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City pulls back on “amusements” fee

The Town Ballroom on Main Street. Photo by Garrett Looker. The City of Buffalo has backed off from a plan to tax music and other...

Judge orders ‘House from Hell’ demolished

149 Arkansas St., slated for demolition. Photo by I’Jaz Ja’ciel. The “House from Hell” will soon be a pile of rubble. Following years of neighborhood complaints,...

DOT plays gotcha on the Scajaquada Expressway

The Scajaquada Expressway isn’t a toll road. Not technically.  But the state Department of Transportation has turned it into a moneymaker by surreptitiously installing speed...

City Hall targets music clubs with costly tax

Junkman’s Choir performs at Sportsmen’s Tavern. Photo by Garrett Looker. The City of Buffalo, facing projected budget shortfalls and desperate for revenue, is turning to...

Trump vs. Harris: The heavyweight battle begins

I like to lead my Monday Morning Read with something local, but how can you ignore the presidential election? Maybe it’s just me, but it...

Recite the Pledge of Allegiance … or leave

OTB Chairman Dennis Bassett. Photo by Garrett Looker. If you want to walk into Batavia Downs, the price of admission is pretty obvious: You’ve got...

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