BUFFALO, N.Y. -- One of the area's most popular summer festivals is on the move.

The Italian Heritage Festival on Hertel Avenue in North Buffalo will be held Thursday August 1st through the Sunday August 4th.

It's normally held in mid-July and organizers hope this will be a one year only change.

They had to change dates so the Italian Festival wouldn't conflict with the Taste of Buffalo, which is also being held one week later this year, because of the day of the week the fourth of July falls on.

Chateau Buffalo, Buffalo’s urban winery specializing in wines and craft hard ciders made with locally grown grapes and fruits, has opened in Buffalo’s Niagara Frontier Food Terminal in the city’s Clinton-Bailey market area. The 3,500-square-foot facility is used for both retail sales and production, according to owner Carl Schmitter. 

Located at 175 Niagara Frontier Food Terminal (1500 Clinton St.), the beautifully renovated winery and retail store occupies previously vacant space in the historic food terminal dating back to the early 1930s. Store hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, and by appointment.

Erie County, NY- Erie County Clerk Chris Jacobs was on the road in the City of Tonawanda, where Mayor Ron Pilozzi hosted the Clerk’s “Thank-A-Vet” Outreach in City Hall.

The “Thank-A-Vet” Discount Card Program is available to any veteran in Erie County who files their original military discharge papers with the County Clerk’s Office. DD-214’s are valuable documents that are proof of one’s military service and can be used to establish eligibility for a variety of benefits such as property tax exemptions, civil service credits and Military Honors.

Eligible veterans will receive a photo I.D. card which identifies them as an honorably discharged veteran which can be used at participating businesses throughout Erie County who have agreed to honor the card by providing the holders a discount on purchases or services.