Wed, Nov 29th 2017 12:35 pm
The crew of the US Navy's newest littoral combat ship, the future USS Little Rock LCS 9, is taking that saying seriously. Originally scheduled to arrive at Canalside in Buffalo on Friday, Dec. 8, the ship is now scheduled to arrive four days early, at 9 a.m. Monday, Dec. 4.
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Wed, Nov 29th 2017 07:00 am
The LiveNF Makers Market, a one-day shopping experience featuring artists, artisans and crafters from Niagara Falls and the Greater Western New York area, will take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at 449 and 460 Third St.
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Wed, Nov 29th 2017 07:00 am
Unyts and Pegula Sports and Entertainment have teamed up to host a One Buffalo community blood drive from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4, at the Lexus Club inside KeyBank Center. This event will provide members of the Western New York community with a chance to give the "Gift of Life" this holiday season. Participants will also be able to register as organ donors, and learn more about the value of transplantation.
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Tue, Nov 28th 2017 05:05 pm
In an effort to raise funds to support over 68,500 athletes across New York state, Special Olympics New York is hosting the annual Polar Plunge at Woodlawn Beach this Saturday, Dec. 2.
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Tue, Nov 28th 2017 04:50 pm
Henry Winkler, William Shatner, Terry Bradshaw, George Foreman & comedian Jeff Dye visit Munich, Berlin, Lithuania, Sweden, Barcelona, Madrid & Morocco in comedy adventure series.
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Tue, Nov 28th 2017 04:45 pm
While most college students were sound asleep Tuesday morning, Justin Crawford woke up early to volunteer at Community Missions of Niagara Frontier. By 6:15 a.m., the Niagara University junior and several of his peers were clad in hairnets and gloves, cooking breakfast for guests of the Niagara Falls-based nonprofit, which serves homeless individuals and families.
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Tue, Nov 28th 2017 01:55 pm
Education is the key to getting patients to share their medical records electronically with health care providers, according to a new study from the University at Buffalo School of Management.
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Tue, Nov 28th 2017 01:50 pm
"Christmas at the Farm" will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 9-10, at the Sanborn Lewiston Farm Museum, located at 2660 Saunders Settlement Road (Route 31). The family-centered event includes a meet-and-greet with Santa, with each child ages 2 through 8 receiving a small gift from St. Nick.
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Tue, Nov 28th 2017 01:50 pm
In February of this year, Metallica announced the formation of their All Within My Hands Foundation, which is dedicated to assisting and enriching the lives of the members of the communities by supporting workforce education, the fight against hunger, and other critical local services.
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Tue, Nov 28th 2017 01:45 pm
MercyMe scored two nods for the upcoming 60th Annual Grammy Awards. The recognition in the Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song category for "Even If," and Best Contemporary Christian Album category for "LIFER" totals five career nominations for the multi-Platinum-selling band. The Recording Academy will present the Grammys on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, live from Madison Square Garden in New York, and broadcast on the CBS Television Network at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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Tue, Nov 28th 2017 01:45 pm
Tony Bennett may have celebrated his 91st birthday in August, but he is not slowing down and just garnered his 35th Grammy nomination for his recording "Tony Bennett Celebrates 90" (Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album category).
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Tue, Nov 28th 2017 01:45 pm
As Small Business Saturday closed out its eighth year on Saturday, Nov. 25, shoppers provided an encouraging boost to small businesses at the start to the holiday shopping season.
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Tue, Nov 28th 2017 09:30 am
The Breast Cancer Network of WNY (BCN) will collaborate with Windsong Radiology Group PC to present a seminar for breast cancer patients and survivors at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7.
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Tue, Nov 28th 2017 09:30 am
On Monday, Niagara Falls Mayor Paul A. Dyster and Director of Parks and Public Works John Caso announced winter parking rules will go into effect for the city on Friday, Dec. 1, and run through March 31, 2018.
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Tue, Nov 28th 2017 09:20 am
Eight-time Grammy Award-winning, multi-Platinum-selling solo artist Fergie will serve as host of FOX's new singing competition series, "The Four: Battle for Stardom." The six-episode event premieres Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018 (8-10 p.m. ET/PT), on FOX.
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Tue, Nov 28th 2017 09:20 am
Seth Meyers, one of late night's top comedy voices, has been named host of the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards. The telecast is set to air live coast to coast from the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 7 (8-11 p.m. ET) on NBC.
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Tue, Nov 28th 2017 09:10 am
M&T Bank will help Western New Yorkers get into the holiday spirit with its annual "Holiday Music Under the Dome" concert series, beginning at noon Monday, Dec. 4, at M&T's One Fountain Plaza Branch in downtown Buffalo.
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Mon, Nov 27th 2017 02:00 pm
SUNY Buffalo State President Katherine Conway-Turner announced Monday she appointed Timothy W. Gordon as the college's new vice president for student affairs.
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Mon, Nov 27th 2017 02:00 pm
The deadline is fast approaching for youth ages 13 to 18 in military families to get in the running for a $10,000 cash prize, a trip to Washington, D.C., and other donated gifts in the Military Child of the Year Awards competition.
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Mon, Nov 27th 2017 01:40 pm
As part of the global Giving Tuesday initiative, local establishments have teamed with the agency to provide needed funds for the less fortunate. Rainforest Café will donate 10 percent of its sales to Community Missions on Tuesday, Nov. 28, while TGI Friday's will do the same on Wednesday, Nov. 29. On Friday, Dec. 1, Power City Eatery will donate in the same fashion, as will Third Street Retreat on Saturday, Dec. 2. Lewiston's Village Bake Shoppe will also donate $1 for each "Cake in a Cup" sold throughout the week.
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Mon, Nov 27th 2017 01:05 pm
Old Fort Niagara invites the public to experience the holiday spirit in the company of 18th century-style merrymakers at this season's "Castle by Candlelight" tours on Dec. 9 and 16. Music, crafts, demonstrations and more will make the French Castle, decorated by the Youngstown Garden Club, brim with festivities. The event will also include the feu de joie celebratory cannon and musket firings.
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Mon, Nov 27th 2017 01:05 pm
Who hasn't cursed their smartphone battery? Or downloaded something that took too much time or data?
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Mon, Nov 27th 2017 01:05 pm
Camp Road in the Town of Hamburg was the site of a focused anti-DWI effort on the Thanksgiving holiday as a combined force of Hamburg Police officers and New York State Troopers conducted a sobriety checkpoint.
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Mon, Nov 27th 2017 11:35 am
In basketball there are five starters and usually seven people to come off the bench. If one player is having an off night, the team looks to pick that one player's spirits up. The 2017-18 Niagara-Wheatfield basketball team is all about team unity and togetherness.
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Mon, Nov 27th 2017 07:00 am
It's the most wonderful time of the year, and your holiday headquarters is decking the halls. "The Chew's" own little elves, Emmy Award-winning co-hosts Mario Batali, Michael Symon, Clinton Kelly and Carla Hall, are spreading the holiday spirit all month long by surprising their fellow New Yorkers with random acts of kindness.
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Mon, Nov 27th 2017 07:00 am
Erie County, in partnership with the Buffalo and Erie County Workforce Investment Board ("WIB"), is sponsoring a job fair for residents seeking positions with Panasonic. The event will take place from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6, at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center. Panasonic presentations and interviews will take place every 30 minutes beginning at 5:30 p.m.
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Mon, Nov 27th 2017 07:00 am
From 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, the Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University will host a Hebrew calligraphy workshop and demonstration led by Aharon Baruch. Join in for hands-on learning all about the traditional art of Hebrew calligraphy - the different materials, tools, techniques, meanings and uses.
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Mon, Nov 27th 2017 07:00 am
The Buffalo Jazztet will perform a special evening of holiday-themed music at the Taylor Theater on Saturday, Dec. 2.
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Mon, Nov 27th 2017 07:00 am
Barbara Robinson's classic tale "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" comes to the Kenan Center Taylor Theatre this December.
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Sun, Nov 26th 2017 07:00 am
The Oakwood Cemetery Association announces its annual Wreaths Across America Remembrance Ceremony. Open to the public, the event will be held at noon Saturday, Dec. 16, in the historic Oakwood Cemetery at the Veterans Garden, 763 Portage Road, Niagara Falls. Free, on-site parking will be available and Tim Hortons will donate light refreshments.
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Sat, Nov 25th 2017 10:00 am
Youngstown, you're in for a culinary treat. Chef/baker Rebecca Poletti has moved her kitchen from the Village of Lewiston to the Village of Youngstown.
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Sat, Nov 25th 2017 07:00 am
About 18 months ago, when Russell H. Piper Jr. opened a room jam-packed with historical Lewiston paintings, prints, engravings, newspaper articles and furnishings inside the Red Brick Municipal Building, he said it was just the beginning. True enough, when guests visit during the upcoming Tour of Homes/Christmas Walk weekend, they will find more than 3,000 items in the second-floor repository.
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Sat, Nov 25th 2017 07:00 am
Driving down Center Street from Academy Park toward the river, you've probably noticed it already.
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Sat, Nov 25th 2017 07:00 am
VFW Lake Ontario Post 313 in the Village of Youngstown has unveiled its new drop-off box for retired U.S. flags. The box is located outside the post at 434 Third St.
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Sat, Nov 25th 2017 07:00 am
The father and son teams of Lt. Col. (Ret) Patrick Soos and William Soos and Fahim Mojawalla and Yusuf Mojawalla are teaming up with the Pfc. Charles DeGlopper Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 9249, the Island Ship Center and Momma De's Mixing Bowl to encourage the community to build and ship a package of thanks and support to Grand Island military service members stationed across the world. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 2.
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Sat, Nov 25th 2017 07:00 am
The Charles N. DeGlopper Memorial Expansion Project received a vote of support from the Niagara River Greenway Commission Tuesday.
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Sat, Nov 25th 2017 07:00 am
Have you ever longed for the magic of a Victorian Christmas? Bring your imagination and sense of wonder to "A Winter's Fest Eve," Thursday, Dec. 7, from 6-8:30 p.m. at the History Center's historic Col. William Bond/Jesse Hawley House, 143 Ontario St., Lockport.
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Fri, Nov 24th 2017 12:35 pm
The musically iconic and influential Gary Numan will perform at the Town Ballroom in Buffalo at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2. Tickets start at $26 and can be purchased HERE.
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Fri, Nov 24th 2017 10:15 am
Multiplatinum, Grammy-nominated band Goo Goo Dolls released their single, "Boxes (Acoustic)" on Friday.
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Fri, Nov 24th 2017 07:00 am
The City of Niagara Falls Community Development Department (NFCD) invites local residents to have a slice and discuss the 2018 draft community development action plan at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29.
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