Compound medicine is Pine Pharmacy’s specialty
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor
      Staying healthy in today’s society can be a difficult task — proven by the rising reports of obesity and stress. At Pine Pharmacy, the employees provide patrons with custom compounded medications for relief. Al Muto, owner of Pine Pharmacy, has been in business for 22 years and recently opened a...
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Meetings
New Web site draws attention to cultural wealth
      The Buffalo Niagara Convention & Visitors Bureau has re-launched its g o b u ff a l o n i a g a r a . c o m Web site under the new domain name of wright nowinbuffalo.com. The reconfigured site is meant to draw attention to Buffalo's wealth of architectural, art and heritage attractions by making th...
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Meetings
UB lecture looks at influence of youth culture
      The University at Buffalo will present a lecture titled “The Influence of Youth Culture on Academics” from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Thursday Jan. 18 at The Boys and Girls Clubs of Buffalo Babcock Clubhouse, 282 Babcock, Buffalo, N.Y. The cost is $12 for UB students and $20 for the general public.
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ElderWood Senior Care presents Service Excellence Award
      Barbara Wurzler, Nancy Mildenberger and Mary Holden are the 2006 recipients of Elder- Wood Senior Care’s Service Excellence Award. The award is presented annually to a staff member who promotes ElderWood’s mission to provide quality care while exemplifying the organization’s core values: a passion...
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Business News
      Five Star Bank was recognized for the second consecutive year by the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Buffalo District Office for approving more than $1 million in loans to area small business owners during the agency’s fiscal year 2006. Five Star Bank officials were given the SBA Bronze Award...
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People in the News
     ASSOCIATE DENTIST — Dr. William Plumb DDS of East Amherst has been named the new associate dentist at Gentle Dentistry in East Aurora. He is from San Diego and a graduate of Brigham Young University and the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine.
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