Jeff Schober
The Assassin Hunter of West Seneca
Christian Ulrich, buried at Trinity Lutheran Church cemetery, helped capture John Wilkes Booth after Lincoln’s murder A 23-year-old West...
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Jeff Schober
- Sep 18
- 7 min
“The 12th Man Misfitz Manor” opens in the shadow of Highmark Stadium
Superfans envision a location for family-friendly tailgating September is the time of year when the Buffalo Bills hold sway over an...
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Jeff Schober
- Jul 17
- 10 min
‘One of the most influential Buffalonians that most people have never heard of’
Amherst resident Don Haas educates the public about weather extremes Because he is a trained scientist, Dr. Don Haas is concerned about...
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Steven D. Desmond
- Jun 19
- 1 min
Headliners 2023!
Our photographer shares images from local stages since the start of the year Buffalo Tales has given us the opportunity to make new...
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Jeff Schober
- May 15
- 9 min
Teen strikes balance between old and new — with talent to spare
Vintage machinery in a Southtowns bowling alley allows ‘Joe the Pro’ to build a YouTube following Joey Dayer was only five years old when...
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Jenna Manney
- Apr 15
- 8 min
For Tonawanda artist George Palmer, age is just a number
His portraits can be found all around Western New York and beyond — including displays at Shea's Performing Arts Center When George...
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Jeff Schober
- Mar 15
- 19 min
True Crime: the Unsolved Case of a Missing Michigan Girl (part 2)
Anjanette’s abandoned car is discovered in South Buffalo, and the suspect is interviewed again in Kentucky. Editor’s note: This is second...
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Jeff Schober
- Feb 15
- 16 min
True Crime: the Unsolved Case of a Missing Michigan Girl (part 1)
In Hamburg, a 21-year-old disappeared after Sweetest Day weekend in 1994. No body was ever found, and the prime suspect is dead. What...
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Jeff Schober
- Jan 17
- 10 min
‘She’s little but mighty’
Candace Vogel, nicknamed ‘The Fraud Broad,’ closes 36 years of chasing criminals with the Erie County District Attorney’s office When...
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Jeff Schober
- Dec 11, 2022
- 12 min
Job training and opportunity intersect to help workers move into the middle class
On Buffalo's East Side, placement and retention fuel Northland’s success In October, we published a story about steelworkers and a...
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Steven D. Desmond
- Nov 15, 2022
- 2 min
Views from the Back Patio
Our photographer comes full circle from a story published 30 years ago Thirty years ago, I was a twentysomething photojournalist who...
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Jeff Schober
- Oct 15, 2022
- 15 min
When Steel was King
Retired workers from Bethlehem and Republic Steel keep local history alive at Buffalo's Steel Plant Museum Nearly four decades have...
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Jeff Schober
- Sep 15, 2022
- 12 min
Curses!
Are Buffalo sports franchises cursed? If so, is this the year it ends? Hope tastes as sweet as a crisp autumn apple, and fall is the...
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Jenna Manney
- Aug 21, 2022
- 5 min
Treading the path of a “long goodbye”
Kenmore native discusses personal struggles with Alzheimer’s Disease David Gonlag thought memory loss was just part of getting old. He...
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Jeff Schober
- Jul 17, 2022
- 11 min
Buffalo's Bohemian bard: musician Willie Nile keeps writing and rocking
After 50 years in (and out) of the music business, Western New York native Willie Nile has garnered respect and admiration from the likes...
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Jeff Schober
- May 19, 2022
- 10 min
Buffalo Boss Babes: inspiring and empowering women across the region
Say you’re a woman living in Western New York. There’s this business idea that’s been clicking around in your head for years. But the...
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Steven D. Desmond
- Mar 1, 2022
- 2 min
Town Ballroom Tribute
Musicians gather to celebrate Bruce Moser, the late Buffalo-based music promoter Bruce Moser was all about family, and the legacy of his...
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Jeff Schober
- Jan 30, 2022
- 10 min
Young voices from Western New York focus on creating worldwide change
Students, teachers, and volunteers with the Academy for Human Rights aspire to shape a better future while addressing global issues The...
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Jeff Schober
- Nov 14, 2021
- 10 min
80 years from 'Infamy'
South Buffalo resident, 87, remembers watching Japanese planes fly overhead in Hawaii during the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941...
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Jeff Schober
- Sep 8, 2021
- 15 min
Planes, towers and 20 years: the day that changed America
Western New Yorkers who experienced the September 11 attacks recall a morning when terrorism altered our country — and the world Twenty...
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