A court case in State Supreme Court challenging the State Department of Transportation’s compliance with state environmental law in the Kensington Expressway project was dismissed Thursday on technical issues.

Aitina Fareed-Cooke, left, was appointed Buffalo’s poet laureate and Lindsey Lauren Visser was named city historian Monday by Mayor Byron Brown. The unpaid positions are one-year terms with a one-year extension possible. Their appointments come during Women’s History Month.

Mayor Brown denied he or his administration was aware that a company selected for a $175,000 city contract was owned by Hormoz Mansouri, accused of stealing over $3 million in pandemic relief funds. When pressed, the mayor said he was embarrassed by what transpired.

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Miideast conflict rears it’s head at JCC buffalonews.com/news/local/jcc…

Traffic? What traffic? (Taken at 11:39 on the Best Street Bridge over Route 33.) #eclipse2024

A group of 25 from Denmark are waiting in Front Park for the sun to come out. 🤞

The City of Buffalo has condemned Hostel Buffalo-Niagara, immediately shuttering the 48-bed hostel. The city had told Laurence Rubin, the hostel’s attorney, in an email earlier today they were to vacate Monday..

Buffalo: Is the glass always half-full or half-empty? buffalonews.com/news/local/clo…

Another gun, another murder in America buffalonews.com/news/local/buf…

Water-tight and ready buffalonews.com/news/local/sen…

Hundreds turned out to Canalside to see the replica Seneca Chief come out of the Longshed on a trek that will take it into the water.

Replica Seneca Chief crosses the Ohio Street Bridge at 12:25 p.m., Tuesday en route to the Port of. Buffalo, where it will enter the water in the Lackawanna Canal.

Raves for waterfront’s first permanent music venue buffalonews.com/news/local/buf…

Buffalo deserves better. facebook.com/share/p/rjnXxv…

Mayor Brown said the city will take “emergency stabilization” rather than emergency demolition of properties at 110 and 118 South Park Avenue that were harmed by fire Tuesday night.

As Chautauqua Institute celebrates its 150th birthday, some residents say a stringent policy on demonstrations is the latest example of an institution whose governance practices don't measure up to its reputation as a bastion of democracy and free speech. buffalonews.com/news/local/cha…

A growing number of ethnic grocery stores are stepping in on Buffalo's East Side to provide more options, and more local residents are discovering them in a neighborhood long underserved by traditional retail giants. buffalonews.com/news/local/bus…

The strike begins: UB resident doctors plan to 'stand our ground' in 4-day work stoppage buffalonews.com/news/local/uni…

It was great to see everyone at Buffalo’s AFL-CIO Labor Day Parade. #UnionStrong