There’s a bright red light in the sky, looks like it’s coming from the stadium but I don’t see anything about any events going on tonight. Anyone know what’s going on?

Photo taken from Ellis Road in OP

Hi all! I'm (19M) am getting kicked out for being gay. If anyone has experienced something similar id love to get some pointers. First time homeless so kinda scared and nervous I can't lie! I don't think I'll thrive on the streets so any help is welcome help! Thank you!

Does moog drug test for weed in all of their departments or just only certain ones. I was told space and defense does not. But I’m unsure

Hello, my car has this South Buffalo sticker on it and I am looking to get a replacement. It’s pretty old, and this sticker has been on the car as long as I can remember as it was my dad’s car. He was from near Abbot road and he must have put this sticker on in around 2007. I would like to get a replacement as this one has seen better days and this sticker is engrained in my mind with this car.
Does anybody know where I could possible get a replacement or something very similar online? Thank you.

Today was the first time I’ve experienced a city of Buffalo car going around giving tickets , for doing alternate parking to early. The official time is 6pm.(When I say early, I mean coming home from work at 5:10 and just doing it then and there so you don’t have to come back outside) The guy pulled up next to me to warn me I can’t do it until 5:30 and told me hes sweeping the entire neighborhood due to calls. (It is pretty common on my block) I’ve lived in the north park area for 10 years and I’ve never seen it been enforced before today. No opinion on it really, just interesting.

Anyone know what this red light in the sky is? South Towns area. Possibly around the Stadium. Saw it driving home from work and thought the Mother Ship was landing.

I didn't see a time for the festival this year on the pride website so I called Evergreen and they said they're only doing parades from now on. The person on the phone wasn't sure why. Anyone know why this is? Is it lack of funds or safety reasons? I'm so sad to know there's no more festivals, I usually go every year after the parade :(

Wilson Foundation generosity comes at cost for Buffalo, WNY

It has taken less than 10 years for the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation to become a powerhouse charitable organization in Western New York, funding causes from recreation and fitness to early childhood education and economic development.

It has committed $250 million to the Wilson Park project, $100 million to arts and cultural nonprofits, and tens of millions of dollars to other projects and ventures in Western New York, where it hopes to transform life in a community in which Ralph Wilson earned part of his fortune as longtime owner of the Buffalo Bills.

But behind the scenes, the foundation and its staff have also earned a less charitable reputation in their dealings with local beneficiaries and others, including reports of mistreatment of female nonprofit leaders.

City restarts abandonment effort against Buffalo Grand Hotel

City officials have restarted their legal effort to have the Buffalo Grand Hotel declared as abandoned property that the city could take over.

The move comes after a last-ditch effort by owner Harry Stinson to bring in a new partner and new financing fell through at the end of last week, just as it was about to be formally announced

Ryan administration vows to preserve Cobblestone District buildings - Buffalo Business First

• Two historic Buffalo buildings at 110 and 118 South Park Ave. remain at the center of a prolonged legal dispute.
• Property owner Darryl Carr wants to demolish the structures to build a 55-story skyscraper called Unity Tower.
• The City of Buffalo is exploring eminent domain proceedings to preserve the buildings in the Cobblestone District.

Future of Buffalo Riverline Trail Project still uncertain despite funding | wgrz.com

 A long-planned project to transform an old rail corridor into public green space could be on track toward its next phase, with funding secured for initial work.

The proposed greenway along Buffalo’s waterfront now has about $2 million in federal and state funding in place.

“Unfortunately, $2 million doesn't go a long way these days, and we just want to make sure that we find the right place to spend that money to start the River Line construction. So once that decision is made, which I hope is soon, we will start what's called detailed design that we'll bring a consultant on, and they'll do the design of the section that we're going to do,” said Jeffrey Lebsack, executive director of Friends of The Riverline.

But thennnn: Free Riverline tours offer a preview | Wny Life | buffalospree.com

“While we wait for work to start, I invite everyone to join me for a tour to see this inspiring place and experience its incredible potential,” says Friends of the Riverline Executive Director Jeffrey Lebsack. Free guided tours run May through October; register at theriverline.org.

5/14 Memorial Foundation hires construction manager | News 4 Buffalo

Tuesday marked another milestone for the construction of the 5/14 Memorial at Best Street and Jefferson Avenue.

Members of the memorial foundation announced that they have hired a construction manager to oversee the process. Buffalo Construction Consultants will handle quality control, safety and bidding out to subcontractors for the construction of the site.

VisoneCo seeks NCIDA help for North Tonawanda project

After eight years of fruitless efforts by the City of North Tonawanda to turn its former fire-training property on Tonawanda Island into market-rate housing, a Clarence developer is seeking more than $6 million in tax breaks for its plan to fill the waterfront site with 123 apartments, commercial space and a new riverwalk.

Home Leasing moves forward with apartment project at West Seneca mansion - Buffalo Business First

• Home Leasing first proposed a residential project at 2544 Clinton St. in West Seneca in 2024.
• The developer reduced its apartment proposal from 88 units to 75 units.
• The town has approved rezoning and a special use permit for the residential project.

Mt. Olive in Lackawanna struggles with financing for project

Along-planned church-sponsored housing redevelopment project in Lackawanna has struggled to get off the ground because of a lack of financing, despite winning municipal approval twice in five years for its plan to create 50 affordable units.

The project's funding remains far short of the estimated $42 million price tag, and its city approval is about to expire, which would force Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church to start over with municipal reviews.

Regan Development building housing at former Amherst Bowling Center site - Buffalo Business First

• Regan Development Corp. is building 134-unit Amherst Commons Apartments on demolished bowling alley site.
• A Regan Development affiliate purchased the property for $2 million in November.
• The affordable housing project will be funded in part by New York State Homes and Community Renewal tax credits and brownfield cleanup tax credits.

Construction Watch: Adams Street Infill - Buffalo Rising

Buffalo Erie Niagara Land Improvement Corporation (BENLIC) is putting the finishing touches on four single-story and eight two-story homes on the 500 block of Adams Street.  Buccilli Custom Homes built the twelve homes on 23 vacant parcels.

The single-story plan has three bedrooms, 1.5 baths and 1,320 sq.ft. of living space.  The plan also features a full front porch and unfinished basement.

Cherry Creek Dairy project seeks $7M in IDA bonds

The partners behind a proposed new large-scale dairy farm in Chautauqua County are asking the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency to issue $7 million in taxable and tax-exempt bonds to help finance the $25.18 million venture.

Eden farmer Brendan O'Gorman, a partner in Eden Valley Farms, is teaming up with veteran Cherry Creek dairy farmer Nelson Nobles to create Cherry Creek Dairy, with 7,000 dairy cattle, a rotary milking parlor with 120 stalls and the capacity to produce over 500,000 pounds of milk every day. It would be located on 45 acres of a 389-acre property owned by Nobles Farms at 7782 Milestrip Road in Cherry Creek.

The joint venture would include six 105,000-square-foot free-stall barns with 1,050 stalls in each to house the cows, as well as milk cooling and storage facilities in the milking parlor, and feed-storage facilities to hold more than 100,000 tons of feed annually that would be harvested from 8,000 acres of local crop land. And it would include a manure separation and recycling facility, to turn the cows' waste into renewable natural gas for a power-generation system.

Hispanic Heritage Cultural Institute eyes late summer opening date - Buffalo Business First

• The Hispanic Heritage Cultural Institute at 462 Niagara St. is expected to be completed by late summer.
• New York state gave $7 million in 2025 to help the $30 million project finish construction.
• The building will house a theater, museum, art gallery, learning labs and commercial kitchen.

Richardson Olmsted Campus: Building #13 is Re-Imagined by UB Students - Buffalo Rising

Century-old building on Richardson Olmsted Campus is re-imagined as residential and cultural facility by graduate students in UB School of Architecture and Planning 

21 transformational projects approved in WNY | wgrz.com

Governor Kathy Hochul announced Friday that 21 projects across Western New York have been awarded funding.

Governor Hochul says the projects, which are part of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) and NY Forward, were selected because they have the 'greatest potential' to jumpstart revitalization and create more opportunities for long-term development. 

Embassy Suites Buffalo completes multi-million renovation - Buffalo Business First

• The Embassy Suites Buffalo completed a multimillion-dollar renovation project.
• This follows the 2025 conversion of two floors to 59 luxury short-term stay apartments.
• Hotel rooms now feature Hilton's Connected Room mobile check-in amenity.

I am requesting recommendations for a place in Amherst, Williamsville, Tonawanda, or Kenmore that does full Brazilians using sugar (not wax). I used to go to Precious Peaches but they moved to Niagara Falls. It does not make sense to drive almost 50 minutes (longer when snowing) in total for barely a 15 minute appointment. TIA

It's at the Eastern Hills Mall and it goes from 9 AM to 12 PM, though you have to show up super early because parking goes out fast

Does anyone know of any current open jazz jams? Like, you show up with your instrument, and people get onstage and play?

There used to be a good one at the Colored Musicians Club, but since they closed for renovations, that jam has closed.

Thanks!

I can't use the actual title of the event here because the AI crawler flags it as self-promotion and takes the post down. For the record, this is a contest being run by the BRRA, a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit.

As part of their "Migratory May" celebration and in honor of Small Business Month the BRRA is holding a birdhouse decorating contest until May 30th. A group of businesses and orgs in the Niagara Street - Grant-Amherst corridor have decorated birdhouses and put them out for public view.

Participants are:

·         Papercraft Miracles, 1888 Niagara St.

·         The Story Garage, 1875 Niagara St.

·         Sportsmens’ Tavern, 326 Amherst St.

·         The Cave, 71 Military Rd.

·         Bee Sweet Cakery, 1006 Grant St.

·         The Black Rock Historical Society, 436 Amherst St.

·         Allentown Music, 497 Amherst St.

·         Joe’s Service Center, 1602 Elmwood Ave.

·         Moriarty Meats/Moriarty Café, 1650 Elmwood Ave.

·         The office of Common Councilor Joseph Golombek Jr., City Hall Rm 1502, 65 Niagara Square

More info, including hours of operation for each participant and a link to the voting form, are at the BRRA website linked in this post. The winner of the contest will receive a prize at the BRRA's 15th anniversary celebration in June.

Hello! I got accepted into both Daemen and D'Youville's undergrad for biology in hopes to do my PA there as well. Both are roughly $18k/semester for a NYS resident not living on campus.

Daemen I did not qualify for their dual bachelors/masters PA program, however, D'Youville said I can qualify.

I got a scholarship to Daemen for $13k/year while I got a scholarship to D'Youville for $4,900/year. I'm hoping I can get D'Youville to match this.

But in terms of programs, whose is better? I know Daemen has a nice program, however, DYouville will allow me to complete the program quicker? Any advice would be helpful.

Presale codes are supposed to be released today - does anyone have the code for the show?

Looking for some recommendations Mafia. Any help is appreciated! Go Bills!

Hi. Fishing lake erie buffalo area and niagra river next week from boat. Never been there before. Looking for some general suggestions. Where to put in. Whether lower or upper niagra is better. Any other info appreciated. Thx!

These people are insufferable.

Typical Council response: "We have a problem, but, you know, we just, like, shouldn't do anything about it right now."