By Kate Bartlett      Dirt Rich Farm is a Certified Organic farm located in Springville, NY. Owned and farmed by WNY natives Laura Colligan and Ryan Leggio (pictured), the farm is entering its 10th CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) season with over 40 kinds of organic vegetables and culinary herbs.    ...

By, Carol Fisher Linn   Animals in the library? We are in the middle of National Library Week: April 7 to April 13.    Ready, set, library! This past week, Laura Flanagan, Director of the Ellicottville Library for the past 17 years hosted a kids’ petting zoo and an event...

By Darlene Brace     The Northwest Arena will be having the Annual Grapes and Hops Festival on Saturday, April 20th. This is a one-day adult festival, and it is a very popular beer and wine tasting event. This event includes breweries, distilleries, and wineries from New York and Pennsylvania, that...

BY MILES HILTON Anthony Merchant’s studio, adjacent to the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts in downtown Jamestown, is sparse except for audio equipment. The moment I pull out my phone to begin recording our interview, Merchant intervenes, “I’ve got the sound board all set up, I can record on...

By Kate Bartlett      Jill McCormick recently accepted the position as Director of Communications at The Chautauqua Institution, a dream job for her. Jill has always held The Institution in high regards and is thrilled to be working with them, promoting events and values she wholeheartedly embraces.     Jill McCormick...

By Kate Bartlett  Friday, April 26 marks the first Bourbon Tasting at Ellicottville Brewing Company in Little Valley. You are invited to join in for an evening of tasting and learning about Bourbon beginning at 6pm. Whether you're a bourbon connoisseur or just looking to expand your palate, this event...

By Darlene Brace As we well know by now, Monday, April 8, 2024, there will be a total eclipse of the sun taking place in this region of New York State. We will be lucky to be able to witness this extraordinary event. The moon will align perfectly between the...

By Cara Birrittieri Author, Freelance Writer, Science Teacher, Maple Grove Substitute, CHQ County Resident     When was the last time you saw a total solar eclipse of the sun? The last time a solar eclipse hit America was 2017, but previous to that was 1979. I seem to recall that...

Carol Fisher-Linn    Play Ball!!    Baseball season opened this past week. I don’t claim to know much about the sport, but I do know that players on the professional teams need high-quality wooden bats. When one mentions Louisville Slugger bats, thoughts immediately go to Louisville, Kentucky where the famous...

By Bill Burk   If you’ve never seen the movie Napoleon Dynamite do this: Go to Wikipedia and read the plot synopsis. You’ll be able to picture the storyline, some characters and plot devices and the general premise of the movie.    Ignore what you read there.      Find somewhere...

By Miles Hilton   Apple: Skin to the Core , by Eric Gansworth highlights indigenous experience.     Looking for a new book to read, and some community to discuss it with? There’s plenty of time to participate in the third annual Chautauqua County Book Read. Co-organized by the YWCA of...

By Abbey Flaherty    "Young is a mindset" is the motto for the Jamestown Young Professionals group.  An amazing group that started over 10 years ago began to fizzle away during the rough times that we all faced during COVID.  Understanding the importance of their mission, members were determined to...