Hello, Buffalo! Let’s get this day started off right with a quick dive into the most important things happening in town these days, including updates on…
- 👩🏫 The no-confidence union vote in Superintendent Tonja Williams
- 🎭 “Great Expectations” review (& other local plays in the events section!)
- 🚌 NFTA call for artists celebrating Black excellence
…and more!
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Here are the top stories in Buffalo today:
- The Buffalo Board of Education responds to the no-confidence vote, saying they are working to stabilize the district budget first so that they can give teachers fair compensation. Half the teachers in the district voted no-confidence in Superintendent Tonja Williams. Contract negotiations are set to continue today. For more information, visit Spectrum Local News.
- So far, 36 NYS Cannabis dispensary licenses have been approved, and none of them are in Western NY. The first licenses being approved are for Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensaries, acronymed to CAURD. Growers and possessors are currently urged to continue waiting for CUARD licensed shops to open before turning to illicit shops. Learn more at WKBW 7.
- Charles Dickens “Great Expectations” is currently playing at the Irish Classical Theatre Company, and its getting great reviews! Melinda Miller of The Buffalo News praises it for being a clever adaptation with close intention to details in all ways. Read more of her thoughts at The Buffalo News and check out the play this weekend.
- With all the illness going around, shelves are being depleted of liquid children’s acetaminophen and liquid children’s Motrin. Dr. Kathleen Grisanti, the president and medical director of the Pediatric & Adolescent Urgent Care of Western New York, is suggesting liquid ibuprofen for children over six months. Other alternatives are unbundling children and lukewarm sponge baths. Read more at Spectrum Local News.
- The NFTA is partnering with the WNY Urban Arts Collective to create Black History month displays. Local artists are encouraged to submit designs celebrating Black excellence that will be showcased on busses during the month of February. Submissions are due December 22nd. Find out more at WIVB 4.
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Today in Buffalo:
- Drop In Art Making! Making Waves Art Studio. December 8th, 10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. Details!
- Art Moves Me! Burchfield Penney Art Center. December 8th, 10:15 A.M. – 12:15 A.M. Details!
- Celtic Woman: A Christmas Symphony! Kleinhans Music Hall. December 8th, 7:30 P.M. Details!
- All is Calm! MusicalFare Theatre. December 8th, 7:30 P.M. (reoccuring event) Details!
- Great Expectations! Irish Classical Theatre Company at Andrews Theatre. December 8th, 7:30 P.M. (reoccuring event) Details!
Buffalo Chatter:
- GObike Buffalo Advocacy Update: “7 News WKBW captured the two faces of advocacy here: aggravation and hope! The NY Assembly and Senate passed the Complete Streets Funding bill in June, and as we enter month seven of trying to convince Governor Kathy Hochul to sign it in…” (GObike Buffalo via Facebook)
- Old Labortory Photo at the Buffalo Museum of Science: “Pictured here is Dr. Reginald H. Pegrum looking into a microscope in the Buffalo Museum of Science geology lab. Dr. Pegrum was a part time curator of Geology for the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences from 1927-1930 and helped move an…” (Buffalo Museum of Science via Instagram)
- Canned Food Drive: “All throughout December, we’re collecting canned goods to benefit students attending Buffalo Creek Academy and their families. Every can donated enters you for a chance to win this “Experience Buffalo” gift basket worth $350, which inclu…” (The Buffalo History Museum via Instagram)
- Buffalo Schools Update: “It’s Wednesdays with Williams, a weekly update to all things BPS!” (Buffalo Schools via Facebook)
- Wedding Photography: “Just delivered this gallery! Megan and Jon were so much fun to work with and I had a blast covering their wedding! I’ve been chipping away with all the edits I have to do and I’m almost caught up with all my September shoots 😅 Octobe…” (Colin Patrick Gordon via Instagram)
Now you’re in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Thursday! I’ll see you soon.