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Jay Moran talks with Dr. Nancy Nielsen MD about proper Thanksgiving COVID precautions

If it’s Friday, it’s Theater Talk- today with fun in Margaritaville, other shows around town and opera on WNED-PBS. Also holiday shopping from Buffalo-area artists, talk in Albany of a return to office work next year, and bonus money for direct caregivers.

Former Gov. Cuomo misrepresented how many nursing home deaths there were, according to a soon to be released Assembly Judiciary Committee report. And Buffalo’s Roman Catholic Bishop Michael Fisher says they can’t keep parish closures off the table anymore, but will involve local input when they draw up plans in December.

In today's brief, we revisit Susan Stamberg's annual cranberry relish recipe, with members of The Cranberries

Hear a Black Friday shopping discussion with Buffalo's Burt Flickinger, a nationally known retail consultant and the managing director of Strategic resource Group in NYC

For over 25 years, Theater Talk has been appointment listening on WBFO, featuring the insights of theater critic and historian, Anthony Chase, who joins Peter Hall for a five-minute weekly broadcast at 6:45 and 8:45 Friday mornings on 88.7 WBFO with a podcast available on wbfo.org. This week they discuss Terrence McNally.

Today’s WBFO Brief comes on the first day that vaccinated Canadians are allowed to come across the US border under new COVID regulations. But it’s not as aut omatic as driving over the Peace Bridge, and there are some calling for change. Also a look at what the election results mean for the upcoming statewide races.

In today’s WBFO brief, hear about the rise of cocaine overdoses in Erie County. Also, what the opening of the Canadian border could mean for U.S. business, the new strike-ending contract approval at Catholic Health, and final approval of the Tops-Price Chopper merger.

Hear of the possibility of another COVID shutdown of in-person classes in Buffalo Schools. Go inside the senior centers around WNY, where frozen meals-to-go are the latest post-COVID innovation, and learn the latest about a push to ensure single-payer care with the New York Health Act.

Today’s WBFO Brief looks at traffic around the Scajacquada Expressway—with foot traffic beating cars in some cases. And Gov. Hochul launches an incentive program for child COVID vaccinations. Also, The Starbucks union ballots are in the mail. And, hear the latest about staffing levels as Mercy Hospital workers return from a strike.