16 to be inducted into Buffalo Music Hall of Fame
BUFFALO — The legendary Queen of Soul, a renowned sound engineer and one of the most successful bands in Western New York history are among the class of 2016 inductees…
Mud Creek offers unusual train rides
RAPIDS — Mud Creek Central Railroad will hold its annual Summer Public Meet from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 20 and 21 at at 7349 Tonawanda Creek Road. The…
Hastings named chairman of the 2016 Niagara County Peach Festival
LEWISTON — Alan Hastings, owner of the All WNY Award-winning Silo Restaurant, has been named chairman of the 2016 Niagara County Peach Festival, according to Rev. Tom Mason, president of…
Lucille Ball Comedy Festival opens Thursday
JAMESTOWN — The 25th annual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival opens Thursday with “Daily Show” host Trevor Noah, and comedians Lewis Black and Brian Regan set as featured entertainers for the…
Buffalo Sabres, alumni to help firefighters ‘Fill the Boot’
BUFFALO — The annual Buffalo Firefighters ‘Fill the Boot’ program will be hold from 6:30 to 9 a.m. Thursday with proceeds going to the Spinal Muscular Atrophy Research Team (SMART).…
Red Cross offers water conservation tips
With almost the entirety of Western New York listed as suffering from a “Severe Drought,” the Red Cross is offering water conservation tips for homeowners and businesses. Indoor Water Conservation…
Gas prices keep falling
Gasoline prices across the nation have fallen 50 of the past 51 days; local gas prices have dropped, as well. The national average price for regular unleaded gasoline has declined…
‘The American Side’ now available on Netflix
“The American Side,” a movie filmed throughout Western New York in 2013 is now available to the world — on Netflix. The mystery stars Greg Stuhr, originally of Eden, and…
Great Contraption Race draws crowd
LEWISTON — Looking at the contraptions devised to float from Lewiston Landing to Fort Niagara, you just knew that someone was going into the river. The question was who and…
WNY tech girls celebrate STEM at coding camp
BUFFALO — Thirty-nine Western New York girls are on their way to smashing through the glass ceiling of the tech and computer programming industry through the region’s first computer coding…