Good morning, Buffalo.

City officials celebrated a successful pool season at Masten Park Swimming Pool on Tuesday as more than 27,000 visitors enjoyed safer and better-organized facilities thanks to digital ID rules and structured swim lessons, and Buffalo plans to add furniture and shade next year to further enhance community access.

After a 12-day run in August, organizers of the 186th Erie County Fair at Hamburg Fairgrounds said lower ticket prices and increased scholarship funds boosted community impact (including a million-pound milestone).

They noted key lessons that will shape next year's event.

The Uncrowned Queens Institute celebrated 25 years (a quarter century) of preserving Black history with a free event at the Buffalo History Museum that featured a pop-up exhibit, archival photos, and a website relaunch.

Co-founder Dr. Barbara Nevergold said the event supports sharing local heritage for future generations.

The UB exhibit One and Many Chairs displays 35 art pieces made from discarded leather chairs and runs from Sept.

1 to Oct. 17 at the Center for the Arts. It highlights local artists’ creative upcycling & efforts to promote sustainability.

Local musician and pro wrestler Andy 'The Butcher' Williams died Saturday at age 48 after collapsing following a match in Pennsylvania.

Tributes from the music and wrestling communities honor his legacy and remember his role with Every Time I Die.

Our Lady of Victory Elementary School in Lackawanna welcomes about 100 new students today, including 80 transferring from the closed Catholic Academy in West Buffalo.

Principal Mary Doyle-Szlosek said the school has added academic support and more teachers (with help from the Diocese) to ensure a smooth start.

A second-grade student at Tonawanda Elementary won two Super Bowl tickets after learning CPR in a school assembly that featured a Buffalo Bills spokesperson and appearances by Damar Hamlin and Billy Buffalo.

His father will join him for the game in February (a prize from Kid's Heart Challenge).

A Tonawanda homeowner now faces over $15,000 in cleanup costs after heavy rainfall led to repeated sewer backups & flooding in his basement.

Town crews inspected nearby lines and plan to remove minor issues while the resident prepares a formal claim.

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield awarded $3.75 million in Blue Fund grants to twenty nonprofit organizations across Western New York last Wednesday.

The awards support food access, training for future health workers plus community health programs.

Throughout September, the Breast Cancer Coalition is hosting free webinars every Wednesday to mark Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month in Western New York.

The series features local experts and will cover topics from bladder changes after hysterectomy to managing osteoporosis (a resource for patients, families, and providers).

Buffalo officials celebrated the Walton family's purchase, the first home sold through the Building Buffalo Roots program that converts vacant properties into affordable homes for low-income families.

Twenty-four additional listings went up Wednesday, and an open house will be held Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at three sites.

Buffalo and Erie County are teaming up to turn vacant lots into 47 affordable homes that will help families build equity (Mayor Sean Ryan said).

The program aims to stabilize neighborhoods and create lasting roots for local residents.

The Bills announced that Sept.

17 pregame ceremonies will feature Auli'i Cravalho singing the Star Spangled Banner and Barenaked Ladies performing O, Canada at Highmark Stadium.