Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - The Burchfield Penney Art Center has received a generous grant from Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, where admission is now free for all K-12 students through December of 2025, including for students visiting as part of school tours.
Each school year, more than 8,000 students from 200 schools across the region visit the Art Center, including every third-grade classroom in the Buffalo Public School District since 2019.
With this support from Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, the Center can expand access to even more students and ensure that cost is not a barrier to experiencing art.
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An Amherst company reported an 8% decline in year-end revenue in 2024.
Allient Inc. reported Thursday $530 million in 2024 revenue, which is down $48.7 million from last year.
The company's third quarter saw a 15% decline in revenue, followed by a 13% decline in the fourth quarter, which ended Dec. 31.
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It's time to "spring forward" and set clocks ahead one hour beginning Sunday, at 2:00 a.m.
Losing an hour of sleep and the change in daylight hours means motorists may potentially experience drowsy driving and added distractions behind the wheel, as children and pedestrians take advantage of more daylight.
Research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety finds drowsy driving is underreported, accounting for about 1-in-5 traffic fatalities over a five-year period.
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Juicy Burger Bar is moving into the city as part of a new licensing agreement with the owners of Tacos Community & Beer.
Plans calls for keeping the same team in place at Tacos Community & Beer's four-year-old Gates Circle location at 1275 Delaware Avenue, with burgers and chicken sandwiches replacing tacos and burritos.
The shift does not affect Tacos Community & Beer's suburban location at 6449 Transit Road in East Amherst or its food truck.
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Explore & More Children's Museum has partnered with General Mills for Cereal Day this Saturday, a celebration of many people's favorite breakfast foods.
Families visiting the museum can enjoy many fun cereal-themed activities, including sampling cereal, learning how cereal is made, building with cereal boxes, collaborating on decorating an oversized cereal box, creating Cheerios mazes, and taking part in cereal counting games, along with tasting delicious Lucky Charms parfaits, giveaways and more!
The museum will be open 10 a.m.-to-4 p.m., with studio spaces being open from 11 a.m.-to-3 p.m. The Celebration Room will be open for fun starting at 1 p.m. with additional programming.
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