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With Buffalo on Tap set to go off this Saturday (January 14th) at the Buffalo-Niagara Convention Center, I figured it would be a good time to look at what craft beer really is. What is all the fuss about, and is it just going to cost me more...

When I moved back to WNY in 2012, it wasn't the same Buffalo I remembered from 1996...not by a LONG shot. Actually, when I heard about the job here, after having lived in Albany for the past 15 years, my first thought was, "I don't think I want to go back to Western New York"...

Whether it's driving or walking, getting through snow can be a nightmare, but the biggest hazard of all may be shoveling it.

J.J. Abrams revved up the engine on the ol’ Star Wars ship, launching the series on a new journey with The Force Awakens, but declining to return for the subsequent sequels. Instead, Rian Johnson (Looper) and Colin Trevorrow (Jurassic World) will be steering the franchise from here on out, directing Episodes 8 and 9, respectively. Johnson is in production on Episode 8 right now, and according to The Force Awakens star Daisy Ridley, the script is “very good.” How good? Abrams regrets turning down the chance to direct it.

So, Martin Shkreli is probably the most hated man on the planet at the moment.  And frankly, for good reason (IMHO). A couple days ago, Shkreli, CEO of the drug company that upped the price of Daraprim by 5,000%, said they would drop the price, now that the inflated price has brought so much public outcry. ...

Parents and community members in Buffalo had the opportunity to meet and talk with the new candidate who could be the Superintendent of Buffalo Schools Super -- Dr. Kriner Cash.

Four people are facing charges after they shoplifted around $1,100 of unpaid merchandise from Macy's at the Eastern Hills Mall.

America: where the streets have no (original) names.

UPDATE 11:20: The networks have announced that Barack Obama will be reelected to a second term, after wrapping up the state of Ohio. The 2012 presidential election between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will finally conclude tonight, as voters head to their local polls to choose who gets to sleep in the White House on January 20, 2013. We'll be following all the results very closely, adding the late

Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has named Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin his running mate.

We have all heard at nauseum that Facebook filed to go public on Wednesday and for many current and former employees it means huge paydays. The public offering could value the social media titan between $75 billion to $100 billion the personal worth for those employees with stock options could equal several hundred million bucks.

Miranda Cosgrove is starring opposite first lady Michelle Obama in an upcoming episode of ‘iCarly,’ and now the 18-year-old is opening up about the experience.