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Although the name, Brioso, is Spanish, the restaurant brands itself as Contemporary American cuisine with a Southwestern flair, featuring recognizable and market-driven foods with a tasty twist. Brioso is located inside the Wyndham Garden Hotel which sits at the corner of Main Street and South Forest in the Village of Williamsville.

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Via The Hamburg Sun News
By Lizz Schumer

ELLICOTTVILLE — Local barbecue restaurant The Armor Inn Tap Room opened its new Ellicottville location on Dec. 19, the second location for the tap room. The new restaurant is located across the street from the Wingate by Wyndham Hotel in Ellicottville.

The new Armor Inn Tap Room is open seven days a week starting at 7 a.m. for breakfast, lunch, dinner and at 10 p.m., a late-night menu is available. According to owner JC Seneca, some of the restaurant’s Hamburg favorites, including the smoked wings and barbecue nachos will be on the new menu, as well as new features like a breakfast menu, homemade pizza logs and BBQ tacos. The restaurant will also feature a happy hour, Monday-Friday from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. and Thursday Wing Night, Fish Fry Fridays, Saturday Prime Rib Dinner Special and Sunday Kids Eat Free.

In addition to its menu, the tap room also has a full-service bar, including a variety of taps, as well as live entertainment Friday and Saturday nights.

“I am very excited to open a new restaurant in such a great and thriving community like Ellicottville,” said Seneca. “I am very thankful to all of the business owners, elected officials and community members for being so welcoming.”

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University at Buffalo Selected As Inaugural Partner For ESPN University Production Initiative

BUFFALO, NY – The Mid-American Conference and ESPN announced on Wednesday afternoon that the University at Buffalo has been chosen as one of three institutions selected to begin the ESPN University Production Initiative at their respective universities. Chosen along with Central Michigan and Northern Illinois, the ESPN University Production Initiative will allow for a minimum of 35 sporting events at each school to be picked up on one of the ESPN Networks through out the year.
“As we continue to build America’s next big time college athletics brand, this is a huge opportunity for us,” said Athletic Director Danny White. “With the ESPN University Production Initiative, we will now have the ability to showcase our great University, our facilities, and most importantly our student-athletes to over 230,000 alumni worldwide.”

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