I was born in West Texas, but was mostly raised in northeast Ohio. Being the daughter of someone in radio meant moving around a lot, but we were lucky enough to make Akron, Ohio, home for almost 20 years. Growing up in country radio means I don’t really know anything else. This job and lifestyle has literally been my entire life! Looking back, I am so lucky to have found a home here in WNY. It reminds me so much of Ohio, and it doesn’t hurt that I’m just a drive down the 90 from some family. Discovering good wings is probably my favorite thing about WNY, but I’ve grown to love so much more! You can find me near water or watching 'Golden Girls' -– there’s really no in between. I love cooking, hanging out with friends and my job! I can’t believe I get to this everyday and with people I genuinely love. I look forward to calling Buffalo home for many more years!
Liz Mantel
Frito-Lay Recalls Certain Chips For Salmonella Concerns
Frito-Lay is recalling certain chips because of salmonella concerns. They announced and voluntary recall recall of select Jalapeño Flavored Lay’s Kettle Cooked potato chips and Jalapeño Flavored Miss Vickie’s Kettle Cooked potato chips due to the potential presence of Salmonella in the seasoning...
rue21 Closing 400 Stores Including WNY Locations
Another bites the dust. On the heels of Sears, Payless and Radio Shack another national retailer is closing its doors across the country. rue21 announced they will be closing around 400 out of 1,218 stores in 48 states. rue21 did send out a tweet that said "It’s true – we are closing some stores"...
New York State Finishes Top 10 For Greenest States
New York State is finally in a Top 10 list that doesn't include taxes!
Earth Day is coming up on Saturday, April 22nd and it's a good time to stop and think about what you're doing to contribute to the environment in your area. Are helping or hindering the Earth with the little things you do everyday...
Deep South Taco Expanding Into Brewing and Farming
Deep South Taco is growing and they're not just adding another location, they're branching out into some other fields as well. It was announced that they are adding a third restaurant in addition to there downtown and Hertel locations. The third restaurant will be taking over the old Quaker Steak & Lube on Transit Rd in Lancaster. Th...
WNY City Makes Top 20 List Of Small Cities To Start A Business
WNY has found themselves on another promising list which features cities from all over the country. WalletHub released 2017's Best & Worst Small Cities to Start a Business and WNY came out on the winning side! The town of Tonawanda found themselves on the Top 20 list of "Small Cities to Start a Business".
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Target Recalls Easter Toys For Serious Hazard
With Easter almost here a lot of shopping is being done for baskets and to help the Easter Bunny. However, one of the toys is posing a serious ingestion hazard. The Hatch & Grow Easter Eggs, Easter Grow Toys and Hatch Your Own Dino are all being recalled from the retailer because they pose a serious risk to children.
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Find Out How To Get Free Slurpees All Week At 7-Eleven
It's not the "bring your own cup" day, which is totally awesome by the way and if we had a 7-Eleven on our college town... well let's just say I would have some throw back photos! No, it's not the "bring your own cup" day, but it is a way to get a buy one, get one Slurpee...
Do You Agree With New York’s Favorite Jelly Bean Flavor?
Jelly Belly has really brought a broad spectrum to the jelly beans flavors. Flavors have gone from red, green and purple to dish soap, roses and pot roast. It's crazy. This also makes it harder to try and figure out what exactly is the best flavor of jelly bean...
The Buffalo Beers You Should Be Drinking Right Now
It's no secret that Buffalo has amazing craft beer scene. With over ten local breweries in the area you will be hard pressed not to find at least one local beer that you like. In fact, the Buffalo Beer Zone is one of the most popular areas at Buffalo on Tap each year...
Is This Really The Most-Searched Food In New York State?
I can honestly say I have never had this food item before...and I wouldn't really even know where to get one. According to Delish the falafel is the most-searched food in the state of New York.
So what is a falafel and why are New Yorkers looking it up so much...
Payless Shoes Files For Bankruptcy, 5 WNY Stores Closing
Just add another retailer to the list. Payless Shoes has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In this announcement a few things changed from their previous announcement that involved closing 1,000 stores. This announcement came with a restructuring plan that involves only closing 400 stores, those stores being the most underperforming store in the U...
Former Bills Head Coach Rex Ryan Has Landed A New Job
It looks like his tryout with ESPN during the Super Bowl worked out well for Rex Ryan. After parting ways with the Bills it was rumored that Ryan would be looking for a seat on a broadcast team and with his appearance on NFL Countdown during the Super Bowl broadcast it only fueled the rumors even more...