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Erie County highlights 250th celebrations and local history events
Deputy County Executive Lisa Chimera highlights upcoming 250th anniversary and regional history events across Erie County, including the Aug. 2 "716 Celebrates" festival, a Pan‑American Exposition walking tour, Forest Lawn tours, library special collections access and Doors Open Buffalo on Sept. 26.
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Town Ballroom amplifies the spirits of Buffalo’s famous Casino
For nearly 20 years, Buffalo’s Town Ballroom has earned its rep as one of downtown’s most significant live music spots.
Since 2005, the locale has hosted some of the city’s most legendary sets, with up-and-comers and established perform...
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716 Transformers: The Storyteller
Mark Goldman tells Buffalo’s stories. He’s the author of four books about the city (“High Hopes,” “City on the Lake,” “City on the Edge,” and, most recently, “City of My Heart”), a raconteur, and an activist who has made Buffalo his ad...
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Harold Arlen: Buffalo’s Great American Songwriter
He wrote a song widely considered one of the greatest of the 20th century. He composed the music for one of the most beloved movies of all time. His songs are part of what’s often referred to as the “Great American Songbook,” the canon of popular ...
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Is the Building Where Pledge of Allegiance Was Written Now a Nightclub?
Besides the club, the building also houses an injury center and a fitness center.
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Did Martin Luther King Jr. Pay the Hospital Bill for Julia Roberts’ Birth?
The Oscar-winning actress has a special connection to MLK and his wife, Coretta Scott King.
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Jericho Road wins state funding to grow WNY healthcare workforce
Jericho Road Community Health Center has been selected to...
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What we know about Pentagon’s FORTRESS initiative to keep military bases running off-grid
Some people claimed the initiative requires bases to ensure they can operate for at least 90 days without civilian power, fuel, water or supply lines.
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GOP pundits’ swipe at Obama instantly backfires amid cheesecake fiasco: ‘No, darling’
A pair of GOP tried to defend President Donald Trump's White House renovations on Monday night, only for their remarks to instantly backfire. Trump erupted Monday when he was asked by reporters about former President Barack Obama's claim that Trump had the White House looking…
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Disturbing scheme flagged in Trump DOJ midterm lawsuit: ‘Not even pretending!’
A political analyst spotted a disturbing scheme tucked away in the Department of Justice's lawsuit seeking to preemptively halt the certification of the state's Senate election. Last week, President Donald Trump's DOJ asked a federal court to halt the certification if Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan…
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‘Spun themselves into a frenzy!’ MS NOW’s Jen Psaki mocks MAGA Cheesecake Factory meltdown
MS NOW’s Jen Psaki opened her show eight days before the midterms by mocking Republicans’ outrage over a joke former President Barack Obama made about President Donald Trump’s gold-heavy White House renovations.Psaki played a clip of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent outside a Washington Cheesecake Factory,…
