbing two La Nova Pizzeria employees at gunpoint last fall as they left the West Side restaurant with more than $5,700 to make a bank deposit.He also admitted...
View ArticleDueling over taking the ‘Ken’ out of Ken-Ton
Closing two schools in Kenmore would take the “Ken” out of the Ken-Ton School District, Mayor Patrick Mang says.“We understand that the School Board is facing some difficult decisions and that some...
View ArticleNCAA tournament brought in $5.2 million, tourism exec says
Buffalo jumped through hoops to host the second and third rounds of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, and the result was a big score for the Queen City, according to estimates from Visit Buffalo...
View ArticleRegion’s GDP has risen 5% since 2008
The Buffalo Niagara region has closed the gap on other U.S. metro areas in per capita personal income.And while the region’s factory output is growing, its manufacturing job count has fallen off the...
View ArticleGreat Gardening By Sally Cunningham: Upbeat thoughts and some gardening...
Gardeners disagree on many topics, but apparently nearly all of us agree: We have had enough winter! We are desperate for spring.Linda Blyth, of the Town of Tonawanda, is an exception to the...
View ArticleGarden Notes: News of area clubs and events
Ikebana International Buffalo Chapter 50 will meet at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Buffalo Museum of Science. Following the business meeting, Judy Tucholski-Zon, regional vice president of the American...
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