The Lake Effect Comedy Series returns for the month of May on Friday night. Come for the stand-up comedy, stay for the air conditioning—and the comedy.

The 9 p.m. show at the Adam’s Mark, 120 Church St. in downtown Buffalo, will feature a promising…

Free wedding announcements are back at The Buffalo News, and it’s a pretty easy process for lovebirds to benefit in the renewed service.

The free announcements return June 2. Anyone getting hitched in the near future should fill out this…

Back in its industrial heyday, Buffalo’s grain district was full of immigrants—mostly Irish—who worked tirelessly to feed their families and, quite literally, the world.

On Saturday, the Valley Community Association will host Feeding the…

Four fuzzy falcon chicks have joined the Statler…

The author whose classic novel “The Great Gatsby” inspired what is now the—arguably—hottest film in Hollywood grew up right here in Buffalo.

F. Scott Fitzgerald, an American author whose Jazz Age writings made him a literary legend,…

Take in all the May flowers Friday for National Public Gardens Day, which will be celebrated at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens.

From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, have access to all the glorious…

Darien Lake will launch into 2013 with a blast-off—quite literally.

Blast Off, a new rocket-inspired thrill ride meant to simulate a NASA launch, is one of the many new attractions…

Mother’s Day is on Sunday, and your mom deserves to be treated like a queen for the day—or for brunch, at the very least.

Restaurants throughout Western New York will undoubtedly be trying to lure Mother’s Day brunchers to their respective…

Pub crawl is a bit of a misnomer, considering the Lake Erie Pub Crawl is less of a crawl than it is a glorious boat tour hitting a handful of the city’s lakeside bars and restaurants.

The first of its kind, the Lake…

Paddle among the grain elevators and through Buffalo’s historic downtown industrial zone beginning Friday, when BFLO Harbor Kayak kicks off the summer season.

From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day of the week, BFLO Harbor Kayak will offer kayak rentals, tours…

On May 10—this Friday —the #BuffaloSoccerUnderground will be out in the open and on full display to welcome back FC…

The 3rd Annual Running Water 5K by Let Them LOL was held in Amherst on Saturday morning. The Bufffalo community joined in the 5K run on this beautiful sunny day with proceeds going towards building clean water wells in Sierra Leone. Let Them LOL is a local non profit…

Buffalo New Generations: Present the 2nd Annual Fashion and Talent Show on Saturday night. The show was held at the Holy Cross Gym and showcased talented youth in the Buffalo and Syracuse area. There were local designers both students and local boutiques that want to…

Artvoice’s annual Best of Buffalo awards will soon be distributed to people, publications, organizations and businesses in Western New York, but the independent weekly paper has first announced the top nominees for each category—a few of which include…

One of the world’s top DJs was thoroughly weirded out by Buffalo when he stopped in the Queen City during an international tour.

Markus Schulz, a German-born trance DJ who ranks among the top 25 DJs from around…