What can we expect for January? The theme of the month is the connections we have with other people in our lives. We start January still under the influence of a retrograding Venus in Capricorn.

The Ellicottville Village Board of Trustees voted to amend the zoning code for secondary dwelling units and/or lockout rooms during a virtual meeting held Dec. 21st.

Looking to get healthy in the new year? Whether mentally or physically, we’ve gathered a list of local health and fitness opportunities to kick-start your 2022 journey!

The Ellicottville Town Board, meeting for its monthly session Dec. 15th by telephone hookup, has scheduled a public hearing on a proposed agreement for cable services from Spectrum Northeast LLC. 

The installation banquet for the Ellicottville Fire Department was held Saturday, Dec. 11th. The new 2022 officers were sworn in and the EFD also recognized 15 of their top responders.

This year’s Christmas in Ellicottville Breakfast with Santa raised donations for the Ellicottville Food Pantry in the form of non-perishable food items and $783 in cash donations.

The Virtual Auction held online last Friday Dec. 17th night was certainly a great time for all that participated.  Bob’s presence was obvious to all for Bob McCarthy’s 16th annual Irish Christmas. 

It started with a Facebook post.  J.P. O’Connell saw a photo of a man whose family lost everything in the recent tornadoes that ripped through Kentucky. 

Who says you can’t open a business in the middle of a global pandemic? Certainly not Gabby Iuculano, who not only started her own business in Lakewood, but also opened a second location in Ellicottville this fall!

Kabob House re-opens its doors for the winter season with a new name and a new look. Co-Owner/operator Amber Rafi took time out of her busy holiday schedule to fill us in on everything Kabob House. 

If you’re looking to make a difference in your community this holiday season, step into any small business and #shoplocal.

As the entertainment industry starts making a comeback, we are going to feature local artists to highlight their music. For our first feature, we caught up with Chris Maloney, an acoustic singer that has been entertaining patrons for 30 years.

This holiday season, support small business in and around Ellicottville. We’ve gathered some great picks for your holiday browsing pleasure.

As the days get darker and the air gets colder at the start of the winter months, humanity prepares to celebrate the year they have had and the return of light moving forward with a myriad of religious holidays.

The Lions Club … we all “know” about them, but would you be able to explain to a friend what they actually do? In most cases, the answer is probably no.

The CCIDA Board agreed to an inducement resolution for the estimated $12 million project that will be spent to convert the former Kmart shopping center to self-storage units and retail businesses.

What’s better than the shopping mall or Amazon this holiday season? … a visit to Ellicottville, New York!  Find everything you need for under the Christmas tree in Ellicottville’s downtown business district.

In our 16th year, we had hoped to go back to a live event with the help of Ellicottville Brewing Co.  However, in light of the recent surge of the pandemic, we must move to a “virtual only auction” like last year.

A second COVID-19 testing site in the Ellicottville area will be available starting Thursday, December 9, 2021 at the Holiday Valley Resort Facilities building at 6129 US Route 219.

The ECS Project Christmas committee would like to extend their gratitude to the community for their support of Project Christmas over the past decades. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, Project Christmas will look like it did in 2020.