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  • Theatre Talk
    By Jim Santella and Anthony Chase http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wbfo/local-wbfo-934439.mp3Buffalo, NY – This week Jim Santella and…
  • On this day in Buffalo history...
    Buffalo, NY – On September 6th, 1907, the McKinley Monument in Niagara Square in downtown Buffalo was dedicated by Governor Charles Evans Hughes and other…
  • On this day in Buffalo history...
    Buffalo, NY – On July 14th, 1956, Broadway Market began operating in a long-awaited new building at 999 Broadway in Buffalo; a new parking ramp above the…
  • The disclosure of millions of once-secret tobacco industry documents — which are now readily searchable online — has opened a window into Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's interactions with tobacco executives and lobbyists.
    Tobacco's 'Special Friend': What Internal Documents Say About Mitch McConnell
    The Senate majority leader wants to raise the age for tobacco sales to 21. An NPR review of once-secret documents shows how closely McConnell has worked with the industry over decades.
  • Is the YIMBY movement doomed?
    For decades, rising home prices have been an engine for middle-class wealth. Now a growing movement wants to slow — or even reverse — that trend. Are the politics around new housing development inherently stacked against them?
  • Military jets bombed La Moneda presidential palace during the coup on Sept. 11, 1973, in Santiago, Chile. President Salvador Allende killed himself and Gen. Augusto Pinochet began a 17-year dictatorship.
    The U.S. set the stage for a coup in Chile. It had unintended consequences at home
    When the U.S. role in the 1973 coup in Chile became known, activists took action. So did U.S. lawmakers. This is what happened after the U.S. helped topple a Marxist and aided a right-wing dictator.
  • Keith Herie is swamped in debt from medical issues he and his wife encountered starting about a decade ago. Heartland hospital is seizing 10 percent of his paycheck and 25 percent of his wife's wages, and has placed a lien on their home.
    When Nonprofit Hospitals Sue Their Poorest Patients
    In exchange for tax breaks, nonprofit hospitals provide assistance to poor patients. But some hospitals seize wages from poor patients with unpaid bills — even those who qualify for reduced-cost care.
  • State leaders agree on $175.5 billion budget
    Governor Andrew Cuomo and state legislative leaders have agreed on a new state budget that will take effect Monday. Spending totals $175.5 billion.…
  • Much like the culture it originates from, Southern hip-hop is going to continue to grow and redefine itself as artists live, people move and neighborhoods change.
    Before The South Had Something To Say: How A Region Discovered Its Voice
    In the early 1990s, you might not think rappers from Atlanta had much in common with rappers from New Orleans or Miami. So when and how did "Southern hip-hop" get to be recognized as an entity?
  • A WBFO Survey: Creating racial equity in WNY
    As part of a broad survey of over 130 BIPOC community leaders in Buffalo, we asked what they felt was the number one racial problem in Buffalo, and who has the responsibility to change it. This is a special 2-part report that also took an earlier snapshot of what racism looks like in WNY.
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