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Opening Night!
After two years of planning, renovations, and updates, the New Angola Theatre opens to great fanfare Friday, June 27, 2025: The New...

Steven D. Desmond
Jun 292 min read


Like the Lorax, this volunteer “speaks for the trees”
Raising from seed, planting, and stewardship are important tools as Letty Milito and friends aim to revitalize urban nature At Tifft...

Jeff Schober
May 18 min read


From Eden to the big screen
Filmmaker Sarah T. Schwab carves niche as writer, producer, director March 22, 2025: Filmmaker Sarah T. Schwab, an Eden native, beneath...

Amelia Nitsche
Mar 247 min read


Legacy: a Life of Service
‘Pioneer’ and ‘visionary’ Veronica Federiconi reflects on 50+ years working alongside people with special needs October 29, 2024: In her...

Jeff Schober
Feb 1414 min read


Talking Leaves Books turns 50!
Business model that ‘began as a lark’ has become a Buffalo icon January 3, 2025: Jonathon Welch, co-founder of Talking Leaves Books,...

Jeff Schober
Jan 311 min read


What if your dad was nominated to be vice president?
Sisters Libby Miller Fitzgerald and Mary James recall 1964, when their father represented Lockport on the national stage October 15,...

Jeff Schober
Nov 14, 202414 min read


Being a hockey referee is challenging… especially if you’re only 17
High school senior already has three years of experience making calls Josh Fletcher expects to get yelled at. It’s simply part of the...

Jeff Schober
Oct 12, 20249 min read


Local innovation strengthens the Great Lakes ecosystem
Project connects emerald shiners between the Niagara River and Lake Erie Lake Erie offers one of the best freshwater fisheries in the...

Jeff Schober
Sep 2, 202410 min read


Buffalo, Books & Beer expands the region’s hip literary culture
What happens when two local writers meet for a beer? If this sounds like the beginning of a barroom joke, that’s by design. The full...

Jeff Schober
May 15, 20249 min read


The New Angola Theater's renovation may revitalize a Southern village
Now 100 years old, owners seek to modernize while celebrating the past A plan to reimagine the New Angola Theater, a 410-seat venue...

Jeff Schober
Mar 17, 20247 min read


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...

Jeff Schober
Nov 1, 202310 min read


“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...

Jeff Schober
Sep 18, 20237 min read


‘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...

Jeff Schober
Jul 17, 202310 min read


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...

Steven D. Desmond
Jun 19, 20231 min read


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...

Jeff Schober
May 15, 20239 min read


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...

Jenna Manney
Apr 15, 20238 min read


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...

Jeff Schober
Mar 15, 202319 min read


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...

Jeff Schober
Feb 15, 202316 min read


‘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...

Jeff Schober
Jan 17, 202310 min read


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...

Jeff Schober
Dec 11, 202212 min read
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