It's a small Island - with an awful lot of heart. I'd like to give a HUGE shout out to my former home - and the district where my girls went to school! I'm so proud of the community for coming together and making a difference in the lives of children in our own...
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Cash Mob Thursday to support new Falls restaurant
Get ready to support a new and delicious small business in Niagara Falls. The Niagara Falls Community Development Department is organizing a Cash Mob at Taqueria La Dona (829 Main Street, Niagara Falls, New York) on Thursday, August 24, 2017 from 12 to 2 p.m. What is...
Rescued kittens need foster home.
The pictures are simply heartbreaking. Two kittens found in a dumpster behind the Holiday Inn on Niagara Falls Boulevard in the Falls. Two employees of the hotel spotted the kittens and called the SPCA of Niagara. The kittens had conjunctivitis in both eyes - normally...
Friends take an amazing bike ride, “I also felt like I need to do this again, to do whatever I can for as long as I can to help change what it means to have cancer.”
It's been a few weeks since the Empire State Ride took place - and two ladies who took part are still riding high on their feelings from that ride. This is a story about two friends - Amy Dickinson and Heather Sopko. They've done 12 marathons together. They've trained...
Little girl dies in fire, family loses everything. Can you help?
Friday night, fire ripped through a South Avenue home, tragically taking the life of a child. Seven-year-old Hannah was killed. Besides the loss of a beautiful young life, the large but close knit family of 11 also lost everything they owned and are left with only the...
Logan the inspiration!
Logan is going into the 3rd grade and Linda says her little guy is always on the go, “He is a very determined little boy. He is very active. He takes swim lessons and is a great swimmer, he has been playing sled hockey for 3 years with the Buffalo Sabres Junior sled hockey team, he likes to jump on the trampoline, he has two good friends in the neighborhood and is back and forth between their houses.”
Talk about squad goals – these moms are on point! (babies, too)
Seven moms. Seven baby girls. Countless memories. This, my friends, is what squad goals should be all about! It was a bond that formed from the usual new mom stuff – sleep deprivation, frustration, and pure joy but it became so much more!!
Remembering their son, helping others, and making a difference in the world.
The Englerts will do whatever they can to keep their son’s memory alive, “Our biggest fear is that our son will be forgotten. After all, he was only on this earth for 19 years. We think to ourselves, how could we have created this life and now it is gone……what if over time, people forget he was ever here? Breaks my heart.”
Ready to pay it forward? It’s the Good Neighbor Challenge!
We are the City of Good Neighbors. Where exactly does that name come from? It's pretty simple. And obvious. Turns out we're just really nice people. We're always there for each other during a time of need. Here to celebrate, too. It's all about our sense of...
Russ Salvatore does it again – he just keeps giving and giving! #TrueBuffalove
His generosity amazes me. Russell Salvatore has been giving and giving and giving to Buffalo and WNY causes for decades. Today, he donated TEN vans to the Veterans Administration to help disabled veterans. Mr. Salvatore called it a very special and important day in...
Newlyweds choose love over hate after wedding cards are stolen.
Melissa and Dan are choosing love over hate – even after their wedding card box was stolen on their wedding night. Of course they are disappointed, but they refuse to let it ruin their day, their memories, or their love.
Two benefits planned for baby Evelyn who is battling brain cancer
What: Elephant for Evelyn Beer Blast When: August 26 from 6-9 p.m. Where: Vinny's Sports Bar - 2704 Clinton Street, West Seneca Another Fundraiser is also in the works: WHEN: September 24, 2017 from 1-6 p.m. WHERE: Town & Country Animal Clinic, 3000 Genesee...
Community rallies around boy in need of kidney transplant; benefit this weekend.
Six-year-old Gene is in end stage renal failure and needs a kidney transplant. His mother is being tested to see if her kidney would be compatible. The community is coming together to celebrate and help to raise money for the little boy and his family who already have medical bills piling up.
Here’s an easy way to help sweet Evelyn
We first told you about sweet little baby Evelyn a few weeks ago. (READ ORIGINAL STORY) The 8-month-old baby girl was diagnosed with Atypical Teratoid Rhandoid Tumor (AT/RT). It is a rare and fast-growing cancerous tumor of the brain and spinal cord. This is a very...
Free fun storytime series in the perfect setting!
Free fun storytime series in the perfect setting! I love reading to my kids. And they love it, too! There's a real sense of pride and wonderment that comes from your little children actually reading to you. We know the benefits of reading. So, we soak up storytime...
Chalk it up to pure talent – 15-year-old wows with amazing art work.
When I saw a picture of some amazing artwork at the Sweet Chalk Festival in Lockport I was floored! And when I found out the artist is 15-years-old, I was blown away. Mattie Hamelink says she's always loved to doodle, "I have been drawing for as long as I can...
Local woman writes book after treatment at Roswell Park – shares story through humor.
Jennifer Pawlowski likes to look at the humor in things. Even when there doesn't seem to be anything that's funny - she'll find something. Recently, tumors found on her reproductive system meant she would need a complete hysterectomy just about two years ago - at just...
Happy 716 Day, Buffalo!
I just love this. I love this it's a thing... that we love our beautiful city so much that we celebrate our area code! The 716 isn't perfect, but it is becoming quite the story. The little engine that could. The dreamer that did. Man, we've come a long way! Basically...
An amazing event, take part in Strike Out Breast Cancer Walk & Ballgame
I've written about the amazing work the Breast Cancer Network does in our community. (PREVIOUS STORY) The non-profit, founded by a group of breast cancer survivors, has been around for nearly 30 years. Their mission is to help support and educate survivors and their...
Rolly Pollies has a new location – this one in North Buffalo!
Rolly Pollies is opening in North Buffalo! How awesome is that….
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