🌱 ⛽​ National Fuel Bills + Council's Action Plan + Teenage Charged

Good morning, friends! Happy Friday! I'm back in your inbox this morning with your new edition of the Buffalo Daily. Come along for everything you need to know about what's going on these days in town, including updates on:

• ⛽ Expect high National Fuel bills
• 🧳 New Language and Disability Action Plan outlined by Buffalo Common Council
• 🚔 Buffalo teenager indicted for multiple felonies, including two counts of second degree murder

🌤️ But first, today's weather: Mostly sunny and cool. High: 57. Low: 46.

Here are the top stories today in Buffalo:

1.) National Fuel bills are expected to be higher than average across Western New York this winter. Karen Merkel, a spokesperson for National Fuel commented, “Unfortunately, your natural gas bill is trending the same way that every consumer product and expense has been." This is predicted to be true throughout heating this winter, from November to March.

Learn more at Spectrum News.

2.) Buffalo Common Council outlines their new Language and Disability Action Plan. According to the action plan, city residents will now have access to language interpreters and translators during common council meetings and document translation services for any documents produced by the common council.

Visit Spectrum News for more information.

3.) Teenage indicted for murder is facing multiple felony charges. The seventeen year old male from Buffalo, NY, was charged yesterday with robbery in the first degree, criminal possession of weapon in the second degree, and two counts of murder in the second degree after fatally shooting a sixteen year old girl on August 19th.

Read more at WIVB.

4.) Groundbroke on a new Buffalo apartment community this past Thursday. The apartment complex, located on the corner to Main St and Hertel Ave, is called The Rails. The apartments will also include a fitness center, a golf simulator, and other amenities, according to the developers.

Visit WGRZ to learn more.

5.) Grace Retz, Houghton graduate, and her advisor Dr. Michael Ritter, are using The Hatfield Prize to research refugee food insecurity in Buffalo, NY. Their research will focus on lack of transportation access and language barriers and how government agencies, civil and service society institutions, and faith communities can best support refugee communities.

Learn more via Olean Times Herald.

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This Weekend in Buffalo:

• Collections Live: Study Skins, The Science of Preservation! Buffalo Museum of Science. September 23rd, 10:00 A.M. Details! (10:00 AM)
• Outdoor Movie Nights - City of Buffalo Special Events! Riverside Park. September 23rd, 5:00 P.M. Details!
• Frightworld! 1001 Hertel Avenue. Opens September 23rd. Details!
• 12th Annual Oktoberfest! Old Falls Street, Niagara Falls, NY. September 24th, 1:00 P.M. Details!
• The BASH for Mercy Flight! Buffalo Riverworks. September 24th, 7:00 P.M. Details!
• Goo Goo Dolls Concert! Keybank Center. September 24th, 7:30 P.M. Details!
• And don't forget from yesterday: Ran by five local colleges and various community partners, the 2022 Buffalo Humanities Festival: Life in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, will occur this upcoming weekend. Friday night, Torn Space Theater will host a Afrofuturistic story-telling performance game, which will be followed by a weekend of community conversation at the Silo City. Details can be found via Buffalo Rising.

Buffalo Chatter:

• City Of Buffalo Animal Shelter: "Perry is an approximately year-old mixed breed boy (maybe Labrador mixed with Rottweiler or Mastiff or Pittie or a mystery breed of your choice) who came to the shelter when he was literally fished out of the water by some Good Samaritan..." (City Of Buffalo Animal Shelter via Instagram)
• Happy first day of Fall: "Colorful leaves, warm apple cider, cooler days. 🍂 Happy first day of Fall, #UBuffalo! ❤️" (University at Buffalo via Instagram)
• Sublime concert: "See @sublime with Rome THIS FRIDAY as the last show in our 2022 Outer Harbor Concert Series presented by @senecabuffalo • Tickets start at just $24! Waterfront sunset views are free. Ticket Link in bio 👆🏼" (Buffalo Waterfront via Facebook)
• Giveaway: "*GIVEAWAY ALERT!* We're teaming up with The Monocle to give away a Shopping Spree at The Monocle.⁠ ⁠ This prize includes a $50 gift card to @crockettandco and a $100 gift card to @roombuffalo. ⁠ ⁠ The Monocle is a boutique retail concept..." (Step Out Buffalo via Instagram)
• Morning view from City Hall: "Good morning Buffalo………….. @buffalo_city_hall . . #skyline #billsmafia #artdeco #buffalony #wny #716 #buffalo #ny #igersbuffalo" (Kevin Rybczyński via Instagram)
• Chief Mark Hillery: "Phil Ryan's article truely hits home as we lay Battalion Chief Mark Hillery to rest today! Chief you can not be replaced. Thank you for your service😪" (Buffalo Professional Firefighters Local 282 via Facebook)
• Halloween Bar Crawl: "Buffalo’s biggest Halloween party is baaaaaaaack! 😈⤵️ Get ready for a street full of Halloween parties, awesome specials, and party people dressed (up) to impress - because the only thing better than one Halloween party is a whole stre..." (Step Out Buffalo via Instagram)

Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday. I'll be back in your inbox on Monday with a new update!