Brett Alan

1 week ago | wyrk.com | Brett Alan

We've heard about football players giving back to the community, but this player is putting his own personal touch on these Buffalo buildings. It's not uncommon to hear about football players who use their charities to give back to the community in which they play. However, it's not often that you will hear that they are going to roll up their sleeves and do something about the physical buildings where people live. But that's exactly what Dion Dawkins is doing.

1 week ago | wyrk.com | Brett Alan

The alphabet challenge continues this week with a list of restaurants that begin with the letter D and the most suggested restaurant focuses on smoked meats and burgers. If you've ever wanted to try some new restaurants in Western New York, this challenge could be right up your alley. We started at a restaurant whose name began with the letter A, and each month we visited a new restaurant whose name started with the next letter.

1 week ago | wyrk.com | Brett Alan

Summer and ice cream go hand-in-hand. While it's technically not officially summer yet, we have three new flavors of ice cream to try. Getting ice cream is one of the simple pleasures of summer. It doesn't matter if you like it in a dish or in a cone; it's one of those things you have to do before summer is over. So, clear out some space in your freezers.

1 week ago | wyrk.com | Brett Alan

Summer is busy enough. You don't need to fill your schedule with complicated things to have a great summer. Check out this list of insanely simple things to do. We only get so much time to enjoy the weather in Western New York. The last thing you want to do is spend your free time with things that don't make you happy. The craziest thing though is that the things that will make you happy are often the most simple.

1 week ago | wyrk.com | Brett Alan

Food Truck Tuesdays are back at Larkin Square and they've announced the musical acts that will be playing there this year. For years now, they've held Food Truck Tuesday at Larkin Square in Buffalo. They'll invite a bunch of food trucks to circle up there for people to gather and eat. They offer frosty cold adult beverages, live music, and lots of food that you can buy. This year it will run from June 3rd to August 26th from 5 pm to 8 pm.