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The Hispanic Heritage Foundation president and CEO spoke with BTPM NPR in advance of the Hispanic Heritage Council of Western New York’s celebration breakfast.

People taking the 190 through South Buffalo may want to consider an alternate route if they want to avoid construction. Improvements start Monday on the 190 both ways from South Ogden Street to about Clinton Street.

The celebration will feature food, music and live performances from local artists and musicians.

Buffalo Public Schools students and their parents rallied outside of a Board of Education meeting on Wednesday night, raising questions about the districts’ priorities.

This week on Group Chat, we explore the evolution of Juneteenth, from its growing presence in pop culture and corporate America to the deeper conversations about freedom, identity, and community.

It happened right on cue. As The Beaches launched into "Lesbian of the Year" on the opening afternoon of All Things Go Toronto, a rainbow stretched across the sky above the RBC Amphitheatre. It was the first weekend of Pride, and for a few minutes, the timing felt less like a coincidence and more like the festival announcing exactly what it was about.

Whether you're listening over the air or streaming online, BTPM Classical provides a living, breathing sense of flow, discovery, context, and community that goes beyond anything a personal playlist can offer.

This week on Theater Talk, it's all in the one block "Theatre District" as Anthony and Peter talk about Anna Fernandez, about to leave for New York, starring brilliantly in HIS GIRL WATSON: A SHERLOCK NOIR at the Alleyway; while down Main St. Aaron Sorkin's A FEW GOOD MEN (it was this play before it was a movie) stays true to the original (no sappy Hollywood love interest); GIRL ON AN ALTAR by Irish playwright Marina Carr at Irish Classical shows us that for once, Clytemnestra isn’t the monster, she’s the wounded one; and THE BOOK OF MORMON returns to Shea's for a limited run. SCROLL DOWN TO SEE LISTINGS.CLICK THROUGH OR SCROLL DOWN TO SEE LISTINGS.For over 30 years, Theater Talk has been appointment listening on WBFO, featuring the insights of theater critic and historian, Anthony Chase. Chase co-hosted Theater Talk with Buffalo Broadcast Hall of Famer Jim Santella for many years. These days, it's Peter Hall. With more than 20 active producing theater companies in Buffalo alone, not to mention Shea’s Performing Arts Center and the Shaw Festival at nearby Niagara-on-the-Lake, Chase and Hall keep their calendars full, trying to see and share their insights on as many shows as possible.But Theater Talk is anything but a dry community arts listing service. Instead, with affection, good humor, and just the occasional rant, the segment provides snapshot reviews, recommends local productions, analyzes the Western New York theater scene and occasionally looks at what's happening on Broadway and across the nation.Chase is the founder of the Artie Awards, which recognizes excellence in Western New York theater and raises money for AIDS charities.

The Town of Amherst is using new state funding of $5 million to improve its wastewater cryogenic plant. The plant processes more than 25 million gallons a day and has been in use for 40 years.

A new virtual reality experience of Niagara Falls is now open on the American side of the Falls, with a second educational exhibit set to open at the end of July.