A year's worth of What It Looked Like Wednesdays

Sunday, January 15, 2017

Thursday, July 27

The Buffalo home of Arlan Peters and Dom DeFillippo is stunning outside and inside.

Thursday, July 27

Western New York is a beautiful place – and each day, Buffalo News photographers will bring you a photo to prove it. Our challenge is to look at things differently, to remind us all to slow down and enjoy our surroundings. Check back each morning to see our favorite image for the day. View the images in full screen for the most impact. – Cathaleen Curtiss, director of photography

Wednesday, July 26

Take a rare look behind the scenes at what the TSA does with checked luggage at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport.

Tuesday, July 25

With summer comes new artwork popping up around the city. Some are overtly displayed, while others are hidden. These eye-popping works (some still in progress) are worth a Sunday afternoon adventure.

Tuesday, July 25

Fifty years ago, manufacturing giant Bethlehem Steel bought Lackawanna Steel and produced millions of tons of steel a year, employed 22,000 workers and supported entire cities. “Help Wanted” posters papered the complex. The legacy: hollowed-out buildings, piles of brick and broken glass, and tall trees that grow in places that once would have withered a blade of grass. Take a tour in photos of the parts of the site that have been left to decay – and the parts that are well on their way to reuse.

Monday, July 24

The Week in Pictures highlights photographs taken by Buffalo News photographers, providing you a visual recap of the week of July 17-23, 2017 – from tornado coverage to polo at Knox Farm.

Monday, July 24

The great structure is almost unimaginable for its size, stretching for a distance of not quite 2 miles at a height of 42 feet, with a width that extends at its base to 150 feet. It is a vast wall of stone, impossible to see in its entirety, its function and history intertwined with the DNA of why Buffalo exists.

Monday, July 24

A Buffalo teacher from Lafayette International Community School traveled to Nepal so that she could better understand her students, many of whom are resettled refugees.

Sunday, July 23

The 4th Annual Knox Memorial Polo Cup to benefit the John R. Oshei Children's Hospital took place at the Stables at Knox on Saturday, July 22, 2017.

Saturday, July 22

Prince George of Cambridge was born July 22, 2013, to Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. He is third in line to succeed his paternal great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, after his paternal grandfather, Charles, Prince of Wales, and his father.

Friday, July 21

Enjoy a nostalgic and relaxing trip through the countryside behind the Arcade & Attica Railroad's 1920s steam engine. The A&A railroad celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. Passengers enjoy a fun afternoon riding the rails, Wednesday, July 12, 2017.

Friday, July 21

Friday afternoon, the National Weather Service confirmed that three, not two, tornadoes touched down in portions of Southern Erie County. Here's a look at the scene after, and some during, the storm.

Friday, July 21

Sometimes changing your view slightly, gives you an entirely different perspective – and we'll prove that every Friday through intriguing photographs taken by #BNdrone that give a unique look at Western New York. News photographers have been trained by the National Press Photographers Association and licensed by the Federal Aviation Authority to operate our DJI Phantom 4 Pro drone. Check out their work each week in this gallery.

Thursday, July 20

The Clearing Niagara factory was also known as Niagara Machine & Tool Works on Northland Ave in Buffalo. Niagara Machine & Tool Works built stamping presses, press brakes and other similar types of equipment. Work continues on the Northland Corridor project on Buffalo's East Side, two more workforce-related organizations are considering signing on as tenants for the East Side light-industrial hub. The Buffalo Employment Training Center and the Buffalo Public Schools' Nurse's Aide Training Program have asked the Buffalo Urban Development Corp. about taking up space in the project's main facility at 683 Northland Ave.

Wednesday, July 19

The Week in Pictures highlights photographs taken by Buffalo News photographers, providing you a visual recap of the week of July 10-16, 2017. From a walk on the Bird Island Pier to the Italian Festival at the Outer Harbor, it was a busy week in Western New York.

Tuesday, July 18

Temple Beth Zion, designed by architect Max Abramovitz, celebrated 50 years at 805 Delaware Ave. in April. It replaced the original temple that was destroyed by fire.

Friday, July 28

Nickelback proteges Theory of a Deadman, led by Tyler Connolly, perform at Canalside Live! Thursday night, July 27, 2017.

Friday, July 28

See the crowd that turned out for Theory of a Deadman at Canalside Live! Thursday, July 27, 2017.

Friday, July 28

The Buffalo Bills opened training camp at St. John Fisher on Thursday, July 27, 2017, in front of plenty of eager fans. See who made the trek out to the Rochester area.

Friday, July 28

The annual fundraiser for Hospice welcomed hundreds to Buffalo RiverWorks, where guests enjoyed food and drinks, raffle opportunities, live music from JoyRyde and much more on Thursday, July 27, 2017.

Thursday, July 27

Maryland pop-punk band All Time Low, who's matured after a successful decade of recording and touring, dropped by Niagara Falls' Rapids Theatre for a show on Wednesday, July 26, 2017.

Thursday, July 27

All Time Low performed at the Rapids Theatre in Niagara Falls Wednesday night, July 26, 2017. See anyone you know?

Thursday, July 27

Friends and neighbors enjoyed food and entertainment at the Taste of Orchard Park in the Village of Orchard Park. The event was hosted by the chamber of commerce.

Thursday, July 27

Clay Handi opened two months ago at 3054 Delaware Ave. in Kenmore and serves authentic Pakistani cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Wednesday, July 26

Canadian indie rockers New Pornographers, touring off their 2017 album "Whiteout Conditions," performed Tuesday, July 25, 2017, in Babeville.

Wednesday, July 26

Folks, food trucks and sweet jazz by the Carol McLaughlin Quintet add up to a delicious combination for the taste buds and ears during Food Truck Tuesday at Larkin Square on Tuesday, July 25, 2017.

Wednesday, July 26

See the crowd at Babeville for a show by alt-rock favorites New Pornographers on Tuesday, July 25, 2017.

Wednesday, July 26

A good crowd comes out to see Blondie who headlines at Tuesdays in the Park at Artpark, Tuesday, July 25, 2017. Deap Valley opened the show and Garbage performed before Blondie.

Wednesday, July 26

OneRepublic brought its 2017 Honda Civic Tour, with James Arthur and Fitz and the Tantrums to Darien Lake Performing Arts Center Tuesday night, July 25, 2017. See the faces in the crowd.

Wednesday, July 26

OneRepublic brought its 2017 Honda Civic Tour, with James Arthur and Fitz and the Tantrums to Darien Lake Performing Arts Center Tuesday night, July 25, 2017.

Tuesday, July 25

Plenty of restaurant owners do not consider salads a specific draw, but more of a must-have category, on the menu to ward off complaints. For them, green and crisp and cool are enough, with no reason to make salads anything more than the menu's generic character actors. But now, in the depth of summer, here's a nod to a few places that are making salads stars.

Tuesday, July 25

With summer comes new artwork popping up around the city. Some are overtly displayed, while others are hidden. These eye-popping works (some still in progress) are worth a Sunday afternoon adventure.

Friday, July 28

The Buffalo Bills opened training camp at St. John Fisher on Thursday, July 27, 2017, in front of plenty of eager fans. See who made the trek out to the Rochester area.

Friday, July 28

Bills first day of training camp 2017

Thursday, July 27

Check out the highlights of the 42nd Annual Kensington Lions Club Football Classic.

Wednesday, July 26

Submissions can be emailed to outdoors@buffnews.com and should include name, hometown and particulars of the catch.

Tuesday, July 25

Buffalo News photographer James P. McCoy shares a collection of pictures from Buffalo Bills training camp sessions from 2000-2016 at St. John Fisher College in Pittsford.

Sunday, July 23

The 4th Annual Knox Memorial Polo Cup to benefit the John R. Oshei Children's Hospital took place at the Stables at Knox on Saturday, July 22, 2017.

Saturday, July 22

Brandon Wu wins the 2017 Porter Cup at 11-under.

Saturday, July 22

Undrafted free agents entering the NFL face long odds. But they’re certainly not impossible. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, there were 481 former undrafted free agents on NFL rosters before this year’s draft, more than the number of first- and second-round draft picks (480). That should give hope to the 15 rookie undrafted free agents who will head to training camp at St. John Fisher College. Jay Skurski looks at five of them who have a realistic shot to earn a spot on the 53-man roster.

Saturday, July 22

Everyone knows most of the roster spots already are set entering NFL training camp. But every year a handful of players’ stock takes a big rise or fall. Here’s Mark Gaughan's look at the top disappointments and pleasant surprises at Bills training camp.

Saturday, July 22

Scenes from Friday's round of the 59th Annual Porter Cup at Niagara Falls Country Club in Lewiston.

Thursday, July 20

You may not have these players on your fantasy team or see their names on the back of jerseys, but they'll still have a big impact on the team.

Thursday, July 20

Scenes from before the rains hit Thursday at the 59th Annual Porter Cup, Round Two, at Niagara Falls Country Club.

Thursday, July 20

St. John Fisher College in the Rochester suburb of Pittsford has been the home of Training Camp for the Buffalo Bills since 2000. Here's a look at the Bills' No. 1 draft picks during camp since the team made its move from Fredonia.

Wednesday, July 19

Wednesday, July 19

Jay Skurski breaks down each of the Buffalo Bills’ newcomers heading into 2017 training camp:

Wednesday, July 19

Submissions to Catches of the Week can be emailed to outdoors@buffnews.com and should include name, hometown and particulars of the catch. One photo will be selected as Catch of the Week and be published on the Thursday Outdoors page.