Buffalo Place names Peter Burakowski As Its Next Executive Director
The Board of Directors of Buffalo Place approved the hiring of Peter Burakowski as the organization’s new executive director. Burakowski is taking the place of longstanding executive director Michael T. Schmand who retired in 2025 after nearly 30 years at the helm. “A priority for our candidate choice was...
Diocese revises parish contributions for bankruptcy settlement
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Catholic Diocese is revising how much it’s asking for from its parishes to help pay for the $150 million settlement that it agreed to pay last year to settle over 800 claims of sexual abuse. In a letter to diocesan priests this week, Bishop Michael Fisher said the diocese is...
Community Services Commissioner leaves Ryan administration for outside opportunity
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Danielle Roberts is no longer the Commissioner of Community Services for the Ryan administration. A spokesperson for Mayor Ryan confirmed her departure Wednesday afternoon. Roberts has spent much of her professional career working with community organizations. For more than a decade she was the...
‘It’s heartbreaking’: St. Pius in Getzville to close as parish, merging with St. Greg’s
GETSVILLE, NY (WKBW) — This Friday, St. Pius in Getzville will hold a final Mass as it merges with St. Gregory the Great in Amherst. Carolyn Weber of Wheatfield has been a parishioner of St. Pius on North French Road in Getzville for 50 years. It is where she and her family have practiced their Catholic faith.
City of Tonawanda unveils new machine to patch potholes
CITY OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. — The City of Tonawanda has deployed a new weapon in its never ending battle with potholes. Using $70,000 in Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS) funding from New York State, the city purchased a new Stepp SMMT Asphalt recycler which takes millings and...
9 Spots to Find Buffalo’s Best Polish Food
Ah, pierogi. Fortunately for us, Buffalo boasts a plethora of places serving those pillowy pockets of cheesy, potatoey heavenly goodness. We can thank the large number of Polish immigrants for helping establish Buffalo into the pierogi-lovers haven it is today. As time progressed, Polish food evolved, with some...
Amid Buffalo’s financial woes, outside legal counsel expenses have increased 760% in five years
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Tuesday's Common Council meeting debate about the budget wasn't the only firework show between the Ryan administration and city lawmakers. Council members peppered Corporation Counsel Rosa Pizzi with a variety of questions that focused on the departments need to hire more outside counsel. Between 2020...
Pair of historic Navy vessels could be headed to Erie for repairs
A pair of historic Naval vessels docked at the Erie County Naval and Military Park in Buffalo could soon be headed to Donjon Shipbuilding & Repair in Erie. But first, there's work to be done to stabilize both the USS Croaker — a 312-foot submarine launched in 1943 — and USS The Sullivans, a World War II destroyer....
New: Italian Is Finally Back in the Village of Hamburg… and It’s Already Packed
The Village of Hamburg has an incredible dining scene, but there’s been a pasta-shaped hole in the community’s heart for a while now. Ever since the legendary Tina’s Italian Kitchen turned off its burners, classic Italian fare was hard to come by in the village. You could...
Former Canal Fest treasurer pleads guilty to grand larceny
The former treasurer of Canal Fest of the Tonawandas has pleaded guilty to fourth-degree grand larceny after stealing from the nonprofit organization that puts on the annual festival.
