Buffalo chefs do not have to go far for mushrooms
There are mushrooms growing in Rob Gianadda’s basement, but he’s not calling a plumber. Instead, the Elmwood Village man is calling top Buffalo chefs.Those are gourmet oyster mushrooms he’s got down...
View ArticleChautauqua County deputies report fatal fall from moving train
A person riding freight train was killed Thursday falling from moving train in the Chautauqua County Town of Sheridan, according to sheriff’s deputies.The victim, described only as a resident of...
View ArticleA year of paintings at Partners in Art
On Jan. 1, 2011, local painter Linda Banas set up her easel near the confluence of the Erie Canal and the Niagara River and made an oil study of what she saw. Every day for the rest of the year, she...
View ArticleGimmick wears thin in O’Connell’s all-male ‘Nunsense...
For four straight seasons, O’Connell and Company has been sending up little puffs of theater in a space too large for them to be appreciated.The company’s 2009 move from an intimate theater in Snyder...
View ArticleAlbright-Knox delves deep into its collection for biggest pop art show ever
If you thought you knew pop art, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery wants you to think again.Its new exhibition “Sweet Dreams, Baby! Life of Pop, London to Warhol,” the largest pop art show drawn from the...
View ArticleTry Sweet_ness 7’s egg sandwich with pesto
In recent months, Prish Moran, the owner of both Sweet_ness 7 cafés (220 Grant St., 883-1738 and 301 Parkside Ave., 834-1954,) has been busy reshaping her popular breakfast-all-day...
View ArticleZoo hosts BuffaLove Fest
Celebrate “everything Buffalo” at the first BuffaLove Fest taking place at 5:30 p.m. Friday at the Buffalo Zoo.There will be food trucks, artisans who specialize in Buffalo-themed goods, as well as...
View ArticlePhotographer Marshall Scheuttle’s ‘Borderland’ on...
A major solo exhibition of photographs by local artist Marshall Scheuttle will go on view Saturday in CEPA Gallery (617 Main St.). The show, called “Borderland,” contains a series of portraits and...
View ArticleAfter 53 years, Locust Street art center is going strong
At any time of year, a visit to the Locust Street Neighborhood Art Classes is likely to renew your faith in the power of the arts to transform lives. The storied organization on the edge of the Fruit...
View ArticleSynacor opens Boston area office
Syncaor Inc. has opened an office in suburban Boston that will become one of three engineering hubs for the Buffalo Internet content provider, staffed by as many as 25 new hires.The Boston office will...
View ArticleDriver with prior DWI blows a 0.22 reading
A Depew driver with a prior DWI conviction was charged Wednesday night with driving with a blood alcohol level more than twice the legal limit after State Police said he pulled out of gas station and...
View ArticleMissing 17-year-old girl is found unharmed
NIAGARA FALLS – A 17-year-old girl who was reported missing Wednesday was found by police at about 9 a.m. today on 19th and Falls streets.The girl, who was walking to a friend’s house, told police she...
View ArticleMike’s Deli Sandwiches is worth the trip
Mike’s Deli Sandwiches is a small place with its front door on the side of the building that faces Military Road across from the Fashion Outlets. There are two four-person tables, a counter with...
View ArticleContractor seriously injured in an industrial accident
NIAGARA FALLS – A 20-year-old contractor working on construction of the new Greenpac Paper Mill project at Norampac was seriously injured Thursday morning when his leg became trapped between two large...
View ArticleState Thruway worker arrested in Albion
ALBION – A 55-year-old New York State Thruway Authority worker was remanded Thursday to the Orleans County Jail by Albion Town Justice Gary Moore after his arrest by New York State Police...
View Article'Now You See Me' is a movie you should see - now
Surely, we think, the cast itself is a magic trick – a triumph of misdirection and manipulation. How, in an era of omnipresent movie hype, did a movie as entertaining, and smart and irresistible as...
View ArticleDetails emerge on chase ending with officer shot
Jeffrey Thomas had used the handgun he shot a police officer with Saturday to commit at least one robbery, according to Buffalo police.And when officers received a tip of “a man with a gun” standing...
View ArticleOhio Street reconstruction to start this fall
Ohio Street will remain open next year during an $11.3 million reconstruction that will transform the industrial street into a tree-lined parkway.The new parkway, which was previously announced, will...
View ArticleGusto's Summer Concert Guide
By month:June | July | August | September By venue:Artpark | Bear's Den, Seneca Niagara Casino | Braun's Concert Cove | Erie Canal Harbor Central Wharf | Coca-Cola Field | Chautauqua Institute |...
View ArticleSecurity scare at Grand Island elementary school
Erie County sheriff’s deputies on Thursday investigated a threat of harm allegedly made at Kaegabein Elementary School on Grand Island, officials reported.School officials notified the Sheriff’s...
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