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It's become yet another marker of the beginning of summer (and fall, for that matter...but right now, we're talking JUNE!) in Buffalo.  And the weather is going to cooperate beautifully. Buffalo Porchfest started in 2013, bouncing off a similar event in Ithaca.  Th...

The first Friday in June is always reserved for a delicious donut...or several. It's National Donut Day!  And it's not just some silly made-up holiday to sell more donuts.  The Salvation Army started it in 1938 to honor the women who handed out donuts to soldiers during World War One.  The mor...

On Monday, during my little mini kayak adventure, we were rounding the turn near where the canal meets the Niagara River, getting close to Niawanda Park, and the amount of sandflies was astounding!  It looked like it was snowing, there were so many! The...

During the dash-cam video of Tiger Woods' DUI arrest, he's asked to recite the alphabet (not "the National Anthem backwards"...), neither of which he's really able to do. That request actually has a name:  the Romberg Alphabet Test.  An attorney explains: The Romberg Alphabet test during a DUI investigation, administered often in Florida, is to state the alphabet forwards, not backwards,

In my line of work, if you don't call attention to some weird, made-up holiday, you're doing it wrong. Who am I to buck the system? June 1st is National Nail Polish Day.  For some reason, I've got approximately 418 bottles of nail polish, even though I almost always just wear clear polish, and I only paint my toes about 3 months a year (summer months, obvi). ...

Buffalo, you're free to Roam...and to pay for your parking with the touch of a button! Buffalo Roam was in the works since 2015, and yesterday Mayor Byron Brown just announced that it's up and running, ready for download. You pay for parking right from your smartphone, and even receive alerts when your time is about to expire...

In case you missed it Friday (5/26/17), Thurman Thomas spent some time with me, talking about the new theater production of his life (get details on that here!) and the struggles his own family has had with depression (read more here). He was a total pleasure to hang with (this was a first for me, so I was giddy...

At the last minute last evening, my boyfriend and I decided to strap the kayaks to the top of the car and have some water time.  The weather was perfect for it, and we hadn't been out in a year, so why not take advantage of it, as we wound down the evening! ...

Tis the season in WNY -- Road construction season!  Be prepared for some delays if you use Elmwood Ave in Kenmore on a regular basis.

One North Tonawanda veteran is raising awareness about veteran suicide by travelling 422 miles...in his wheelchair. Joshua Geartz heads to Indiana tomorrow to start his trek.  He received an honorable discharge after serving in the Army from 1999 to 2004.  In ...

Earlier this week, I told you about a Buffalo theater production, opening next week,  about the life and times of Thurman Thomas. I've invited Mr. Thomas to the Mix96 studio to chat more about that production...stay tuned! But in case you missed it last night on WGRZ, he shared a very personal experience with something very close to me -- his daughter's battle with depression. ...

We're all spending a lot more time outside now, and certainly have more skin showing. This summer especially, we should all be extra cautious when it comes to our (and our pets') exposure to ticks and other disease-carrying bugs. Since we had such a mild WNY winter, more ticks were able to survive...