Easter shopping returns to the Broadway Market
7 Eyewitness News Staff
Posted at 4:55 PM, Feb 25, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-25 16:55:30-05
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â The Easter shopping season is set to return to the Broadway Market after being closed in 2020 due to the pandemic.
Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown announced that more than 50 vendors will return beginning Saturday, March 6. Some vendors will be returning March 13.
Vendors for the Easter season will be open daily from March 20 through April 3, 2021.
According to Mayor Brown, seasonal Easter vendors include Mazurekâs Bakery, Kellyâs Country Store, East Hill Creamery, Our Traditions hand crafted Easter eggs, Alpha Importers, Black Button Distilling, Sweet Melodyâs, Buffalo Artisan Food Traders, Becker Farms, Vizcarra Vineyards, Go Veggies, Paragon Co., Bathfitters, Buttermints Linens, The Craft Emporium, Enchanted Hearts Bamboo, Gridlock Lacquer, Main Street Winery, Merritt Estate Winery, Queen City G
Black Button Distilling Stands Out In Burgeoning New York Spirits Industry
Black Button Distilling Stands Out In Burgeoning New York Spirits Industry
Craft distilleries are having a moment in America, even during the time of Covid. In fact, the number of distilleries have grown by 20 percent in the last five years. And a big bite of that apple is New York state distilleries, experiencing a 60-percent jump in numbers since 2016.
According to a 2020 economic impact study of the New York State Distilled Spirits Industry, the Empire State is now the second largest in terms of distillers in the country.
A standout among those craft distilleries is Rochester’s Black Button Distilling, the first grain-to-glass distillery in the city since prohibition. Black Button grew its business by more than 20 percent last year despite tougher restrictions and closings due to the pandemic.
Distilleries that made hand sanitizer amid a shortage earlier this year were shocked to learn this week that the FDA was slapping them with a $14,060 fee, but in a reversal Thursday night, the Department of Health and Human Services directed the FDA to cease enforcement of the fees.
Credit MARK CHAMBERLIN
UPDATE: On Thursday night, CNN reports the federal government said it will not impose the $14,000 fines on distillers.
Statement from Brian Harrison, Health and Human Services Chief of Staff: “Small businesses who stepped up to fight COVID-19 should be applauded by their government, not taxed for doing so.
“I’m pleased to announce we have directed FDA to cease enforcement of these arbitrary, surprise user fees. Happy New Year, distilleries, and cheers to you for helping keep us safe!”
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At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic this past spring, distilleries across the country, including some in Rochester, halted their production of booze and pumped out countless bottles of previously scarce alcohol-based hand sanitizer. The businesses saw a need they could fill and rose to the occasion.