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What if your dad was nominated to be vice president?

Jeff Schober

Nov 1414 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,...

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Being a hockey referee is challenging… especially if you’re only 17

Jeff Schober

Oct 129 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...

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Local innovation strengthens the Great Lakes ecosystem

Jeff Schober

Sep 210 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...

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Buffalo, Books & Beer expands the region’s hip literary culture

Jeff Schober

May 159 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...

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The New Angola Theater's renovation may revitalize a Southern village

Jeff Schober

Mar 177 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...

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Jeff Schober

Nov 1, 202310 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...

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“The 12th Man Misfitz Manor” opens in the shadow of Highmark Stadium

Jeff Schober

Sep 18, 20237 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...

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‘One of the most influential Buffalonians that most people have never heard of’

Jeff Schober

Jul 17, 202310 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...

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Steven D. Desmond

Jun 19, 20231 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...

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Teen strikes balance between old and new — with talent to spare

Jeff Schober

May 15, 20239 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...

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For Tonawanda artist George Palmer, age is just a number

Jenna Manney

Apr 15, 20238 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...

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True Crime: the Unsolved Case of a Missing Michigan Girl (part 2)

Jeff Schober

Mar 15, 202319 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...

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True Crime: the Unsolved Case of a Missing Michigan Girl (part 1)

Jeff Schober

Feb 15, 202316 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...

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Jeff Schober

Jan 17, 202310 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...

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Job training and opportunity intersect to help workers move into the middle class

Jeff Schober

Dec 11, 202212 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...

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Steven D. Desmond

Nov 15, 20222 min read

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, 202215 min read

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, 202212 min read

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, 20225 min read

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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Buffalo's Bohemian bard: musician Willie Nile keeps writing and rocking

Jeff Schober

Jul 17, 202211 min read

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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