Waxlight Bar à Vin, the thrice James Beard-nominated restaurant at 27 Chandler Street in Buffalo’s Black Rock neighborhood, will close permanently at the end of 2026, the restaurant’s ownership announced Oct. 5. New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, will be the restaurant’s final night of service. Andrew Galarneau’s Four Bites has details.

Winemaker Jonathan Oakes helped his family’s LynOaken Farms turn toward wines and ciders, but when much of that land was sold he had to pivot. Scott’s Scanlon’s WNY Craft feature has Oakes’ story and lot of insight into the region’s wine outlook.