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1 week ago | 
poststar.com | Mike Petro |Jonathan Epstein
More than a half century ago, the Buffalo Bills moved out of the city to build a stadium in Orchard Park, which has spurred little development around it and is viewed by some downtown advocates as a missed opportunity. More recently, some local officials, downtown advocates and business leaders pushed for the Bills’ new stadium to be built downtown, arguing that it would bring more activity and vitality to the city.
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1 week ago | 
buffalonews.com | Michael Petro |Jonathan Epstein |Mike Petro
More than a half century ago, the Buffalo Bills moved out of the city to build a stadium in Orchard Park, which has spurred little development around it and is viewed by some downtown advocates as a missed opportunity. More recently, some local officials, downtown advocates and business leaders pushed for the Bills’ new stadium to be built downtown, arguing that it would bring more activity and vitality to the city.
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2 weeks ago | 
buffalonews.com | Mike Petro |Michael Petro
BY MIKE PETROAPRIL 9, 2025Villa Maria completes $3 million Bieler Center for Academic Excellence Until a few years ago, Scott Bieler had never set foot onto the Villa Maria College campus. But it took only a few minutes into his first meeting with college officials before the philanthropist and CEO of the West Herr Automotive Group realized the potential for the small Cheektowaga campus.
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3 weeks ago | 
buffalonews.com | Mike Petro |Michael Petro
BY MIKE PETROApril 1, 2025Buffalo telehealth sleep apnea provider increases accessibility A Buffalo telehealth provider for sleep apnea care is expecting to double its growth this year with the help of health care platform LillyDirect. Ognomy Sleep has become the first independent telehealth provider for sleep apnea diagnosis and treatment on the platform, increasing the accessibility of the service because it will now be an option for Lilly patients.
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1 month ago | 
buffalonews.com | Mike Petro |Michael Petro
BY MIKE PETROMarch 24, 2025New Era has hired four university students since last year's Design-a-ThonNew Era Cap is again providing an opportunity for SUNY Buffalo State University students in fashion and textile technology and graphic design to show what they can do. It has already led to employment for multiple graduates.
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1 month ago | 
buffalonews.com | Mike Petro |Michael Petro
BY MIKE PETROMarch 12, 2025Foundation teams with Jersey Mike's in March to make more impact for foundationBuffalo has always been an important part of former Bills quarterback Doug Flutie’s foundation for autism. In his first of two seasons with the Bills in 1998, Flutie and his wife, Laurie, started the charity in honor of their son, Dougie Jr., after he was diagnosed with autism at the age of 3.
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1 month ago | 
buffalonews.com | Mike Petro |Michael Petro
BY MIKE PETROFeb. 26, 2025Former hospitality program building becomes space for upgraded vet sciences departmentVeterinary sciences students at Trocaire College can now take part in both academic and practical experiences at the same location with the opening of a transformed building on Transit Road.
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1 month ago | 
stltoday.com | Aaron Besecker |Mike Petro
Authorities in South Carolina have captured Michael C. Burham, the man being sought in connection with the May 11 homicide of a Jamestown woman, according to the FBI field office in Columbia. Burham, 34, was taken into custody in Huger, a community in Berkeley County, S.C., at 5:17 p.m. Wednesday after a resident called in a tip less than two hours earlier and reported that Burham was hiding in a shed behind a residence, police said.
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2 months ago | 
buffalonews.com | Mike Petro |Michael Petro
BY MIKE PETROFeb. 12, 2025Seven middle schools have committed to starting teamsSeven middle schools in Western New York will be able to start flag football programs this spring with the help of the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation and the Buffalo Bills Foundation. The foundations have committed $260,000 over the next three years to launch modified girls flag football.
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2 months ago | 
buffalonews.com | Mike Petro |Michael Petro
BY MIKE PETROFeb. 4, 2025University implements new recruitment strategyCanisius University’s new freshmen enrollment for this spring’s semester is the highest rate in more than a decade. New first-year students this spring are up 75% over 2024 and 133% over 2023, and it is the largest enrolling class since 2012. Canisius has been working to adapt to the latest trends in how and when prospective students enroll in higher education institutions in the face of national enrollment struggles.
