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In today’s WBFO Brief podcast, picture yourself on a bike by a Great Lake— with trees and nature, and manufacturing nearby. Hear the latest on plans for a trail system along the former Bethlehem Steel site. Also, you’ll hear how the pause in the distribution of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine is hitting students. And the latest on some big public gatherings: Bills and Sabres games will be open to fans—as long as they can provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination, and Shea’s Performing Arts Center announces a fall (In-person) season including Hamilton.

If it’s Friday, today’s podcast includes the weekly Theater Talk segment—and in a week when Shea’s Performing Arts Center unveiled a fall season, Anthony and Peter talk with Shea’s Broadway Season Partner-Producer Albert Nocciolino. Also, today, a look at Ramadan celebrations, state aid to Buffalo schools, alcohol takeout rules for restaurants, and Albany correspondent Karen DeWitt looks at vaccine distribution in NYS nursing homes.

Today on the podcast, we check in with Tim Clark, the head of the Buffalo-Niagara Film Commission with a roundup of the local projects filming around WNY. And correspondent Dan Karpenchuk looks at a new round of public restrictions in Ontario, as they deal with the third wave of COVID infections that has intensive care units “bursting to capacity.” Also, Amherst’s new police chief comes to the post after steering the department through police reform planning and extra officer training, and Newfane is dumping stone on the shore of Lake Ontario to control possible flooding – but all those dump trucks are taking their toll on the town’s roads.

Quote of the day on today’s WBFO Brief: “The fight for justice is an ongoing battle.” Hear from those who gathered last night in Niagara Square to support the guilty verdict against ex-police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd. Also, a look at police reform efforts in Buffalo, new rules on PPE and other health care precautions workplaces in NYS, and what’s on the mind of movie theater operators as they begin to open up.

On the WBFO brief today, hear parts of a new podcast that Buffalo-based mental health counselor Karl Shallowhorn’s putting together to discuss the links between music and mental health. Also, the crisis in Canada where hospital ICU admissions have topped 800. And our PBS American Portrait spotlights Michael Nguyen, whose family started one of Buffalo’s first Vietnamese groceries.

In today's podcast, Governor Cuomo in a rare in-person event with reporters denies allegations of sexual harassment. New York State will slip from 27 to 26 Congressional districts after next year’s elections, based on 2020 census figures. Karen DeWitt has that report. And, the Cherry Blossom Festival goes virtual again this week. This and more on the WBFO Brief.

On the WBFO Brief podcast today, hear Erie County District Attorney say “If it’s a gummi bear, a brownie… we still aren’t going to be able to prove our case” as he discusses troubles with marijuana legalization. Also, rather than make the Scajaquada Expressway a low-speed boulevard, there are early plans to consider removing it completely. Albany reporter Karen DeWitt looks at a change in COVID-related restaurant rules and curfews. And in her weekly conversation with Jay Moran, Dr. Nancy Nielsen, MD talks about a shot and a beer, and other incentives to get a COVID-vaccination.

Black Americans have been hard hit by COVID-19, but polls say many are also hesitant to get a COVID vaccine shot. What problems are the front-line health care workers around Buffalo experiencing? What kind of education and distribution efforts are underway—and why are they necessary?WBFO Reporter Thomas O’Neil-White hosted an online discussion with Dr. Kenyani Davis MD, MPH, Medical Director at the Community Health Center of Buffalo, and Dr. Raul Vazquez MD of Urban Family Practice/GBAUHN.The event is part of the WBFO Racial Equity project, supported by The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo.

In today’s WBFO Brief, Albany correspondent Karen DeWitt looks at the return of Broadway shows, baseball, and other re-openings with the lifting of certain statewide COVID restrictions. Meanwhile, Dr. Nancy Nielsen, MD says summertime normalcy is achievable. And even though we are on the cusp of summer, a battle over snowmobile trails in the Adirondacks is heating up.

In today’s WBFO Brief, Albany correspondent Karen DeWitt looks at the return of Broadway shows, baseball, and other re-openings with the lifting of certain statewide COVID restrictions. Meanwhile, Dr. Nancy Nielsen, MD says summertime normalcy is achievable. And even though we are on the cusp of summer, a battle over snowmobile trails in the Adirondacks is heating up.