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On this episode we meet Nicholas Ramirez, a Civil Rights attorney with the Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo. Nicholas specializes in criminal law but aids the public by advocating for and educating individuals in all things pertaining to social justice.

A local business is taking a proactive approach to the presence of an anti-Semitic symbol left by a vandal. A new state law could help with the shortage of lifeguards.

We welcome the co-chairs of the East Side Garden Walk, Renata Toney and Samantha White. Afterwards, we continue speaking with Samantha about the Western New York Law Center’s School Discipline Project.

We continue to discuss the fallout of the pivotal Supreme Court decisions that will affect our college student population with the President of the American Association of Colleges & Universities, Dr. Lynn Pasquerella. Also, we’ll hear from the CEO of Journey’s End, Karen Andolina Scott. The refugee resettlement group has been hard at work helping a large group of recent immigrants get situated in the Western New York area after arriving here by bus from New York City.

On this week’s Producers’ Picks highlights episode we revisit our previous conversations with: One of Buffalo Juneteenth’s founding members Judson Price, mental health counselor Andre Stokes Jr., and Barbara Cole from Just Buffalo Literary Center and Sydney Clifton.

Usually, July means Shakespeare in Delaware Park and The Shaw Festival in Niagara on the Lake, and both are going strong in 2023, but add to that mix more musicals including TWELFTH NIGHT (adapted from Shakespeare) at MusicalFare and CHICAGO at O'Connell & Co. in their home theater on Bailey Avenue. (See listings below.) For 30 years (as of November 2022) 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. NOTE: Theater listings are included with the podcast. As part of BTPM (Buffalo Toronto Public Media), their beat is primarily Buffalo theater, but Broadway, The Shaw Festival, and The Stratford Festival are covered as other relevant art forms are touched on, including ballet and opera.

There will be no criminal charges filed in the fire that caused the death of Buffalo Firefighter Jason Arno. A manhunt is underway for the man suspected of killing a Jamestown woman in May. Theater Talk with Peter Hall and Anthony Chase.

An air quality health advisory has been put into effect through midnight Monday. Law enforcement officials are thanking the residents of Warren, PA for their cooperation in the manhunt for Michael Burham that came to an end Saturday night.

The smoke is back and may be here for a while. Karen DeWitt reports. Buffalo Common Council members will review a proposal that may lead to the savior of a downtown business.

One of the safety measures fought for by the families of the 50 victims of the crash of Flight 3407 in Clarence Center will remain in place. Theater Talk on a Friday with Peter Hall and Anthony Chase.