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New Year's resolutions are made to be broken...unless you have a bet on the line.  I have been challenged by Val Townsend to a 'workout' bet so that we can be healthy in 2017. Let's just say that one of us has been working out everyday...an...

Kids artwork is a treasure that keeps on giving.  To see their first project, and the growth through the years is absolutely priceless.  The problem is that the pricelessness comes at a price!   Whether you have 1 kid or 10, you know that the amount of artwork that makes its way home is astonishing.  It's great, but w...

January 2017 continues to fly by and we are already half way through the month!  Val Townsend and Tony P have had a fun time this week on 'Because I Said So', but if you weren't able to tune in between 3-7pm you can catch up HERE. One of our guests in studio this week was Chris Herr from Pearl Street Brewery.  He...

First off, my son would kill me if he knew this picture was posted of him.  Unfortunately for him, this is my favorite picture and I love to show it.  For obvious reasons he hates it, but his expression is priceless.   If you're a parent you know that your kids stick to you like a magnet.  My kids are ...

Buffalo on Tap is TOMORROW! To get you hopped up (see what I did there?) we talked to the head brewer at Pearl Street Grill & Brewery, Chris Herr, about what makes a great craft beer, and how enormous the impact of independent brewers has been in Western New York. ...

Kids are amazing creatures and help make life sweet, but sometimes they need a push in the right direction.  As Parents, it is easy to just do everything for them because they are so cute and little.  Too much of that is not always a good thing.   ...

Twitter was buzzing over this girls selfie from December because her room was a disaster.  What everyone has failed to point out is how big of a fan she is of 'Because I Said So' with Val Townsend and Tony P. We are flattered that she is so into us, and knowing that she listens weekdays from 3-7pm is really cool.  I ...

A new year is upon us and we are happy to help kick it off with you!  The holidays are over but that doesn't mean a lot hasn't happened over the past week.  If anything it only got crazier.  Catch up on 'Because I Said So' with Val Townsend and Tony P right HERE! Here is a ...

This week the inventor of the ubiquitous red Solo cup died, at the age of 84. According to People Magazine, "Hulseman started working at Solo Cup Company when he was just 18. The company’s cone-shaped paper cups debuted in the 1940s, and continued providing all manner of disposable tableware through the 1950s and ’60s, until the 1970s, when Hulseman was credited with inventing the project tha

The Sound of the Buffalo Bills. Have you seen this video going around social media? It's of Rochester native Jenny Fagen's lament to her favorite hometown team, set to the tune of "16 Going On 17" from "The Sound of Music." We feel ya, Jenny...

If you're like me and will be ringing in the new year in the company of your little ones (if they can stay up that late!), here are some kid-friendly New Year's Eve party suggestions: 1. If they can't stay up late, do an "early" countdown...

No one will ever compare to the original Chewbacca Mom video: That didn't stop me and my nephew from seeing who could work that mask better. My brother's laugh at :08 seconds in *killing* me though... And here's me channeling my inner Chewie: