Riders denounce route cuts
A capacity crowd fills the auditorium for a public hearing on the proposed NFTA route cuts and fare increases at the Damon Auditorium at the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library Central Branch on Wednesday.
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Riders denounce route cuts
Era of e-books has arrived
Michelle Snyder reads e-book at Central Library on lunch break, indicative of the soaring popularity of digital format.
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Era of e-books has arrived
Weather History: December 18: Record Temps, Storms, Wind, Snow, Tropics & Floods
A cold air mass brought record cold along the east coast. New York City’s Central Park recorded its earliest sub-zero temperature reading on record when the mercury fell to -1. Other daily record lows for the date included: Burlington, VT: -13, Syracuse, NY : -13, Worcester, MA: -11, Milton, MA: -11, Portland, ME: -10, Providence, RI: -7, Rochester, … (more)
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Weather History: December 18: Record Temps, Storms, Wind, Snow, Tropics & Floods
Study: NY economic impact of Association for the Blind is $17 million
A new University of Buffalo study finds the economic impact of the Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired in New York is $17 million.
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Study: NY economic impact of Association for the Blind is $17 million
A.G. Schneiderman Announces Settlement to Clean up Central Park Plaza
Buffalo, N.Y. — Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman on Tuesday announced a settlement ordering Samuel Kurz and Central Park Plaza, LLC, the Brooklyn-based owners of Central Park Plaza, to clean up the property that has become a dangerous blight in the heart of a Buffalo community.
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A.G. Schneiderman Announces Settlement to Clean up Central Park Plaza
Summer 2011 deemed ‘breakthrough’ for Buffalo waterfront
An estimated 400,000 people visited Buffalo’s waterfront this summer, including the Central Wharf area inside the Canalside footprint.
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Summer 2011 deemed ‘breakthrough’ for Buffalo waterfront
Unknown Stories of WNY: Central Terminal Buffalo
She’s stood tall over Buffalo’s east side since 1929, And for most of those years, A memorable tribute to our city stood tall within the Central Terminal.
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Unknown Stories of WNY: Central Terminal Buffalo
At Oktoberfest it’s ‘Ein Prosit!’
It’s Oktoberfest at the Central Terminal, and the German – American Musicians are in full swing.
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At Oktoberfest it’s ‘Ein Prosit!’
Williamsville man, on his way back from N.Y. City, held in attack on cabbie
A Williamsville man with a history of mental health issues was being held without bail in a Central New York jail on an attempted murder charge Friday after he attacked a cabbie as he was driving him from New York City to Buffalo, authorities said.
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Williamsville man, on his way back from N.Y. City, held in attack on cabbie
Hispanic Heritage Month begins with musical theme
Hispanic Heritage Month in Western New York kicked off today at the Buffalo & Erie County Central Library downtown with a musical tour around the world.
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Hispanic Heritage Month begins with musical theme
