Francesca Bond
@chessabond
food & drink reporter @thebuffalonews | she/her | [email protected]
Rattlesnake, buffalo on weck and chicken wing cupcakes with bleu cheese frosting: how the Taste of Buffalo has changed, and remained the same, over the years buffalonews.com/life-entertain…
Please see our statement about tonight's event at the Buffalo History Museum. Full statement also here: buffaloguild.org/wp-content/upl…
Unlike downtown Buffalo, which saw its food and drink renaissance of the 2010s freeze during Covid, the midsection of Niagara Street – roughly between the Peace Bridge and Scajaquada Expressway – has experienced a recent wave of new businesses. Read more: buffalonews.com/life-entertain…
ICYMI: Amid President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown many Western New York farmers fear for their workers. Excellent reporting from @chessabond and @RobertGavinBN. buffalonews.com/news/local/art…
From @chessabond and myself: “There’s more of a hunker-down mentality’: WNY farms worry about ICE raids buffalonews.com/news/local/art… via @TheBuffaloNews
A very in-depth look by @MackenzieShuman at how much lead appears in water sources in Erie and Niagara county schools, as well as a window into some of the districts' remediation efforts.
ICYMI: “Safe drinking water for kids shouldn’t be negotiable,” said John Rumpler of national advocacy organization Environment America. “We understand that school districts have a number of competing priorities, but this should be considered urgent.” buffalonews.com/news/local/edu…