“The Love Machine” at Holiday Valley
Charitable Giving Vending Machine Supports Community

BONAVENTURE, N.Y., Dec. 17, 2025 — St. Bonaventure University senior Tanner Pasi has won the Broadcast Education Association’s inaugural Gen AI Competition, an innovative challenge that tasked students with creating […]

St. Bonaventure Senior Wins AI Video Contest
National Broadcast Education Association

St. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. St. Bonaventure University senior Tanner Pasi has won the Broadcast Education Association’s inaugural Gen AI Competition, an innovative challenge that tasked students with creating a 30-second video […]

Celebration & Remembrance
Season of New Birth, New Life, Hope

Carol Fisher-Linn       The Living Nativity: The Nativity, Christ’s birth, has long been represented from as far back as about AD380. This is when art of the nativity was found […]

Something Wicked this Way Comes
High State Tax Leads to Opening of 2 New Businesses

By Dean Wells    As anyone in business can tell you, rendering under Caesar can be a painful process.    Sometimes excruciating.    A sudden steep increase in tax on […]

Lakewood Women Owned Businesses
Small Town Strong – Strength in Community

By Kate Bartlett    The Lakewood Community features a wide-variety of women-owned businesses who pride themselves not only on their economic impact but for the values they embody. These businesses […]

Westfeld New York Shines
Development Corporation Promotes Growth

By Darlene Brace    Westfield is located in Western Chautauqua County, which includes both the Village of Westfield and the surrounding township. This historic area, along the shores of Lake […]

Myers Pen Co.
Family Owned & Operated, Jamestown

By Kate Bartlett     Located in Jamestown, NY, Myers Pen Co. (MPC) is a family-run business known for crafting unique, hand-turned fountain pens. Led by Allen Myers and his sons […]

Holiday Traditions Abound
Season, Stars & Lights Shine Bright

By Carol Fisher-Linn       The Living Nativity: The Nativity, Christ’s birth, has long been represented from as far back as about AD380. This is when art of the […]

Bemus Point Fire Dept. Safety Tips
Training Alert: Staying Ice-Ready on Chautauqua Lake

  Bemus Point NY The volunteers at the Bemus Point Volunteer Fire Department were back on the ice this week for our annual cold-water rescue drills!      With temperatures fluctuating, […]

HoliMont Smiles on Opening Day
Saturday, December 13, 2025 Celebrated New Season

By Dan Balkin    Your birthday?  Easter?  Labor Day?  Dyngus Day? – even Christmas!  All days associated with mirth and joy, but for a Snowsports enthusiast, opening day of the […]

“Pay it Forward” Christmas Incentive
Cattaraugus County Community Action Year-Long Project

By Carol Fisher-Linn     It’s common that during the Christmas season you hear or read about organizations seeking donations of goods and money to help the needy in their communities. […]

Shop Small Incentives
Giving the Gift of Community

By Kate Bartlett     Shopping small has become an important focus, especially in Cattaraugus and Chautauqua County for both economic and community /social benefits. By supporting small businesses, shoppers are […]

Winter in Cattaraugus & Chautauqua
Explore Outdoor Activities this Season

By Kate Bartlett     Winter offers a variety of activities in Cattaraugus and Chautauqua Counties. In addition to skiing and snowboarding at two world-renown resorts (HoliMont and Holiday Valley), winter […]

“It’s a Wonderful Life”
Local Roots to an Internationally Classic Movie

By Barbara Arnstein        The timeless, heart-warming movie “It’s a Wonderful Life”, which turns eighty next year, is about a small-town banker, George Bailey (played by James Stewart), who dreams […]