Today in Local Music and Community: Monday September 7, 2026
Every day Monica Power supplies her picks for cool events happening in Western New York; you can also find her at her Facebook page. Labor Day Festival on Old Falls Street USA, day 4 of 4, featuring Sunset Haze Duo and Dueling Pianos. Music at 12pm. Annual Labor Day Fair...
This Old-Timey Restaurant In New York Has Sandwiches Worth Driving Across The State For
If you’ve ever driven past a small, unassuming building and thought “there’s no way anything remarkable is happening in there,” Schwabl’s in West Seneca, New York is here to teach you a lesson about assumptions. A very delicious lesson. The kind of lesson you’ll want...
Restaurant holds fundraiser for chef detained by ICE
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Community members gathered at Allentown’s Casa Azul on Sunday in support of chef Keiber Alexander Esposito-Martinez, who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement last month. “Buffalo is built on immigrants and their hard work, and everything they bring to this community. But Alex in
Masked Gunmen Rob Animal Hospital, Threaten to Shoot Employees and Animals
POLICE AUDIO CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE: Law enforcement received a call around 11:08pm after reports of an armed robbery on September 3rd at the Northtown Animal Hospital in Tonawanda. The 911 caller, an employee at the Animal Hospital, told dispatch that they were robbed at gunpoint, threatening to shoot
New York’s Former Landfill In Buffalo Is Now An Urban Preserve With Wetlands, Nature...
While you explore Tifft Nature Preserve, you may wonder how it could possibly be built on a former landfill. The preserve is located on the edge of Buffalo Harbor in western New York, and the verdant surroundings belie its unflattering history. In the warmer months, as you explore these 264 wooded acres on foot, you'll
We Narrowed Down The Best Chicken Wings In New York To These 10 Spots
New York can turn literally anything into an argument, and chicken wings are absolutely not getting a pass. Who makes them crispier?. Who brings the sauce? Who gives you enough meat to make the napkins worth carrying?. And the eternal question, blue cheese or ranch? Pick a side, because somebody...
Cyclist dies following hit-and-run on Ontario Street
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A cyclist died Friday after sustaining critical injuries in a hit-and-run incident on Ontario Street the previous day, Buffalo Police said. Authorities responded to a report of a cyclist struck by a vehicle around 10:30 p.m. Thursday near 51 Ontario Street. The vehicle fled the scene heading east
Andy Williams of Every Time I Die has Passed
Guitarist and founding member of Buffalo metalcore heroes Every Time I Die has passed away according to several published reports. In addition to his lengthy contributions as a musician in Every Time I Die and most recently his newest project Atomic Rule, Williams was an established professional wrestler who competed u
Zaire ‘Flip’ Allison remembered by Broadway-Bailey community after fatal hit-and-run crash
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Dozens gathered Sunday on Broadway to remember Zaire "Flip" Allison, a 36-year-old man killed in a hit-and-run crash Thursday night in the Broadway-Bailey neighborhood of Buffalo. Allison, known throughout the neighborhood simply as "Flip," was a familiar presence on Broadway and Bailey Avenue, o
Witness Reports Bomb Going Off Outside North Tonawanda Hospital
POLICE AUDIO CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE: Law enforcement received a call around 10:52pm after reports of a disturbance at Degraff Memorial Hospital in North Tonawanda. The 911 caller told dispatch that there was a large flash and explosion near the emergency side outside of the hospital. Witnesses at the h
