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Ben Tsujimoto

@Tsuj10

2 years

Poloncarz said "the mayor is not going to like to hear this" but county and state stepped into snow removal in the city because Buffalo's crews couldn't do it on their own. "The city unfortunately is always the last one to not be open. It's embarrassing, to tell you the truth."

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After eight years with The Buffalo News' Gusto section, today I start as a general assignment/ breaking news reporter -- still with The News. It promises to be an adventure.

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Poloncarz doubles down on his frustrations with the city. He said for large snowstorms in the future, he would consider asking to be able to take over city snow removal operations. "I know the mayor's not thrilled to hear it, but I don't care anymore," he said.

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4 years

Combing through @TheBuffaloNews photo archives for old #Bills pics today, and this is the scene in front of City Hall after #SuperBowl XXV. Pretty wild.

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2 years

After four months covering breaking news and 'general assignments' at The News, I've been moved to cover Buffalo Public Schools. Just so you're not surprised when you start seeing stories about buses, inequity and other school-related material.

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11 months

Some pictures say a lot of words. In Buffalo's 2023-24 Snow Plan, here's a map of the warming shelters across the city.

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@Tsuj10

5 years

#BillsMafia super-fan Pancho Billa, who died Tuesday, will be remembered for his generosity. Thanks to @DelReid , @JonahJavad and @TeachersDeskBuf , his legacy will be felt - especially by underprivileged kids - from Buffalo to Texas.

Bills fans rally behind Pancho Billa's wish, flood Teacher's Desk with support

Bills Mafia and Jonah Javad have helped Ezra Castro’s wish become a reality by working with John Mika and the Teacher’s Desk in

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11 months

Drake's Walden Galleria shoutout in "Away From Home" is at least his third #Buffalo reference on a track. For some reason I have written about them in the past. Thread:

Walden Galleria

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🎤⬇️. @drake 🤝 @waldengalleria 👀

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Ben Tsujimoto

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7 years

Earlier, Evander Kane strolled into HarborCenter Tim Hortons, quietly asked if the chocolate TimBits were fresh, ordered 10, then bounced.

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2 years

On the Buffalo Bills coming back from Chicago, Poloncarz said they were given no special treatment. The Sheriff's Office said they're not giving the team an escort; the CE said they're not essential workers.

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3 years

Mr. T always wanted to be his own boss & set his own schedule. He did for 48 years, but it was grueling and at times nerve-racking, because when you own your own business, there's no one else to turn to. His faith & work ethic helped carry him through.

In Elma, Japanese-American bean sprout business rooted in history ends

In a business dominated by agricultural conglomerates, John Tsujimoto was a one-man niche operation. For 48 years, he rose at 5 a.m. to tend his indoor sprout farm in Elma.

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@Tsuj10

3 years

Can’t stop watching this

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@SteveStuWill

3 years

No big deal; just a deer scoring a goal then celebrating... 😮

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Ben Tsujimoto

@Tsuj10

5 years

Ryan Fitzpatrick gives big-time plug for Mulberry, the red-sauce Lackawanna joint - with the massive meatballs - that @BuffaloFood gave 8 plates in 2015.

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@Tsuj10

2 years

You can see only four of the 5 Points.

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2 years

Fentanyl can be deadly when it gets into your bloodstream or to your brain. But casual exposure, like simply being near it, having it touch your skin or inhaling small amounts? Experts say those are not dangerous.

Can casual fentanyl exposure cause overdose? Doctors say no after Erie County deputy given Narcan

Substance abuse experts locally and nationally have challenged such claims about the effects of fentanyl exposure on first responders, saying unless it is either snorted or injected into the bloods...

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Ben Tsujimoto

@Tsuj10

2 years

Hochul just said the Buffalo Niagara International Airport will be closed until "at least 11 a.m. Monday." "Mother Nature threw the kitchen sink at us this time."

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1 year

It's remarkable this 13-year-old lemonade stand owner has been at it for nine years. Sure, Olivia Brooks has cousin @WESTSIDEGUNN 's support, but the Buffalo Schools student's drive has kept her biz moving forward:

13-year-old Buffalo girl's lemonade stand celebrates ninth year, gets new wheels

Nine years ago, Olivia Brooks began selling fresh lemonade from her family's driveway in the Cold Spring neighborhood. She was 5. Now 13 years old and in her ninth year running the lemonade stand,...

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Ben Tsujimoto

@Tsuj10

4 years

Video, sent by @NYSRA WNY chairman Rob Free, of the takeout scene in front of @HamburgNY14075 restaurants on Main and Buffalo streets tonight. Wow.

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Ben Tsujimoto

@Tsuj10

5 years

As a person who writes frequently about local events, here's a public service announcement about two Buffalo happenings this coming weekend that bother me. A thread:

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Ben Tsujimoto

@Tsuj10

2 years

The new Treehouse Cafe at Blueberry Treehouse Farm in West Falls is a cool story that could become a regional destination. But my gosh, @DerekGeePhoto 's shots are next-level. Read:

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9 years

Just another day on Elmwood. RT for lime toga girl, fav for creepy staring intellectual cat girl. #buffalo http://t.co/ApL1Iaa9Cv

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@Tsuj10

2 months

@SneakyJoeSports Zucker - Tsujimoto - Greenway **

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@Tsuj10

2 years

The Sabres Foundation is unveiling its first literacy hub today at Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center on Jefferson. 6 Sabres and Sabretooth are visiting briefly with all classes. One great first-grader question: “How did you guys get so good?”

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Ben Tsujimoto

@Tsuj10

5 months

Rapid transition from light to dark to light was eerie. Didn’t notice much change in animal activity - seagulls kept looking for stray French fries - but #eclipse2024 , even through the clouds, was memorable for Buffalo.

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Ben Tsujimoto

@Tsuj10

3 months

Witness who lives behind the Pink heard someone say "oh, [expletive]" - causing her to look out her window. A trash can leaning against the bar was on fire (video in link). Witness said several unhoused people congregate behind the bar to collect bottles.

'There's a hole': Regulars grieve after beloved dive bar Old Pink burns

"There's a hole," said Eric Van Rysdam a DJ at the Old Pink since 1990. "It's not like the bar closed or got sold, but just in a couple hours, it's gone."

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Ben Tsujimoto

@Tsuj10

2 years

"The guy walked out of the store, the cops were just screaming at him, and he just stood there. He just stood there. It was like he wanted them to shoot him," said Katherine Crofton, who lives across from Tops. Witness accounts from the mass shooting:

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11 months

In a paralyzing snowstorm where power might be out for days, these are the only options for residents? There are entire neighborhoods without one.

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Ben Tsujimoto

@Tsuj10

8 years

From @connorfields14 to @AdamDiMillo to @sweetsweet_lew , check out #PrepTalkAlumni in NCAA D1 men's lacrosse:

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Ben Tsujimoto

@Tsuj10

2 months

Fun experience to help tell the bizarre Taro Tsujimoto / #Sabres tale. Thanks to @MooneyMichaelJ for letting me ramble about my family’s weird intersection with sports history.

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@PabloTorre

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On today's @pablofindsout , with @MooneyMichaelJ ... A very different kind of draft scandal:

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2 years

The Sabres players, of course, were the stars. Ilya Lyubushkin (46) and Mattias Samuelsson (23) were one pairing to visit classrooms; students in Maria Northrup and Bailey Monin’s first-grade class at Makowski were very impressed that Lyubushkin is from Russia.

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@Tsuj10

2 years

Out wandering around the Elmwood Village and West Side talking to people about snow. How Buffalo! (Hey, it’s for my job).

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@Tsuj10

2 years

My submission for @TheBuffaloNews ’ #EveryDayAPhoto , taken from inside my car as I wait for it to warm up.

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Ben Tsujimoto

@Tsuj10

3 years

Funny that ESPN is insistent that there are Titans fans in the Titans' stadium.

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2 years

The mass shooting this afternoon has been called a "hate crime and racially motivated violent extremism” by local head of the FBI. Buffalo is "seething" as a community right now, Mayor Byron Brown said.

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@Tsuj10

3 months

Eric Van Rysdam, better known as EVR, a longtime DJ at the Pink, recounted a recent conversation about the iconic dive bar. "It's this crazy ecosystem. The building, atmosphere and the music worked together to create this perfect counter-cultural oddity."

'There's a hole': Regulars grieve after beloved dive bar Old Pink burns

"There's a hole," said Eric Van Rysdam a DJ at the Old Pink since 1990. "It's not like the bar closed or got sold, but just in a couple hours, it's gone."

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Ben Tsujimoto

@Tsuj10

10 months

A vehicle crossing from Canada into the U.S. approached the Rainbow Bridge at a high rate of speed and crashed into an abutment, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. The vehicle then exploded. More:

Hochul: 'No indication' of terrorism in fatal car crash, explosion at Rainbow Bridge

A car that crashed and exploded Wednesday morning on the American side of the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls, killing two people, does not appear to be an act of

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5 years

@StepOutBFLO I’m ‘Kahunaville and Media Play’ years old.

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2 years

We don’t know exactly how many lives were saved by the #Buffalo Blizzard Facebook group. But a team of admins working around the clock stayed true to the group’s purpose: connect those in desperate need with rapid help.

How a 70,000-person Facebook group saved lives – and hope – during Buffalo's blizzard

The Buffalo Blizzard 2022 Facebook group was committed to helping anyone who needed it and succeeded often in its mission.

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@Tsuj10

6 years

Not to compare everything in life to a @PaulasDonuts peanut stick, but @nybeerproject ’s mozzarella sticks are roughly that size.

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@Tsuj10

2 years

This is Elmwood and West Ferry. Down to the pavement on both, but large stretches of Elmwood sidewalks are sheets of ice. Some traffic, but far less than a typical Thursday.

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Ben Tsujimoto

@Tsuj10

10 months

Thread: Buffalo School Board meeting night - we are at Arthur O. Eve School 61 for the November gathering. Student violinists play us in with a twist on Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal.” Bonus points for the sunglasses.

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Ben Tsujimoto

@Tsuj10

4 years

Since Tremaine Edmunds is the hot topic this morning, I have some speculative, fairly uninformed thoughts. Just over 2 years ago, the #Bills essentially handed the keys to the defense to a 19-year-old athletic phenom who was tasked with learning a complicated position on the fly.

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@Tsuj10

6 years

Someone in Gene McCarthy’s put DMX on the jukebox and it’s a very weird fit for an Irish bar.

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@Tsuj10

4 years

Is it just me or do people drive far more recklessly during the pandemic than before?

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@Tsuj10

2 years

The @WestSideBazaar is having a groundbreaking today at 1432 Niagara St., which will be five times larger than its current digs at 25 Grant St. Here’s a quick near 360 degrees of the inside as it looks now. It’s a warehouse!

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Ben Tsujimoto

@Tsuj10

5 years

@buffgrl @BuffaloGrlProbs Sure. Pretty simple: Paul Wieland’s secretary called my grandfather and asked for three things: if he had permission to use his last name, to identify a common Japanese boy’s name and the Japanese word for Sabres. That’s how Taro Tsujimoto of the Tokyo Katanas happened.

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Ben Tsujimoto

@Tsuj10

4 years

A Black-owned coffee shop - emphasizing wellness, advocacy and community - has opened in the West Side at the former Tipico space on Fargo.

Community, wellness bound together in new Khari's Cafe on West Side

Khari's Cafe – named after Carr's 3-year-old daughter – opened Oct. 17 at 128 Fargo Ave., inside the former Tipico Coffee.

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Ben Tsujimoto

@Tsuj10

1 year

Ice cream of the past amirite

Maki Becker

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1 year

@Tsuj10 Buffalo Fire Commissioner William Renaldo and Bisons staff checking out a burnt Dip n Dots stand.

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Ben Tsujimoto

@Tsuj10

6 years

Oddly enough, most dangerous parts of driving to work this morning had nothing to do with snow. It was one guy going the wrong way down Oak Street, and another guy going 30 over while lighting a bowl with both hands. #Buffalo

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Ben Tsujimoto

@Tsuj10

3 years

Amy's Place is officially back, and from seating to the menu to the approach, it's a little different from before the pandemic.

University Heights vegan standout Amy's Place has reopened – with some tweaks

Amy's is offering takeout only, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday through Monday, until it returns to indoor service in mid-July with the same hours.

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Ben Tsujimoto

@Tsuj10

2 years

Actually a pretty cool machine

NewYorkStatePolice

@nyspolice

2 years

The ROOK is the perfect machine to clear vehicles or obstructions from the roadway, so they can be cleared by plows! #buffalo #blizzard2022

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2 years

Pearl Young served humanity — as a missionary, food pantry volunteer, substitute teacher and COGIC leader. It’s hard to fathom that a loving and selfless mother, grandmother & great grandmother could be killed by such a senseless attack.

'Pearl is indeed a pearl': Family, community remember shooting victim Pearl Young's service and joy

The joy of worship, strength of faith and love for others were hallmarks of Pearl Young's life, which was honored in a three-hour memorial service Wednesday.

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@Tsuj10

2 years

I prefer my butter lambs solemn and low on emotion.

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Mayor Byron Brown and Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes said today that the Tops on Jefferson will reopen in the same place at an undetermined time. Biggest factor was that the neighborhood should not have to go without a supermarket for 1-2 years it would take to build new.

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@Tsuj10

3 years

Gas went from Turkey Hill to Ben & Jerry’s real fast

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5 months

Thread: My quest today is to see how many of the projected 1 million solar eclipse visitors came early to check out Buffalo. This thread may be serious. It may be amusing. It may be weird. The News’ coverage so far:

Complete coverage: Gearing up for a total solar eclipse in Western New York

Preparations are underway in Western New York for a total solar eclipse on April 8. Here is our complete coverage.

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2 years

One of my favorite pieces of public art in Buffalo.

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6 years

Here’s an unpopular take: Gabriel’s Gate may have tasty looking wings, but they’re actually average to just below average. They’re not in my top 10.

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4 years

Someone in front of me just ordered a large iced coffee with 12 sugars. 12! The drive-thru employee was stunned. Asked him to repeat it three times.

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@Tsuj10

7 years

Hey, that's me! Cool shirt concept by @26shirts that digs deep into #Sabres lore. One of the best all-time sports pranks. Great cause, too.

26 Shirts

@26shirts

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NEW: “Taro” benefits 4yo Ethan’s fight vs mitochondrial disease. Presented by @mainstreethost : #Sabres #NHLDraft

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2 years

And get ready for a face full of sinking ship coverage on Day One. I have a ... hull of a lot to get caught up on.

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@Tsuj10

3 years

. @fatteybeer is set to double in size, with three new related properties opening in June. See what's ahead for the Wurlitzer building, a sprawling space in Ellicottville and a fast-casual taco joint in Orchard Park:

Fattey Beer to expand to Ellicottville, North Tonawanda and open first Mexican restaurant

Fattey Beer Co. locations in North Tonawanda and Ellicottville, as well as Fattey's first associated food enterprise in Orchard Park are all slated to open in June.

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3 years

As one does.

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3 years

Ahead of the winter solstice tomorrow, the capybara of Nasu Oukoku Zoo took their annual yuzu hot bath

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About to trudge around the West Side for the next little bit to talk to people for storm reactions. Driving just didn’t seem wise for me. I’ll be the guy in the @RoosFC hat if you want to say hello.

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Great to have so many new faces in @TheBuffaloNews ' newsroom. Here's who they are, what they're covering and how to follow them. @JustinSondel , public safety @MackenzieShuman , climate & environment Francesca Bond, food, @chessabond & GustoEats on Instagram.

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6 years

For those who think The News is now all wire content and nothing local, 12 of the 14 articles in print Gusto today are written by local writers (both staff and contributors) on local bands/businesses/personalities. Good work from editor @ToniRuberto .

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4 years

A positive story: Village of @HamburgNY14075 restaurants banded together to make the best of a bad situation. With ingenuity and a common goal, they attracted plenty of customers. Hear from @Buteras_Pizza , The Grange:

'Overwhelmed with emotion': Hamburg restaurants appreciate community support

Jimmy Butera’s family has been committed to Hamburg since the 1940s, so when his community is in a time of crisis, he feels a sense of duty to act. The

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@Tsuj10

3 years

That "Donnie Meatballs" nickname? #Sabres coach Don Granato is cool with it because of his proud Italian heritage. It's also earned him an associated meatball opportunity, through @osteria166 & the annual Meatball Street Brawl:

Don Granato's 'Donnie Meatballs' nickname picks up steam, sparks invite to judge Street Brawl

Nick Pitillo, owner of Italian restaurant Osteria 166 and founder of the Meatball Street Brawl, is sending a public invite to Granato to be a celebrity judge.

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Ben Tsujimoto

@Tsuj10

4 years

I respect that Duff’s is a Buffalo wing institution but I’m pretty sure that fully enclosed heated patio is not outdoor dining.

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. @buffalozoo 's Luna, a total ham, example No. 3 million. (via The News Smiles photographer @dhnieman at BuffaLoveFest).

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2 years

Thanks for the bagels you sent to @TheBuffaloNews newsroom, @CPRNews . Very nice gesture.

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@Tsuj10

4 years

Just an incredible piece by @seankirst . #Bills

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10 years

How does it feel down there under the bus, Pepper Johnson? #Bills

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Ben Tsujimoto

@Tsuj10

4 years

Today, nearly 14,000 (and counting!) people have read our 2019 report on vandalism of the Fatima Shrine in Lewiston. Shrine administrators say there's no new vandalism. This is just a case of readers not looking at publication dates and sharing everything dramatic in sight.

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@Tsuj10

4 years

This is good small business news.

BreadHive

@BreadHive

4 years

THANK YOU BUFFALO - we are SOLD out for today & will be closing at 4 pm. We will be open tomorrow with normal Sunday hours, 8 am - 3 pm. Call in orders are encouraged, all orders will be packaged to go. THANK YOU to everyone who came out today - we cherish you.

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Not easy to open a restaurant now, but outdoor Shuck Shack is giving it a whirl by the Buffalo River. Here's the original story, with a photo of the just-released menu:

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20 years ago, someone stole a John Elway-signed football from Danny's South. It was returned in a cardboard box with an anonymous note on Sunday, the same day the owners' father died.

'I'm sorry we did what we did': A stolen football signed by John Elway, a guilty conscience and a...

After their father's death, the owners of Danny's South stopped by the Orchard Park restaurant and opened a mysterious box to find an NFL football with the autograph of Hall of Fame quarterback John...

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Ben Tsujimoto

@Tsuj10

2 years

What nourishment did Buffalo Public Schools send home before today's closure? Here's 2/3 of what was sent home with a 5-year-old (a small package of cookies was already eaten, I'm told). Not sure if foods differed by school/grade. That's summer squash to the right.

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9 years

@drewmagary I mean, technically if they made her sing it live each week, the song would hold more truth. And she'd sing it with more anger.

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3 years

Maybe the craziest soccer match I’ve ever seen. Such chaos almost from start to finish.

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6 years

Why, #Bills , why? Reaction to new-look Billy Buffalo is a reminder why it's still fun to follow local football fans on Twitter.

New-look Billy Buffalo shocks many Bills fans

Billy Buffalo, introduced as the Buffalo Bills mascot in 2000, debuted a much different look in the Bills’ preseason

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. @SJCI "said in an email, 'While we agree with the sentiment, we are questioning the notion that this is the work of a St. Joe's student given the misspelling.' Love it when a school has a sense of humor. @Buffaloscribe story:

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An attempt to reunite a family of ducks is unfolding on the fifth floor balcony of @TheBuffaloNews . Four babies have been recovered, but the mother - delivering some angry quack-chirps as she glides around the I-190 - has yet to be recovered. She seems ruffled.

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The Clawed aftermath of Mumford and Sons, which makes perfect sense. #Buffalo

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TOPSoccer is back in the Buffalo area. The program where kids with disabilities learn soccer has hope for stability thanks to the big volunteer presence in Clarence & active special needs advocates. More info:

TOPSoccer program for children with disabilities returns to Western New York

Given her special education background, Clarence Soccer Club Coach Meg Bellomo said helping launch something like TOPSoccer has been a longtime goal. "For special education families – we needed...

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Monumental day for @WestSideBazaar , which broke ground (well, a wall?) on its mammoth Niagara Street venture. How mammoth? $11.5 million, 16K square feet, capacity of 200+. Lots more here:

West Side Bazaar's groundbreaking on Niagara Street reflects the opportunity it provides others

With the groundbreaking of the $11.5 million future site of the West Side Bazaar, at 1432 Niagara St., dozens of immigrants and refugees will have the opportunity to fulfill dreams of business...

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Had my first Burton burger this weekend. Funny little place, but a quality burger. Definitely high-fat ground beef blend, lightly salted bun was a highlight. More on phenomenon from @BuffaloFood & @onfarrellstreet in ‘19:

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This Algonquin Provincial Park fox says hello.

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Gendron is a native of Conklin, a small town in Broome County southeast of Binghamton. He was represented in court tonight by attorney Brian Parker, who requested a forensic exam/psychiatric evaluation for the 18-year-old.

The Buffalo News

@TheBuffaloNews

2 years

Payton Gendron, 18, of Broome County, was arraigned Saturday evening before Buffalo City Court Judge Craig Hannah on a first-degree murder charge.

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. @makibecker spoke to a Tops operation manager whose daughter also worked at the store. Mother and daughter were safely reunited. "I just grabbed her, I hugged her," Shonnell Harris said after seeing her daughter Denise.

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"This is not a food desert. This is food apartheid," said Alex Wright, founder of African Heritage Food Co-op. He's put the pieces in place -- except funding -- to open his flagship produce market in the Fruit Belt, which has no immediate grocery store.

'FUBU of produce': African Heritage Food Co-op needs resources to fill food void in Fruit Belt

"We have a building, we have the drive, we have the architect, we have the environmental studies, we have the renderings," African Heritage Food Co-op founder Alex Wright told media

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Pearl Young, a victim in the Buffalo mass shooting, was remembered in a three-hour memorial service today at Elim Christian Fellowship. The mood was mostly joyful, though, with worship music reverberating around the sanctuary.

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Ben Tsujimoto

@Tsuj10

4 years

This dog would like a double double. Maybe with a shot of peppermint.

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@Tsuj10

2 years

Welp, see ya later.

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4 years

I have, in fact, had better days.

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Ben Tsujimoto

@Tsuj10

2 years

On the way to work this morning I passed a man peeing by the side of the road. Startling, but not unheard of. The weirdest part: He was making eye contact with everyone who drove past.

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Ben Tsujimoto

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Out of Buffalo's zillion pizzerias, @barstoolsports president Dave Portnoy picked @picassospizza for his site's Pizza Review. How'd that happen?

How Picasso's got Barstool's Dave Portnoy to give their pizza a try

Buffalo-area pizzeria Picasso’s provoked the Barstool Sports head honcho, and the ploy worked

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Ben Tsujimoto

@Tsuj10

6 years

Oh my. (Not my car. But that sucks). #Buffalo

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Ben Tsujimoto

@Tsuj10

2 years

I know there’s a travel ban starting now, but really do not drive, especially not in the Elma/West Seneca/South Buffalo realm. White-knuckle stuff out there.

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At the memorial service for Ruth Whitfield today — the 10th and final funeral from the racially motivated mass shooting on May 14 at the Jefferson Ave. Tops. VP Kamala Harris and Rev. Al Sharpton are expected to be here at Mount Olive Baptist Church.

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