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Buffalo Common Council approves nearly $35 million in emergency borrowing despite comptroller's concerns

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Buffalo Common Council has approved nearly $35 million in emergency borrowing to pay for repairs and other capital needs across the city, despite warnings from Comptroller Barbara Miller-Williams about taking on additional debt. The resolution passed Tuesday afternoon with six members voting in favor,...

Buffalo, NY · 1d

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Western New York Heroes prepare to move into permanent home

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — After nearly two decades of serving Western New York veterans, Western New York Heroes is preparing to move into a permanent home of its own, aided by an additional $1.8 million commitment that will help renovate the building. The organization is moving into 235 North...

Buffalo, NY · 5h

News 4 Buffalo

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Monday marks a decade since massive fire at Bethlehem Steel site

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Monday marks 10 years since a massive fire broke out at the old Bethlehem Steel plant in Lackawanna. The fire started on Nov. 9, 2016, and burned for several days. The blaze continued across five blocks, sending smoke through the city and nearby communities, prompting the evacuation of the Bethlehem Park […]

Buffalo, NY · 2d

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U.S. Coast Guard honors crew lost aboard Lightship Buffalo 113 years ago

To this day, the only lightship crew to ever be lost to a storm on the Great Lakes is the six-man crew of Lightship Buffalo, who foundered 113 years ago during the "White Hurricane" on Nov. 10, 1913. Read more from WBEN:

Buffalo, NY · 1d

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Police staffing shortages a concern for Councilman Rivera

Buffalo's police union president has penned a letter to the Buffalo Common Council regarding staffing concerns within the department, which has one city lawmaker and former city police officer concerned. Read more from WBEN:

Buffalo, NY · 1d

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New York Porch Pirate Warning as Holidays Near in Buffalo, Rochester

Thanksgiving and Christmas shopping bring more deliveries to Buffalo, Rochester and communities across New York.

Buffalo, NY · 1d

WKBW 7 News Buffalo

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Born from Bills Mafia, 26 Shirts enters its 14th year of giving back

26 Shirts, the Buffalo apparel company founded by Del Reid, is entering its 14th year of turning Buffalo-themed T-shirts into a way to help Western New York families facing serious illness and unexpected hardship.

Buffalo, NY · 2d

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All Aboard! Explore 400+ Displays at The Greater Buffalo Train & Toy Show — FREE for Kids

This article is a paid promotion sponsored by an SOB advertiser and designed to share valuable info with our readers. The Greater Buffalo Train & Toy Show, hosted by WNY Railway Historical Society, is back in Hamburg just in time for the holiday season!. Whether you’re a train enthusiast, toy...

Hamburg, NY · 1d

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Still no plans for new VA Hospital in Buffalo

With plans for a new VA Hospital in Buffalo off the table, VA secretary Doug Collins joined WBEN just before Veterans Day to give an update on how the agency is investing in care. Read more here:

Buffalo, NY · 2d

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Lake Rats Dispatch Finds A Home @ 67 Elmwood Avenue

Lake Rats Dispatch – touted as an anonymous art newspaper – is the brainchild of artist and print advocate Chris Fritton, the former studio director of the Western New York Book Arts Center (WNYBAC) and founder of the Buffalo Small Press Book Fair. Fritton modeled paper on irreverent Dada periodicals and early small magazines such as Harry Oliver’s Desert Rat Scrap Book, which mixed poetry, art, fiction, and humor into one mysteriously tantalizing package.

Buffalo, NY · 11h

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Done Deal: Voelkers Site Acquired for Mixed-Use Project

SAA|EVI has purchased the site of Voelkers Lanes complex at the northwest corner of Amherst Street and Elmwood Avenue where it is planning a five-story, 230-unit mixed-use building on the site. A subsidiary of SAA|EVI, Voelkers Apartments LLC, purchased ten properties at 666-680 Amherst Street, 1624-1634 Elmwood and 111-155 Marion, from Burt Voelker LLC, Charlie the Magnificent LLC and Labrador Building Systems Inc. for $4.1 million. The deal closed yesterday.

Buffalo, NY · 1d

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Tesla’s Massive Texas Solar Factory Site Is Starting to Take Shape

Tesla solar panel manufacturing in Buffalo, New York. Image: Tesla. Site preparation has begun at the proposed site of Tesla’s US$10.1 billion solar manufacturing project in Fort Bend County, Texas, according to videographer S. E. Robinson, Jr., who shared a new drone video dated November 8. The update follows...

Fort Bend County, TX · 2d

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‘Rust Belt love affair’ BUFFALO 10 film now streaming

Spree readers may recall Buffalo 10, a short film from childhood friends and Western New York natives Claire Orrange and Trisha Pickelhaupt. A year after the film starring Orrange and directed by Pickelhaupt made its premiere at the Buffalo International Film Festival, it is now set to stream (starting on November 11) on streaming site nobudge.com.

Buffalo, NY · 1d

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Groundbreaking for Community Lot Renovation @ Oxford and Lafayette, near Gates Circle

A grassroots playground at the corner of Oxford and Lafayette avenues is in line to get a significant makeover. For almost two decades, this lot has served as a makeshift paved playground, thanks to the efforts of neighbors in the Oxford Square Block Club. Now, all of the commitment and...

Buffalo, NY · 1d

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Knoxville's $30M ShotClub Social Golf Complex Was Planned Near I-275

A 40,000-square-foot golf and entertainment complex known as ShotClub Social was planned for a 10.5-acre site along I-275 in Knoxville. The site sits east of the interstate and north of West Fifth Avenue, running along Second Creek, where developers have pitched a venue combining golf bays, bowling, an arcade and food and drink under one roof.

Buffalo, NY · 1d

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Trio of Vegan-Friendly Businesses Team Up on Oliver Street

On Saturday, November 14, the Edgy Vegy BFLO food truck will be parked on Oliver Street between two vegan businesses – Little Black Heart Coffee and The Vegan Grocery Store, from 11am to 2pm . This combination of “all things veggie” is enough to get any vegan or vegetarian excited about a trek to North Tonawanda.

North Tonawanda, NY · 1d

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USACE Buffalo District completes $13M Dunkirk Harbor breakwater rehabilitation

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, completed rehabilitation of the outer breakwater at Dunkirk Harbor on Oct. 19, strengthening critical infrastructure that protects the harbor and the surrounding community from Lake Erie’s powerful waves and ice. The federally funded project repaired approximately 2,300 linear feet of the...

Buffalo, NY · 9h

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Don’t miss Christmas in the Country’s second weekend

For the very first time, the beloved Christmas in the Country holiday artisan market is expanding into two separate weekends, giving you even more opportunities to shop small, discover incredible handmade treasures and experience the magic of the holiday season!. Nov. 13-15, come back this weekend for a different Christmas...

Buffalo, NY · 23h