Even before she was a police officer, Lissa Marie Redmond was writing or thinking about writing. Now, after 22 years on the force, the retired Buffalo Police Dept. cold case homicide detective has traded in her badge for a virtual pen. “Writing crime fiction just seemed the next ...

Someone asked me the other day if I liked William Shakespeare. I replied “yes” of course. Shakespeare’s plays are taught in high school. The usual suspects are “Romeo and Juliet,” “Macbeth,” “Julius Caesar,” and “Hamlet.” These tragedies usually begin with “Romeo ...

Chautauqua’s Got Talent, presented by InSpire Jamestown, completed week four, the semi-finals, in the five-week competition. The 10th season of Chautauqua’s Got Talent, at The Spire Theater, began Monday, March 4th with 31 contestants, from nine to 78 with a diverse group of singers, ...

Bianca Francesca Gullotti will hold a solo art exhibition “Surrounding Color.” The event is one night only and will be held on Saturday, March 30 from 6-9 p.m at Studio D Catering & Venue, 106 E. Second St. Gullotti is a visual artist that merges the conventions of fine art painting and ...

The Jamestown High School is once again performing a musical, but this year’s performance of “The Drowsy Chaperone” will be much more comedic than its shows in years past. “Get ready to laugh,” said Lauren Scharff, JHS musical director. “It’s so funny. I’ve seen the show, I ...

In the early to late 1960s one could hear his drumming on radio waves across the world. Co-founder Jim McCarty provided the backbeat for Yardbirds songs like “Heart Full Of Soul,” “For Your Love,” “Shapes of Things,” and “Train Kept A-Rollin’.” McCarty explained how those ...