Author: Buffalo News

Get your Pride flags ready. Buffalo’s annual Pride Parade along Elmwood Avenue will be held on June 2, organizers announced on Thursday. The parade, which features colorfully decorated floats and costumed marchers, will be followed the same day by the Pride Festival at Canalside. The two events celebrating the LGBTQ+ community typically draw thousands of…

A Buffalo Diocese-owned Newman Center that’s used primarily to minister to Catholic students at SUNY Buffalo State University is on the market for $649,000. The diocese, which is in its fourth year of Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, announced Thursday that the 5,068-square-foot building at 1219 Elmwood Ave., is listed for sale with Howard Hanna Commercial.…

The mother of Lederise Curry, who died at home from an asthma attack during the December 2022 blizzard, was denied a chance in court Thursday to file a claim against the City of Buffalo and Erie County over late rescue response time. State Supreme Court Justice Gerald J. Greenan III ruled a Notice of Claim…

Upcoming service adjustments on the Buffalo Metro Rail system will impact several stations along the line. The adjustments aim to ensure continued safety and efficiency of the system, according to the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority. Single tracking will be implemented from March 30 to March 31 between the Fountain Plaza and Canalside stations. Riders will…

It took a last-minute meeting with Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, his budget office and legislators on both sides of the aisle on Wednesday and Thursday, but after a week of political tension, both sides agreed on a $40.9 million borrowing deal to pay for everything from convention center and community college upgrades to roadwork,…

Two people were killed and two others were injured early Thursday when their vehicle collided with a vehicle traveling fast on Main Street, Buffalo police said. The crash occurred shortly after midnight at Main and Humboldt Parkway, when the driver of a Dodge Magnum “traveling north on Main Street at an apparent high rate of…

Kevin Williams is director of SUNY Buffalo State University’s Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium, a geosciences professor and a self-described space nerd – but he missed seeing the last total solar eclipse in the United States in 2017 because he stayed in Buffalo while others on his team traveled to the path of totality in the South…

A third-prize-winning Powerball ticket worth $100,000 was sold in Buffalo for Wednesday night’s drawing, the New York Lottery said Thursday.  The winning ticket was sold at Mandela Markets at 272 E. Ferry St., according to the New York Lottery.  No one won the $698.6 million Powerball jackpot Wednesday. The winning numbers were: 13, 22, 27,…

Graduate student Victoria Hendrix is grateful for Hostel Buffalo-Niagara. The 29-year-old Athens, Ga., resident said her two-week trip to Buffalo to see friends wouldn’t have been possible without the hostel’s $35-a-night-rate for the longer booking. “It’s been a lifesaver for me and it’s close to public transportation, and that’s helpful,” said Hendrix, who has cerebral…

The worst news, I’m afraid, confronts you right on the book’s cover. I can’t tell you how much I wish that Tricia Romano’s superb book came up with a better title than “The Freaks Came Out To Write” (Public Affairs, 608 pages, $35). Keep your despair well-controlled though. The cover also tells you why it’s…