Tops unveils a “space of honor” to commemorate the victims of 05/14

Garnell Whitfield doesn’t need a calendar to remind him of May 14th.

“We live with this every day. So just because it’s 5/14 and there’s a lot of attention to it, a lot of people are here. Obviously it’s a special day, but we wake up every day and let’s relive 5/14,” he said.

Two years after a racist shooting killed 10 black people — including Whitfield’s mother, Ruth — and injured three others at the Tops Markets store on Jefferson Avenue, the supermarket unveiled an outdoor “honor space” dedicated to the victims on the corner from Jefferson Avenue and Landon Street.

Whitfield said the best way to memorialize her mother is to fight against the injustice and white supremacism that took her life.

“This community is in the shape it is in, not by chance, but by design. It has been intentionally segregated, it has been intentionally ostracized and resources have been disinvested, so we have to fight against all of those things,” he said. he declared. “We must fight for justice. We must fight for equity. We must fight for inclusion.”

Making progress is a “daily walk,” he said.

Blue Flag initiative launched to mark the second anniversary of the racist shooting: The initiative is “a unique public art project that brings together thousands of members of our community” in the wake of the devastation left by the tragedy of May 14, 2022, said Mayor Byron Brown. Learn more

Photos: Blue Flag Initiative Offers Healing to Community Members

Bird Island Pier is expected to reopen in 2026 with an additional $5 million in aid: Bird Island Pier, a well-known spot for fishing, walking and sightseeing, is receiving an additional $5 million from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to repair blizzard damage. But even with the extra money, the pier is not expected to reopen until summer 2026. Read more

D’Youville suspends construction of new medical school due to funding concerns: Just months after beginning construction on a $175 million project to build and open a new osteopathic medical school on Buffalo’s west side, D’Youville University has halted work already underway. course as she considers whether to continue or abandon her project. in favor of a cheaper alternative. Learn more

Former employers want to see Depew’s wife accused of stealing $700,000 behind bars: Camille Pirrone-Hess, 59, pleaded guilty this week to a charge of second-degree grand larceny before State Supreme Court Justice Paul B. Wojtaszek. She faces up to 15 years in prison when she is sentenced at 9:30 a.m. on July 29. Wojtaszek ordered the Depew woman to repay the more than $700,000 she embezzled from her employers, John and June Brennan. Learn more

Woman pleads guilty in fatal Elma hit-and-run: An Elma woman pleaded guilty Monday afternoon to a felony related to a hit-and-run crash on Transit Road that resulted in the death of a pedestrian, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office announced. Stephanie R. Kollatz, 37, of Elma, pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an incident before Erie County Judge Kenneth. Learn more

A wet Wednesday? : Mainly cloudy with a chance of rain showers and a high around 70 degrees. Learn more

This week in the Buffalo kitchen: La Fiesta Cantina opens its doors on Allen; new dishes at Mister Sizzle’s, Nile River: Allentown’s Fiesta Cantina is more of a rebrand of Don Tequila than a new restaurant. The restaurant, which opened a few weeks ago at 73 Allen St., has a recognizable menu and is still as big as Don Tequila’s, with a few additions. Learn more

The Erie County agency is seeking a developer for a new light industrial project at the former Bethlehem Steel site: The Industrial Land Development Corp. – the land development arm of the Erie County Industrial Development Agency – is asking developers to submit proposals for the purchase and redevelopment of 23.73 acres on the former Bethlehem Steel campus. Learn more

The Editorial Board: Restorative Circles Are Too Valuable for Schools to Dismiss: They constitute a valuable new tool to guide young people towards a responsible and responsible life. Learn more

Authoritarian Playground: The latest presidential poll numbers show Trump leading Biden in five key states. See today’s Adam Zyglis cartoon

The Bills will visit the Dolphins on Thursday Night Football in Week 2 of the 2024 schedule: The team announced that they would play the Miami Dolphins on Thursday, September 12 – Week 2 of the regular season. The game will be the first of the season broadcast by Amazon Prime. Kick-off is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. Read more

The Bills agree to terms with receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling: The Bills have 14 receivers under contract and only five – Khalil Shakir, Justin Shorter, Andy Isabella, Tyrell Shavers and Bryan Thompson – were on the team last year. Learn more

Mike Harrington: Seth Appert’s well-deserved promotion is a testament to the Sabres’ big plan behind the bench: It feels like this is a succession plan, that it was set up so that Terry Pegula would give Lindy Ruff one last chance and then Ruff would retire or perhaps take a job. front office role. And, as long as Kevyn Adams is the general manager, it appears that this is also being done to prepare Appert to become the Sabres’ next head coach, Harrington writes. Learn more

Sabers want to hire Seth Appert’s replacement in Rochester before NHL draft: The Sabers do not have any specific qualifications in mind for the next Rochester Amerks coach, although experience and a successful track record in development will give any candidate an advantage. The Amerks have won at least one playoff series in consecutive seasons, and last year reached the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2004. The Amerks went 123-94- 32 in Appert’s four regular seasons as head coach. Learn more

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