Sabres’ HarborCenter project on schedule for Sept. 2014 opening
Construction on the Buffalo Sabres’ planned HarborCenter complex is “right on schedule” for a September 2014 opening for the rinks, restaurant and parking ramp, as the work crew shifts from driving...
View ArticleFilm featuring actor Matthew Broderick to be filmed in Buffalo later this...
A film noir set in Buffalo and featuring Matthew Broderick and Janeane Garofalo will begin filming in the area later this month. “The American Side” is slated to film from July 29 to Aug. 23,...
View ArticleMore parking, new traffic pattern set for Buffalo’s outer harbor...
Additional parking and alternative travel routes for tonight’s Tragically Hip concert should help alleviate some of the traffic issues that have plagued previous events at the outer harbor venue,...
View ArticleTown of Sheridan reports 14 building permits issued in June
SHERIDAN – The Town of Sheridan continues to show signs of progress. Building Inspector James Crowell reported that there were 14 new building permits issued in June.Crowell gave his report at the...
View Article’72 spelling bee runner-up gets another chance with AARP
When Lauren Matz entered last Saturday’s national spelling bee, she finally got a chance to avenge her defeat from more than four decades ago.The year was 1972 and Matz – then Lauren Pringle – came oh...
View ArticlePower Vista marking 50 years since its opening
LEWISTON – Today is the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Power Vista, the free visitor center at the Niagara Power Project.The New York Power Authority is marking the occasion by collecting...
View ArticleSenate approves Perez as secretary of labor in close party-line vote
WASHINGTON – Buffalo native Thomas E. Perez won confirmation as labor secretary Thursday after a bruising four-month confirmation battle that left his young niece in Hamburg saying, “Look at what...
View ArticleAmbulance delay blamed in death of Buffalo man
A man who was fatally shot Wednesday night on the city’s East Side lay bleeding at the scene for 20 to 30 minutes before an ambulance arrived, multiple sources with firsthand knowledge of the incident...
View ArticleLancaster district looking into dropping ‘Redskins’ nickname
For decades, Lancaster Central School athletes have lived by the popular chant “Once a Redskin, always a Redskin.”But they may soon have to change their tune.Thursday’s news that the district is...
View ArticleState auditors kill Roswell Park contract that sought to lower...
ALBANY – State auditors have scuttled a multimillion-dollar, no-bid contract to find cost savings at Roswell Park Cancer Institute just weeks after the hospital’s Chicago-based consultant was alleged...
View ArticleOnce-mighty Motor City files for bankruptcy
DETROIT — Once the very symbol of American industrial might, Detroit became the biggest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy Thursday, its finances ravaged and its neighborhoods hollowed out by a long,...
View ArticleJohns Hopkins role alive as option for 2 failing high schools
The Buffalo School District may be able to find a way to keep Johns Hopkins University as the leader of Lafayette and East high schools.But it would likely cost the district a fortune – as much as $7...
View ArticleHot work keeping your cool in Buffalo’s July weather
The same day that Buffalo was named one of the country’s Top 10 “Chill Cities” for summer comfort, the National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for the area and warned people to stay out of the...
View ArticleIngram Micro gets nearly $1 million in tax breaks for Amherst expansion
Ingram Micro is getting nearly $1 million in tax breaks through the Amherst Industrial Development Agency for its $11 million expansion project that is expected to bring 250 new jobs to its offices in...
View ArticleFirst Niagara rebounds to earn $71.1 million in second quarter
First Niagara Financial Group reported profits of $71.1 million in the second quarter, bouncing back from a $10.9 million loss a year earlier when the Buffalo-based bank was hit by the cost of...
View ArticleWestern New York’s long summer days a challenge for Muslims fasting...
Fareida H. Yafai doesn’t start to feel the effects until around 4 p.m. daily.Her eyes get heavy, and the thirst and hunger become noticeable.“When you’re busy doing other things, you’re not thinking...
View ArticleSix injured when taxi smashes into Heritage Centers building in Buffalo
Six people – including three children – were injured Friday morning when a taxi driver apparently ran a red light, struck another car and then crashed into the Heritage Centers building on Oak Street,...
View ArticleObama speaks on race in light of Trayvon case
WASHINGTON – In a rare and public reflection on race, President Obama called on the nation Friday to do some soul searching over the death of Trayvon Martin and the acquittal of his shooter, saying...
View ArticleSabres’ schedule full of marquee matchups
October 28. Twenty-eight days into the 2013-14 NHL season, the Buffalo Sabres will host Lindy Ruff and the Dallas Stars. It’s a date many Buffalo fans have surely awaited since June 21, when Ruff was...
View ArticleAttorney, insurance executive get Red Jacket Awards
Buffalo attorney James L. Magavern and insurance agency executive Edward F. Walsh Jr. have been named the recipients of the 2013 Red Jacket Awards, given by the Buffalo History Museum to community...
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