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California sounds, shaped in Buffalo
Kenmore native Jim Laspesa plays drums and percussion alongside iconic pop musicians Jim Laspesa is a longtime musician, but a bit role...

Jeff Schober
Aug 11, 202010 min read
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5000 flights and counting…
'Wings Flights of Hope' founders Joe and Diane DeMarco serve others by flying patients for medical appointments As the co-founder and...

Jeff Schober
Jun 15, 202010 min read
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Around the house: a photo essay
Our photographer shares unique perspectives from home We now live in a strange world that no one is accustomed to. My dad told me years...

Steven D. Desmond
May 14, 20201 min read
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13 Seconds; 67 Shots
Fifty years ago, these four Western New Yorkers were under fire during the Kent State shootings As the Vietnam War reached its apex in...

Jeff Schober
Apr 14, 202020 min read
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When it comes to presidential history, Buffalo trails only the nation’s capital
Washington, D.C. is the American city with the most presidential connections. Â Aside from George Washington, each of the 44 men who...

Jeff Schober
Jan 29, 20209 min read
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The shocking story of a brutal 1982 double murder on Buffalo's East Side
Warning: this story contains graphic content. On the warm summer morning of Tuesday, July 27, 1982, Buffalo Detective John Montondo was...

Jeff Schober
Jan 4, 202010 min read
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From Kenmore to outer space...
Astronaut Edward Gibson served on Skylab in 1970s As a young boy during the 1940s, Edward Gibson suffered from osteomyelitis, a disease...

Jeff Schober
Nov 13, 201911 min read
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Who is Buffalo's Best Game Show Host?
Quiz Master Dennis George has created a unique career by posing trivia questions Dennis George believes he performs just as well, if not...

Jeff Schober
Sep 14, 20198 min read
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Did famous song phone number belong to the police chief's daughter?
Debunking the long-standing myth of Tommy Tutone's 1982 hit Even if you weren’t alive in 1981, you probably know the song...

Jeff Schober
Aug 6, 20195 min read
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How the Niagara region made vital contributions to the 1969 moon landing
Local engineers and innovators were instrumental to the American space program Fifty years ago this month, American astronauts touched...

Jeff Schober
Jul 9, 20199 min read
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Learning to skate: a photo essay
Skate Great teaches people of all ages how to navigate an ice rink, and we have the photos to prove it... Skate Great has been teaching...

Steven D. Desmond
Mar 15, 20191 min read
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She's young, but can she ever draw!
Taylor Fillenwarth taps into social media to share the portraits she creates Taylor Fillenwarth is only a high school senior, but her...

Jeff Schober
Feb 13, 20194 min read
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Capturing images of a musical icon
WNY native Jeff McEvoy has spent 20 years photographing Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys Here is a scene from the late 1970s: Lewiston...

Jeff Schober
Dec 18, 201812 min read
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