November 27, 2012 It was a bat mitzvah like no other. The guests for the coming of age celebration for 13-year old Elizabeth Brooks had no idea what was in store for them until the night began with a soprano sax player who turned out to be Kenny G. The night was just getting started. He was followed by former Eagle Don Henley, then Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty.
November 26, 2012 If you thought Thanksgiving came a little early this year – you’re right. Since Thanksgiving is always the fourth Thursday in November, the 22nd is the earliest it could ever come. The 28th is the latest it can come in November.
November 15, 2012 Today is the 37th annual Great American Smokeout – a one day campaign to encourage smokers to quit for 24 hours to prove that they can do it. Last year nearly 20-million smokers tried to quit for the day…that’s about 40 percent of the nation’s 50-million plus smokers.
November 14, 2012 It's a word that was created 25 years ago and technically it's an anacronym, but it's become so trendy that the Oxford American Dictionaries has named it the word of the year.
November 13, 2012 It’s a retired navy ship that’s part of the Buffalo & Erie County Naval and Military Park downtown. It’s the USS The Sullivans – the only navy destroyer named in honor of more than one person. It was named in honor of five brothers from Waterloo, Iowa who served together on the USS Junea during World War Two.
November 12, 2012 “I need a legal pad.” You know what it is, but do you know what it means?
Generally, legal pads come in various shapes and sizes and the width of the lines can be narrow or wide. They can have a gummed, spiral or tear-off top.
November 9, 2012 Some people were already having dinner. Millions of others were on their way home or getting ready to leave their jobs for the day when the biggest power failure in American history turned the lights out across New York State, seven other states and parts of eastern Canada.
November 8, 2012 With Thanksgiving just over two weeks away, planning for the big feast is already underway for a lot of families. When you think of Thanksgiving dinner, most people think of turkey, but a new poll by the Food Network sh
November 7, 2012 It’s something we criticize and call antiquated, but it’s a part of the U-S Constitution and we’re stuck with it. It’s the Electoral College system for electing the President.
November 6, 2012 Of the approximately one billion bicycles in the world, 400 million are in China. 50 million new bicycles are produced every year.
November 2, 2012 The Country Music Association Awards have come a long way since they were first presented in 1967. That first one wasn’t even televised. Eddy Arnold was named Entertainer of the Year.
November 1, 2012 I enjoy learning about the history of Buffalo and Western New York and it was just yesterday that Clay and I learned something new about a building we see everyday when we look across Lafayette Square. It’s the Liberty Building – Buffalo’s fifth tallest building completed in 1925.
