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Crime Victims Rights Week recognized by City of Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown issued a proclamation Friday in recognition of Crime Victims Rights Week. Mayor Byron Brown was joined by Garnell Whitfield and Common Council member Zeneta Everhart, who were both impacted by the racist 5/14 shooting at Tops on Jefferson Avenue. "5/14, almost two...
Now-finished Fenian Monument makes Buffalo debut
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A major change was unveiled Friday at Tow Path Park in Buffalo, where local leaders showed off the now-finished Fenian Monument. Along with the monument, there is also now a new pathway, flagpoles for American, Irish, and Canadian flags, and new lighting. The project serves as...
Blues, Roots, and Bourbon take over Buffalo
April 20 saw year three of the Buffalo Blues and Roots festival at Buffalo RiverWorks. With help from Three Chords Bourbon, Ray Barry and Barry Entertainment has brought some strong Chicago-esque blues to Buffalo’s waterfront on April 20. Starting in 2022, Barry Entertainment has taken on the daunting task...
Buffalo-based restaurant chain closes its Onondaga County locations
Syracuse, N.Y. -- A Buffalo-based restaurant chain has closed its two locations in Onondaga County, and appears to have abandoned plans to open a third area location. Rachel’s Mediterranean Grill, a Buffalo-based chain that has a dozen locations in Western New York, has abruptly closed its locations in Destiny USA and in Camillus.
Event allows residents to learn more about electric vehicles
BUFFALO, N.Y. — For people who are curious about electric vehicles, a recent event allowed them to kick the tires, so to speak. There were cars on display at the Lexington Co-op. To celebrate Earth Week and Drive Electric Earth Month, local EV enthusiasts invited the community out to learn more about making the switch. It gave people the opportunity to ask their own neighbors questions about what it's like to drive electric each day.
Benches have returned to Buffalo Central Terminal's great lawn
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Back in June last year, two benches were stolen from the Buffalo Central Terminal's great lawn. Now, those benches have been replaced. Some teamwork by the Central Terminal, The Foundry, and Broadview Federal Credit Union helped deliver these new benches to the lawn. The new benches...
NY Cannabis Insider’s week in legal weed for April 27, 2024
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in Buffalo on May 14, 2024. Tickets available now. We had another busy week covering legislative, regulatory and business stories in New York’s cannabis industry. Let’s take a look at what we wrote about. Reporter Wes Parnell contributed a...
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