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🌱 What will replace Lackawanna’s infamous ‘City Hall on Stilts’?

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In today's newsletter:

  • What will replace Lackawanna's infamous 'City Hall on Stilts'?
  • Lackawanna mom says bullying preceded her 11-year-old daughter's tragic death

Also on today's calendar: Fred Armisen.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 70 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 72, low: 63.
  • Thursday: Cloudy, breezy; a p.m. shower, with a high of 77 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lackawanna getting ready to say goodbye to "City Hall on Stilts" (audacy.com) — Lackawanna is preparing to showcase its new City Hall on South Park Avenue while deciding what to do with the old Ridge Road complex, including the much-maligned "City Hall on Stilts." City leaders are weighing a $25 million new police and courts building and potential demolition of the orange addition, with long-term plans that could affect services, taxes, and downtown redevelopment.
   

• 11-Year-Old Accidentally Posted a Dancing Video, Then Died by Suicide. Mom Says She'd Been Bullied for Months (Exclusive) (people.com) — An 11-year-old girl connected to a Lackawanna family died by suicide after an accidentally posted TikTok video, with her mother later learning she'd reportedly faced months of bullying at school. The Frontier Central School District says a Dignity for All Students Act investigation is underway, while the family seeks accountability, support with expenses, and greater awareness of youth mental health and bullying.
   

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    Saturday October 10
  • Fred Armisen →
    Center for the Arts, 103 Center for the Arts, Buffalo
    7:00 pm
  • Connor Wood →
    Helium Comedy Club, 30 Mississippi St, Buffalo
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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