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Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert News
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Fact-checking El-Sayed, McMorrow and Stevens in Michigan Senate debate
Fact-checking Michigan Democratic Senate debate
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WNY Independent Living Expands Services with New Jamestown Satellite Office
Jamestown, NY — May 27, 2026 —Western New York...
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Courage (sort of) and cowardice (definitely)
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert News
(REMINDER: these listings are curated and definitely not intended...
Fact Check
Fact-checking El-Sayed, McMorrow and Stevens in Michigan Senate debate
Fact-checking Michigan Democratic Senate debate
Health
WNY Independent Living Expands Services with New Jamestown Satellite Office
Jamestown, NY — May 27, 2026 —Western New York...
Politics & Government
Courage (sort of) and cowardice (definitely)
Note: This column typically includes the What I’m Reading...
Fact Check
Fact-checking DeSantis: Would his plan exempt 60% of Florida homeowners from paying property taxes?
Fact-checking Ron DeSantis on his property tax plan
