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As Rochester gets ready for the total solar eclipse on April 8, people with disabilities are making their own plans.
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Prolific writer Percival Everett often skewers different corners of American society. His latest novel James is written from the point of view of the character Jim, from Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn.
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For thousands of years, women were at the forefront of producing the world's beer. But these days, brewing is male-dominated.
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WBFO Arts & Culture Beat
- Theater Talk: Brazen Faced Varlets' satisfying HAMLET, Bellissima's PRELUDE TO A KISS (see listings), and a tip to visit TheaterTalkBuffalo.com
- Theater Talk: Once again, so many openings, so little time, with some VERY interesting directions (see listings)
- Theater Talk: FAUCI AND KRAMER, THE BOWLING PLAY, THE LIGHT FANTASTIC, just three of many fine shows currently running!
- Theater Talk: LONDON CALLING at A.R.T., THE FOLKS AT HOME at Alleyway, TEACH at Buff State and many, many openings (see listings)
WBFO Disabilities Beat
- Disabilities Beat: A decade-long fight to expand how far paratransit goes in New York State
- Disabilities Beat: How the New York State budget could impact sports access for disabled athletes
- Disabilities Beat: Can local language access laws conflict with disability law? The short answer is no
- Disabilities Beat: Understanding family court for people with disabilities
WBFO Racial Equity Beat
- BPS students join scholars, anti-violence leaders for gun violence summit
- Driving while Black in Buffalo? You’re over 3x more likely to get stopped by police compared to a white person
- A Buffalo church founded during the Civil Rights Movement is using faith to oppose racism
- What can Buffalo learn from Charleston's experiences since the attack at Mother Emanuel AME?
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More than 50 other countries have already banned the substance, which has been known to lead to lung and ovarian cancer, mesothelioma and other deadly illnesses.
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Last week, a federal appeals court ordered Navarro to surrender to a federal prison in Florida on March 19 to serve his four-month sentence.
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In a fever dream of a retelling, America's new reigning king of satire has turned a loved classic, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, upside down, placing Huck's enslaved companion Jim at the center.
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What would you do if your favorite artist stared you down and asked for the truth? On this 8 Tracks: Michael Knott, Rapsody and Tierra Whack offer mirrors to themselves and to anyone listening.
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A middle-aged protagonist struggles with his own sense of impermanence — and the return of his long-absent father. The Shadowless Tower is a subtle film that draws you in at every step.
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NPR correspondent Sarah McCammon grew up in a white evangelical church that taught her to never question her faith. She was later surprised by the community's overwhelming support for Donald Trump.
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Tom Stafford commanded the first Apollo mission to dock with a Soviet craft in space. He also served as commander of Apollo 10 - the dress rehearsal before NASA's first landing on the moon in 1969.
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A "sacred space." That is how some are describing "Before and After Again," the exhibition at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum that is dedicated to the victims of May 14, 2022 and their families.
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For every dollar a man earns in the region, a woman earns around 90 cents.
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A bike club on Buffalo’s East Side is prepping for the warmer months with an E-Bike library situated in the heart of Buffalo’s East Side. WBFO’s Thomas O'Neil-White has more on the E-Bike Library and the importance of cycling advocacy in neighborhoods east of Main Street.
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Buffalo Mayor Brown appointed Aitina Fareed-Cooke and Lindsey Lauren Visser to the positions of poet laureate and historian, respectively.
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Opening today at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, the exhibition "Before and After Again" is dedicated to the victims of May 14, 2022, their families, and the still-suffering community.
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The Great Lakes Commission – a compact made of the eight states and two Canadian provinces that border the Great Lakes – are calling on the federal government to invest over a billion dollars in the Great Lakes.
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Niagara Falls Boulevard in Tonawanda just became a little greener with the grand opening of Puffalo Dreams cannabis dispensary.
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A major Buffalo-based business is among a group of food producers working to decrease methane emissions from dairy production, but the practicality of those efforts is up for debate.
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WBFO The Bridge is taking over WBFO Fridays from 7pm to 9pm and Saturdays from 8pm to midnight! For those who just can't get enough Alternative Music in their lives. Hear the best of Alternative with WBFO The Bridge on WBFO every Friday and Saturday night on 88.7 FM.