Since the pandemic began, almost 100,000 American small businesses have closed. Permanently. If this number — where each represents someone that poured their heart and soul and courage into chasing the American dream — doesn’t break your heart, check your pulse. 

Genesis: it’s the origin or creation of something new. Now that the end of 2020 is nearly here, “genesis” - a new beginning - takes on an entirely different meaning, for we are all figuring out a new way of living, communicating, and even learning amidst a global pandemic.

The Christmas season is now officially upon us. Before the anxiety over completing the gift-list settles in, getting a hold of a Blue Spruce or a Balsam Fir is the first order of business.

The Christmas season is here, and so is your opportunity to find a special and unique gift for the art lover in your life. Welcome to “25 Days of Minis”, an online gallery of affordable artworks from 45 talented artists.

Holiday Valley announced that UBMD Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine (UBMDOSM) will open an office in the Ellicottville Medical Center at 6133 Rt. 219 South, Ellicottville. A ribbon cutting ceremony will take place on Saturday, December 5th at 10:00am at the Medical Center.

‘Bob McCarthy’s’ Irish Christmas, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Ellicottville, is normally held as a live event at Ellicottville Brewing Company in late November/early December. “It is an honor to continue this tradition for Bob, who touched so many in our community”…

ERA Team VP Real Estate & Vacation Rentals are teaming up with Toys for Tots and local charities to celebrate Giving Tuesday on Dec. 1st. Toys for Tots donation boxes can be found in all ERA Team VP Offices, where donations of new, unwrapped toys can be dropped off.

The annual Ski Tree & Village Lighting ceremony took place Friday evening in downtown Ellicottville.

Even though this holiday season is not going to look the same, there is still holiday spirit all around. A committee was formed by the Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce to see how to get even the most Grinchy heart glowing with joy.

Nick Pitillo (Osteria 166/Villaggio) and Russell Salvatore (Salvatore’s Grand Hotel/Russell’s Steaks, Chops & More) team up to deliver meals to frontline workers working this Thanksgiving.

One of the best ways to describe downtown Ellicottville in the Christmas season is that it is nothing short of your favorite Hallmark movie.

When Kaleigh Wilday tragically passed away in 2002, support for the fund that Skip and Greta established to honor the legacy of their daughter, the Kaleigh Wilday Endowment Fund at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation, came from long and far, but a significant part of that support, then and now, came from Ellicottville, said Skip Wilday. 

Whether it’s opening the largest present under the tree or dressing up in your favorite red and green outfit, many of us who celebrate Christmas are fortunate enough to enjoy a fulfilled and healthy holiday. Some families, however, are faced with difficult and costly realities that dim the holiday spirit. 

I’m not going to lie … this pandemic has me tired.  Tired of making sure I have my mask before I walk out the door every day (and that my kids have theirs as well).  Tired of sanitizing every time I touch something. Tired of keeping my distance from friends and family. 

Cathie Nason has made teaching students personal finance at Ellicottville Central School her mission. The Business and Computer Science teacher has been with the school for five years now, and has taught the personal finance course for as long. 

The November meeting of the Ellicottville Village Board opened with Good News. Two checks were received from the county: one for sales tax ($120,859.37) and the other from our share of mortgage tax ($7,248.42). 

New inkeepers Deborah Ryan-Pelletier and Jean-Yves Pelletier are pleased to announce the grand opening and ribbon cutting of Saisons Inn, 6416 Route 242, Ellicottville, NY on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020.

Dr. Kate Johnson, whose new practice, HomeGrown Pediatrics, opened at 5 Park Square in Ellicottville earlier this year, makes house calls, answers texts from her patients, and spends lots of time getting to know them - however long that takes.

Holiday Valley Resort has announced plans to construct a new chairlift in 2021. The new lift is a state of the art high speed detachable quad chairlift that will replace the fixed grip Yodeler Quad, built in 2001.

The SKI Magazine Reader Resort Survey once again named Holiday Valley Resort one of the top resorts in Eastern North America.