🛵 Buffalo Daily: What You Need To Know Today (Tue, Aug 30)

Hi all. Celeste "Pirate Queen" Wetzel here with your Tuesday edition of the Buffalo Daily, full of all the things you need to know about what's going on locally. Here goes...

First, today's weather:

A shower and thunderstorm. High: 74 Low: 62.

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Here are the top stories today in Buffalo:

1. Buffalo police investigating after two men were shot on Hewitt Avenue (WKBW 7 News Buffalo)
2. Developers from Buffalo and Rochester team up for affordable housing project near Broadway Market (Buffalo News)
3. CleanFiber raises $8.5 million to expand Buffalo facility (The Business Journals)
4. Exhibit Opening: “Artifacts: Burchfield Themed Photographs” (Step Out Buffalo)
5. Former Bills, friends & family keep Lt. Aaron Salter’s legacy alive (WIVB.com - News 4)
6. Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper continues push to restore key creek with "Scajaquada September" (WKBW 7 News Buffalo)
7. Town of Tonawanda PD investigating Parker Blvd. ‘targeted double homicide’ (WIVB.com - News 4)
8. Crime Stoppers offering $7,500 for information on north Buffalo homicide (WIVB.com - News 4)
9. Elmwood Avenue and Allen Street intersection to be closed beginning September 6 through late November (WKBW 7 News Buffalo)

From my notebook:

• The Buffalo Zoo: "Sometimes you gotta get creative to get that back itch!" (The Buffalo Zoo via Facebook)
• The Buffalo Zoo: "Sometimes you gotta get creative to get that back itch!" (The Buffalo Zoo via Instagram)
• Buffalo Homes: "Stephen W Howell House Dearborn Street - Blackrock" (Buffalo Homes via Instagram)
• Visit Buffalo Niagara: "#InTheBUF: Tales of Visitors to Buffalo Heather, a 716 ex-pat who lives in Germany, was spotted at @duende.silocity with her brother Mark, a Buffalo-based photographer. "I've lived in Stuttgart, Germany for 15 years, my husband is Germa..." (Visit Buffalo Niagara via Instagram)
• Step Out Buffalo: "*GIVEAWAY ALERT!* We're teaming up with Blutusk Tech to give away a pair of Pro-certified AirPods Pro® headphones ($159 value).⁠ ⁠ AirPods Pro have been designed to deliver Active Noise Cancellation for immersive sound, Transparency mode..." (Step Out Buffalo via Instagram)
• Step Out Buffalo: "EVENT SPOTLIGHT: Buffalo Cigar Festival 2022⁠ ⁠ Saturday, September 17⁠ ⁠ Wings Meeting Place, 3964 California Rd, Orchard Park 14127⁠ ⁠ 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm⁠ ⁠ ABOUT THE EVENT: ⁠ ⁠ Calling all cigar and music enthusiasts: Bac..." (Step Out Buffalo via Instagram)
• The Buffalo History Museum: "Have you wondered why the name Nancy Bowen is affixed to the back of our Museum? @wgrzpete stopped by recently to share the story of Bowen, an Indigenous woman who was tried for murder nearly a century ago in a sensational case that mad..." (The Buffalo History Museum via Instagram)
• JCC Buffalo: "Did you know that we have books for our People of the Book Speaker Series?! Please access the books ahead of time before the local author's events. Books are available for purchase at the front desk of either of our locations! Check o..." (JCC Buffalo via Facebook)
• University at Buffalo Police - UB Police: "For the week of 08/23/2022 - 08/30/2022, your UB Police handled 611 incidents. You can learn more here. https://www.buffalo.edu/police... Photograph of students moving into..." (University at Buffalo Police - UB Police via Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, South Cheektowaga: "The news reported energy costs have soared. - Will that will occur in WNY? Only if we continue with this Biden-Administration." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Elmwood Village: "Looking for recommendations for professionals to - 1. Stain and seal a deck (see photo) 2. Anchor a giant floor mirror as seen in the photo (comes with anchoring equipment). Hang other large art work and anchor furniture to the wall." (Nextdoor)

You're all caught up for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Celeste "Pirate Queen" Wetzel

About me: The original Pirate Queen and QA engineer for Patch. Did you know that this week I have worked at least two fourteen hour days? This sprint has been nuts and the engineering team has been keeping me hopping non-stop. I'm exhausted and very close to needing a vacation.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Buffalo Daily? Contact me at celeste.wetzel@patch.com