Thu, Dec 18th 2025 03:10 pm
The Niagara Orleans Labor Council continued its commitment to supporting local families during the holiday season. Partnering with its affiliates, the organization adopted 27 families through Community Missions of Niagara Frontier's "Holiday Help" program, ensuring that children and parents alike experience the joy of the season.
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Mon, Dec 15th 2025 12:50 pm
The Niagara Orleans Labor Council announced its continued commitment to supporting local families during the holiday season. This year, the Niagara Orleans Labor Council and its affiliates have come together to adopt 27 families through Community Missions of Niagara Frontier's "Holiday Help" program, ensuring children and parents alike experience the joy of the season.
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Mon, Dec 15th 2025 12:50 pm
Are you a procrastinator? So are we! Join Totally Buffalo and Sweet Buffalo, alongside more than 100 local vendors and artisans, at the annual Totally Sweet Procrastinator's Holiday Market happening at Buffalo RiverWorks from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 20.
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Fri, Dec 12th 2025 03:35 pm
The results are in and Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino is ending 2025 with a prestigious national honor.
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Fri, Dec 12th 2025 08:05 am
Reflecting on the Upward Niagara Chamber of Commerce's 20th anniversary, Board Chairman Matt Villnave said, "Here in Niagara County, things are a little different than in Erie County, and our Chamber has become a true champion for small communities. We think it's incredibly important to take the visitors handed to us by Destination Niagara USA and say, 'Yes, you're visiting Niagara Falls ... but there is so much more to see in Niagara County.' "
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Tue, Dec 9th 2025 10:00 pm
As the winter season rolls in by the day, many citizens of the Buffalo community are looking for the sense of joy that the holidays tend to bring.
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Fri, Nov 28th 2025 07:55 am
Chenez's Gourmet Popcorn, at 21 E. Main St., is thriving - and with a purpose. For six years, Karla and Todd Chenez have been honing in on their craft of perfecting 40 different flavors, and building a community of customers (who have really become like family).
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Wed, Nov 26th 2025 09:50 am
People Inc. is partnering with Niagara Area Habitat for Humanity to build an accessible, single-family home in the Village of Youngstown. This innovative collaboration addresses a critical need for affordable, accessible home ownership in Western New York.
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Fri, Nov 21st 2025 02:15 pm
The Upward Niagara Chamber of Commerce officially welcomed Blue Cave restaurant to Lewiston, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held Thursday at 810 Center St.
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Fri, Nov 21st 2025 10:10 am
The Niagara Wine Trail has increased its membership to 12 wineries.
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Fri, Nov 21st 2025 07:35 am
Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls USA welcomes the holiday season with a true in-person shopping experience featuring family-friendly activities, charity partner engagements and shopping deals with the hottest brands.
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Fri, Nov 14th 2025 07:55 am
When Viva Nostalgia opened on Center Street in Lewiston toward the end of the last decade, storeowner Roger Passero offered an almost-countless assortment of items - everything from toys to apparel to DVDs and international candies. It would be hard to imagine bringing in more product lines - but that's just what Passero has done, of late.
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Fri, Nov 7th 2025 08:00 am
It was five years ago that journalist Mary Friona-Celani and her husband, musician Scott Celani, did what any reasonable-thinking couple would do in the middle of a pandemic, when the world is closed and people aren't leaving their homes: They opened a retail store.
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Thu, Nov 6th 2025 06:25 pm
With two weeks to go before Opening Day, Buffalo Waterfront released the full winter schedule for the Ice at Canalside, presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield. This year will feature fun celebrations and programming with weekly "Festive Fridays" and "Special Event Saturdays." Favorites such as the ice bumper cars, curling, ice bikes and the ice train all return for the season, as the largest rink in New York opens for its 12th year.
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Fri, Oct 31st 2025 07:00 am
To celebrate 25 years of transformative impact in Niagara County, the Niagara Area Foundation invited current and past council members, community partners and clients to a special event on Oct. 23 in Lewiston to mark the anniversary and to share an exciting announcement about a major, multi-year gift to support Say Yes Niagara Falls.
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Tue, Oct 28th 2025 10:40 am
Empire State Development (ESD) announced MAHLE, a leading international development partner and supplier to the automotive industry providing components to major automotive manufacturers across North America, will undergo a $6.8 million expansion at its Niagara County facility. The project, located in Lockport, will support at least 11 new jobs and retain 226 jobs in the state-of-the-art manufacturing space.
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Fri, Oct 24th 2025 07:05 am
"An offer was made. It was accepted. There was a contract signed and it's rolling." That's Council member Jose Garcia's news on the potential sale of the former Radisson hotel at 100 Whitehaven Road.
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Wed, Oct 22nd 2025 10:00 am
Fifteen years after seeing its first tee shot, Seneca Hickory Stick Golf Course continues to gain national acclaim and prestige in the golfing world.
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Tue, Oct 21st 2025 11:20 am
Two Seneca Resorts & Casinos properties were again recognized among the hospitality industry's best.
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Fri, Oct 17th 2025 07:15 am
Bills fans got an inside look into the much-anticipated new Highmark Stadium last week during a special media tour conducted by Empire State Development.
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Thu, Oct 9th 2025 10:30 pm
Destination Niagara USA is proud to announce its continued support of the Niagara Falls Fire Department annual Toy Fund. For the past three years, DNUSA has raised funds through the sale of holiday ornaments, with 100% of profits benefitting the Toy Fund.
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Thu, Oct 9th 2025 12:40 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul and labor leaders announced the maximum weekly unemployment insurance (UI) benefit increase for unemployed workers across the state.
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Thu, Oct 2nd 2025 08:45 pm
Tops Friendly Markets announced that, during the month of October, it is once again offering schools the chance to earn double the rewards as part of its "Tops in Education (TIE)" program. Participants enrolled in the program will now be able to earn up to 10% for their school(s) during the entire month of October.
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Thu, Oct 2nd 2025 06:35 pm
On Saturday morning, several groups of protein enthusiasts gathered at the Lewiston Stone House where they collected scorecards and set their sights on culinary creations offered as part of the Lewiston Wing Walk. The second annual event showcased the River Region's take on Western New York's favorite food. It was produced by The Roaming Table Food Tours.
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Mon, Sep 29th 2025 10:30 am
United Way of Greater Niagara is now accepting applications for its 2026 program funding cycle. Nonprofit organizations located in Niagara County or the City of Tonawanda that provide youth-focused services are invited to apply.
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Thu, Sep 25th 2025 12:30 pm
Rich Products, the Buffalo-based global food company, has teamed up with star running back James Cook to launch the "James Cookie" - a limited-edition game day treat baked with hometown pride and championship-level flavor that's now available at select Tops Markets locations.
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Wed, Sep 24th 2025 08:25 am
The WNY Women's Foundation will present "What She's Made Of 2025." The morning event will feature keynote speaker Kweilin Ellingrud, a senior partner at leading global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company. McKinsey's comprehensive studies, like "Women in the Workplace," provide actionable insights to help guide business decisions across corporate America.
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Fri, Sep 19th 2025 07:00 pm
Deal Realty is set to move its headquarters to 748 Center St., redeveloping a parcel of land that lost its tenants following a late-2022 fire.
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Fri, Sep 19th 2025 07:55 am
Anderson's Frozen Custard opened its Grand Island restaurant in June; but last week Tuesday, it set aside a special day to salute its busy first season. A ribbon-cutting and a community celebration marked the happy occasion.
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Fri, Sep 19th 2025 07:55 am
A new product has arrived at The Village Bake Shoppe, 417 Center St., Lewiston.
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Thu, Sep 18th 2025 09:50 am
USA Niagara Development Corp. and the City of Niagara Falls announced the first project funded by the Niagara Falls Small Business Property Improvement Grant program (NFSBPIP) is now complete - and more than $500,000 in grants have been awarded to date.
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Fri, Sep 12th 2025 08:00 am
Lewiston has a lot of bling - metaphorically speaking.
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Fri, Sep 12th 2025 07:55 am
The Grand Island Chamber of Commerce will celebrate its 58th annual Citizen of the Year Awards Dinner from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Niagara Falls. It's a ticketed event that is open to the public. Islander Scott Swagler is general manager of the DoubleTree.
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Tue, Sep 9th 2025 06:55 pm
Niagara Falls Mayor Robert Restaino announced S&P Global raised Niagara Falls' bond rating from BBB+ to A. The global ratings agency also reported the city's financial outlook is "positive." An A bond rating signifies the bond issuer has a strong capacity to meet its financial obligations.
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Mon, Sep 8th 2025 05:40 pm
Parks & Trails New York (PTNY) is excited to announce the launch of a groundbreaking economic impact study of the Empire State Trail. Led by LaBella Associates with support from the Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE) at North Carolina State University, this will be the most comprehensive greenway economic impact analysis ever undertaken in New York state, and perhaps anywhere in the U.S.
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Fri, Aug 29th 2025 08:05 am
Fichte, Endl and Elmer Eye Care is celebrating its 20,000th patient at the company's Ambulatory Surgery Center of Niagara at 6500 Porter Road, Niagara Falls. The milestone day occurred in June, and the patient who captured that record is Dawn Dominguez of Lewiston.
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Fri, Aug 29th 2025 08:00 am
Chick-fil-A Inc. has picked Aaron Hord, a lifelong Western New Yorker, to be the operator of the new restaurant under construction on Niagara Falls Boulevard and the I-190 in Niagara Falls.
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Thu, Aug 28th 2025 12:15 pm
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced construction is underway on the $53 million renovation of The J.M. Smucker Co.'s Milk-Bone manufacturing facility located in Buffalo's East Side.
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Thu, Aug 28th 2025 12:15 pm
The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens and Gerard Place celebrated their ongoing partnership through their farm garden initiatives that provide healthy food for the East Side of Buffalo with an end-of-season harvesting day on Wednesday.
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Mon, Aug 25th 2025 02:45 pm
Tops Friendly Markets is proud to announce the launch of its annual campaign in support of the United Way of Erie and Niagara counties. Running from Aug. 24 through Sept. 6, the campaign will take place at all participating Tops locations in these counties.
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