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The Soapbox with Craig Avery (June 4, 2012): Shawn Weber, Wine on Third

Photo from Buffalo News.

With all the action in Niagara Falls this summer, we sat down with Shawn Weber from Wine on Third and the Jefferson Apartments to see what he sees happening.

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Learn about businesses that have been here for decades, or hear about new ventures from our area’s entrepreneurs. Upcoming events, political issues, and funny stories of days gone by, you’ll hear it all on Niagara Hub’s Soapbox.
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Perkins on Military Road to close this Sunday

If you’ve been a fan of the chain Perkins, you better get in a last meal sometime this week.

The two remaining Perkins locations in Western New York will close for good this Sunday.

The franchisor has terminated the license agreements, meaning about 80 people will be out of a job.

That includes the Perkins on Military Road in Niagara Falls, across from the Outlet Mall, and the one on Transit in Amherst.

The Soapbox with Craig Avery (May 2, 2012): Deborah Sirianni, the Echo Club

History meets vision! Deborah has taken a local landmark and reintroduced its glamour to Niagara Falls. Check out what she has done with the place where you can still get a message through to many historical figures.

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Learn about businesses that have been here for decades, or hear about new ventures from our area’s entrepreneurs. Upcoming events, political issues, and funny stories of days gone by, you’ll hear it all on Niagara Hub’s Soapbox.

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Koelmel appointment would answer pleas for local NYPA Board representation

Local officials have long bemoaned the lack of local representation on the New York Power Authority, one of the area

The Soapbox with Craig Avery (April 25, 2012): Doug Mooradian


Doug is helping several good causes in the community while juggling a great job and growing a family. Proud to be here, and we’re proud to have him (unless you have to feed him.)

Tired of the naysayers? Check out “The Soapbox” where everyday we present a new friend of the Hub making a living here in Western New York, and can speak positively about the experience.

Learn about businesses that have been here for decades, or hear about new ventures from our area’s entrepreneurs. Upcoming events, political issues, and funny stories of days gone by, you’ll hear it all on Niagara Hub’s Soapbox.

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The Soapbox with Craig Avery (April 23, 2012): Dave ‘Unc’ Fabrizio.

Dave has been the owner/operator of Unc’s on Third Street for 27 years. An ex-marine, he has helped to spearhead the construction of the veterans memorial in Hyde Park.

Tired of the naysayers? Check out “The Soapbox” where everyday we present a new friend of the Hub making a living here in Western New York, and can speak positively about the experience.

Learn about businesses that have been here for decades, or hear about new ventures from our area’s entrepreneurs. Upcoming events, political issues, and funny stories of days gone by, you’ll hear it all on Niagara Hub’s Soapbox.

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Mount St. Mary

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Wilson’s Pfeiffer Foods plant purchased

The Pfeiffer Foods plant in Wilson has a new owner, but village officials aren’t sure what that means for the facility.

Lawta Properties has purchased the Lake Street plant, which was village’s largest employer when it shut down three years ago.

The plant cost a little more than $400,000, but officials say the group that purchased it has not yet applied for any building permits.

Officials at Pfeiffer, a division of Columbus, Ohio-based T. Marzetti Co., closed the plant back in November of 2009.

Former Buffalo restaurant owner Samuel Pfeiffer opened the plant in the 1950s to produce salad dressings he had developed. Lancaster Colony Corp., T. Marzetti’s parent company, acquired Pfeiffer Foods in 1983.

The Soapbox with Craig Avery (April 4, 2012): Jeff Deming, Giacomo Hotel

Jeff Deming gets a chance to work in one of the most picturesque settings in all of Niagara County as the man in charge of the Giacomo Hotel in downtown Niagara Falls. Craig picks his brain on the topic of tourism and many other notes.

Tired of the naysayers? Check out “The Soapbox” where everyday we present a new friend of the Hub making a living here in Western New York, and can speak positively about the experience. Learn about businesses that have been here for decades, or hear about new ventures from our area’s entrepreneurs. Upcoming events, political issues, and funny stories of days gone by, you’ll hear it all on Niagara Hub’s Soapbox.

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