
Thomas O'Neil-White
ReporterBorn in Louisville, Kentucky, Thomas moved to Western New York at the age of 14. A graduate of Buffalo State College, he majored in Communications Studies and was part of the sports staff for WBNY. When not following his beloved University of Kentucky Wildcats and Boston Red Sox, Thomas enjoys coaching youth basketball, reading Tolkien novels and seeing live music.
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Katherine “Kat” Massey, who lost her life in the May 14 shooting at Tops Market, was remembered as a tireless advocate for the City of Buffalo and her Fruit Belt neighborhood. Her life and legacy was honored by the city with a Trailblazer Dedication sign on Cherry Street.
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Former University at Buffalo men’s basketball players have found a way to honor the victims of the Jefferson Avenue Tops Market shooting during their play in The Basketball Tournament airing on ESPN.
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Jewish Family Services announced it will a part of a larger collaborative group providing technical support to Ukrainians relocating to Western New York.
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How will state and local funds be disbursed to help the victims of the Tops shooting? How much money is coming in and who is in control of it? These are the questions leading up to the 5-14 Survivor’s Fund steering committee’s town hall meeting Thursday evening.
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Two months and a day after the mass shooting Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue welcomed shoppers back.
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Attorneys for two Buffalo Five members are suing the City of Buffalo and Erie County for over $200 million total to finally put an end to a situation which began with a murder in the winter of 1976.
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Following last Tuesday’s raucous public hearing in Common Council chambers regarding new district boundaries, local community activists are calling for more transparency from the council and work with community groups on a mapping compromise that works best for everyone.
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The push to rename Buffalo’s East and West sides is gaining traction, but will a name change lead to meaningful action? Is it a case of empty symbolism or a harbinger of gentrification and displacement?
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After touring the remodeled Tops on Jefferson Avenue Brown says the store is slated to reopen at the end of July.
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The proposal is two-pronged; memorialize the victims of the May 14th mass shooting and bring attention to the infrastructural problems which continue to plague neighborhoods in East Buffalo.