Surprise News

In 2009, I spat out 5,000 wines in my quest for recommendable bottles. Far too many were boring or overpriced.

More than a hundred people circled village hall before Tuesday night's Board of Trustees' meeting.

The AARP spent a little of its insurance profit recently putting on some dinners with consultant Michael Rogers and a bunch of 50-somethings, to talk about technology, then analyzing and publishing the results .

Keynote speaker Joe Scarborough, host of MSNBC's Morning Joe, reminisced about how he got his start in politics, the first time he met Bill Clinton, and the current political environment.

"On the day before a holiday, you feel you have a destination just by being on the road with so many people who do.

There will be snow in the air this weekend in Western New York, but the Buffalo metro area won't likely see it.

THE Berlin Philharmonic residency two years ago, the Bernstein festival last season: as elaborate as they were, these were no great surprises coming from Carnegie Hall .

I love when my neighbor snowblows my driveway. I have never asked him to do this, and I don't pay him.

New York businesses will be hit with an unexpected $50 registration fee. The state is asking businesses that collect sales tax to register again with the state tax department.

New York has long had festivals of African and flamenco dance; the dance forms of India are every bit as memorable.

Surprise! The world's most well-known white wine comes in a wide range of styles.