🌱 💼 Art of Leadership + Sabores de mi Tierra + Hospital Visitation

Hello, everybody! I hope you all had a nice Monday! Today's briefing includes updates on:

• 💼 Full list of Karen Lee Spaulding Oishei Fellows has been announced
• 🍴 Restaurant recommendation in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month
• 🏥 Visitation increasing at hospitals after the height of the pandemic
• 🥖 Rosh Hashanah recipe in Buffalo Chatter

☂️ But first, today's weather: Breezy with a shower or two. High: 59. Low: 52.

Here are the top stories in Buffalo today:

1. The John R. Oishei Foundation has named 24 non-profit leaders of colors as the 2022 Karen Lee Spaulding Oishei Fellows. Those chosen as fellows will attend the Rockwood Leadership Institute’s “Art of Leadership” program next month. In the words of Dr. Mark J. Scott, the foundation’s vice president for philanthropic support, the program is focused “on personal as well as professional growth…and builds on the strengths in communities of color, rather than a reliance on traditional, white networks.” Learn more and see a full list of chosen fellows at Niagara Frontier Publications.
   
   
2. Sabores de mi Tierra, a petite restaurant in downtown Buffalo, is providing the city with authentic Colombian and Cuban food. Owned by Columbian couple William Murcia and Adriana Botina, Sabores has been booming since the keys were handed over to the married duo in June of 2021. Celebrate the end of Hispanic Heritage Month by trying some of this food before the end of September! Read a full review and interview by Pheben Kassahun at WKBW 7.
   
   
3. Visitation is expanding at local Catholic Health hospitals. Patients can now have two visitors at a time during allotted hours, and birthing mothers are allowed two support people in the room in addition to their doulas or midwives. Read WIVB to find out more.
   
   
4. Despite the nation’s average gas price increasing, Buffalo saw a 10 cent decrease in average gas price within the past week. The city’s gas prices now average at $3.79 per gallon, which follows the decreasing trend across New York State. Read more at WIVB 4.
   
   
5. Anthony S. McKegney, a former member of the Buffalo Sabres, has allegedly made multiple phone calls and sent multiple emails to someone with an order of protection against him. He is potentially facing four years in prison and will be sentenced by Buffalo City Court Judge Diane Wray on October 4th. To learn more about the case, visit WKBW 7.

Today in Buffalo:

• Collections Live: The Amazing, Awesome Arthropoda! Buffalo Museum of Science. September 26th, 10:00 A.M. Details!
• Niagara Street Fall Meet Up! Raft of Sanity. September 26th, 4:30 P.M. Details!
• JOHNNYSWIM Concert! Asbury Hall at Babeville. September 26th, 7:00 P.M. Details!
• The Prom! (It’s opening night!) Shea’s Buffalo. September 26th, 7:30 P.M. Details!

Buffalo Chatter:

• Rosh Hashanah Recipe: "We hope you are enjoying your Rosh Hashanah Celebration! Here is a special recipe for you! Just a reminder that we are closed today and tomorrow. We can't wait to see you back on Wednesday!" (JCC Buffalo via Facebook)
• Bills Mafia Meme: "✨ never forget ✨ Tw: @billsmafiababes (original poster unknown)" (Step Out Buffalo via Instagram)
• Tim Hortons Employs a Dog?: "Love the Server at this Drive-thru ☕️ @randal_rescuerussell 🐶 #dogsofbuffalo #drivethru #drivethrucoffee #coffeerun #hamburgcommunityplayground #timhortons #friendlyserver #howcanihelpyou" (Dogs Of Buffalo via Instagram)
• Buffalo’s Great Northern Elevator: "As demolition proceeds on Buffalo's Great Northern Elevator, we wanted to look back on this extraordinary waterfront structure's 125-year life. This photo from our collection shows the elevator in the midst of an icy Buffalo winter in 19..." (The Buffalo History Museum via Instagram)
• How to Accommodate Cars and Cyclists Safely: "Our movement has been growing for years, and has has started to grow even faster in the past few months. It was given a very big boost with the powerful voice of the The Buffalo News Editorial Board last Friday. We're turning the tide!" (GObike Buffalo via Facebook)
• Casales Tavern: "We’ve been getting suggestions to check out @casales_tavern in Niagara Falls for a while now, and good news gang, those suggestions were right. This place has everything you could want in terms of atmosphere (in an old roadside motel, po..." (Buffalo Eats via Instagram)

Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Tuesday. I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow with a new update!