Mark Sommer
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Preservation Buffalo Niagara gets new director
Bernice Radle will take the reins at Preservation Buffalo Niagara on April 3. → Read More
$138M from federal government will go to contaminated site cleanups, waterways in Western New York
The work will be carried out by the Buffalo District of the Army Corps of Engineers. → Read More
New leadership coming to three arts and cultural groups in Buffalo
A leading art institution, theater company and Canalside attraction have announced changes in leadership. → Read More
Buffalo waterfront projects gain traction
Here's an update on a number of projects advancing at Canalside and on the Outer Harbor. → Read More
M&T ends sponsorship of Shea's Broadway Series over 'management issues' at theater
The decision to pull its sponsorship follows a tumultuous 2022 for the downtown theater. → Read More
Planning council urges parkway for Scajaquada corridor: 'Clear that the expressway was outdated'
Under a plan unveiled Tuesday, the Scajaquada Expressway would become a realigned, at-grade two-lane parkway. → Read More
Residences and more proposed for mammoth terminal building on Outer Harbor
The building sits near an outdoor concert and event space being built in the former Terminal B building. → Read More
Canisius basketball transfer pleads guilty to weapons charges
Sarion McGee, 23, faces up to seven years in prison at his sentencing hearing Feb. 3, 2023. → Read More
Buffalo Zoo president and CEO resigns
Norah Fletchall did not indicate why she resigned, but said, "I'm looking forward to my next professional endeavor." → Read More
Elizabeth visited WNY as a princess but never as queen
Queen Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, visited Niagara-on-the-Lake on June 28, 1973. → Read More
Community group going to court to stop Buffalo redistricting plan
"We will not back down," Our City Action Buffalo said in a statement Tuesday. → Read More
Niagara Aerospace Museum seeks smooth landing at a new site
The Niagara Aerospace Museum has been flying in circles for decades in pursuit of a permanent landing spot. → Read More
DA provides details of Rushdie attacker's moves; agent confirms author off ventilator and awake
The man accused of the attack, Hadi Matar, 24, of Fairview, N.J., has been charged with second-degree attempted murder and second-degree assault. → Read More
Developer sought for Central Terminal: 'This is the right time'
If all goes as planned, the Central Terminal – Buffalo's last remaining architectural giant not in use – could have a plan by this time next year and a developer → Read More
Buffalo FilmWorks gets $750K from new investor
The Western New York Impact Investment Fund is investing $750,000 in Buffalo FilmWorks. → Read More
Kensington Expressway project comes into focus, but some say 'generational' plan falls short
The estimated $1 billion Kensington Expressway tunnel and related roadwork would be one of the most complex projects the state Department of Transportation has ever undertaken – but the likely → Read More
MLK Park greenhouses to be refurbished: 'Extremely important historically'
The rectangular complex of four greenhouses produce annuals and most of the perennials from seeds for all of the Frederick Law Olmsted-designed parks. But the aging glass-paned structures have been → Read More
Here's what's coming to Buffalo's waterfront at $110 million remake of Centennial Park
A groundbreaking ceremony at Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park on Buffalo's waterfront heralded big things to come. The former LaSalle Park will be transformed in phases over the next → Read More
After years of planning, construction to start on $110 million Wilson Centennial Park project
After years of community engagement and planning, the construction of Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park – formerly LaSalle Park – starts. On tap are the first three projects: a → Read More
Cars Sharing Main Street gets $54.5 million boost in federal aid
The infusion brings the project, now entering its fifth phase, close to completion. → Read More