By Tom Tarapacki:Buffalo has numerous races that highlight this area’s long-standing love affair with running. They include, to name a few, the Shamrock Run, the Subaru Chase, and the YMCA Turkey Trot, the country’s oldest continuously run footrace. A first-time race that will likely become another great annual local tradition will be held on Friday, September 2. That’s when the inaugural running of the Western New York Running Hall of Fame 5k will take place in the Elmwood Village.As organizers put it, this is “a race put on by runners for runners.” Not only will the race’s top finishers be…
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The Bills were the last team to record their first win in 2010, starting the season with eight consecutive losses. However, the team showed improvement in the second half of the season with a record of 4-4, finishing the year at 4-12. Hopes are high for the team as the 2011 season is about to begin, and many of the Bills’ most supportive fans are members of the Monday Quarterback Club.The Monday Quarterback Club was founded by area community leaders in 1960. It is an organization of business people that works to support the Bills and professional football in Western…
Saturday, August 21st, 2010 will mark the first annual “Ride Along the Waterfront”, a 7 mile bike ride and 2.3 mile canoe/kayak paddle brought to you by the Black Rock Canal Park Steering Committee, the Niagara River Greenway Commission and the Northwest Buffalo Community Center. The bike portion of the event will begin at 9 a.m. (with registration beginning at 8am) at the Erie Basin Marina and ride to Black Rock Canal Park (currently the Ontario Street Boat Launch). It will be followed by the paddle event launching from Black Rock Canal Park at 10:30 a.m. with registration beginning at…