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Batavia Downs Casino celebrates seventh anniversary with Preakness party

Batavia Downs Casino is marking its seventh anniversary with a weekend celebration that includes a Preakness party and prize drawings.
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May 17th, 2012 in Groups/Gatherings

C-41 flight will open Batavia's Memorial Day Parade

A C-41 aircraft will fly directly over Main Street, Batavia, on Memorial Day, May 28, Councilwoman Rose Mary Christian told the city council on Monday night.
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May 14th, 2012 in Groups/Gatherings

Annual event brings top soccer talent to Batavia

This weekend, nearly 100 spectators will be in at the Batavia Sports Park to watch an anticipated 800 boys and girls high-school soccer players -- the premier players in the region -- display their skills at the 6th Annual Empire Cup College Showcase.
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May 11th, 2012 in Tournaments & Teams

Big turn out expected with move of motorcycle rally to Downtown Batavia

It was a big event last summer and it promises to be a bigger event in 2012, in large part because it's moving downtown.
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May 9th, 2012 in Groups/Gatherings

Tree Peony Festival forced into early bloom

For three weekends every May, Lee Gratwick opens her family’s estate to the public to view the extensive gardens and rare tree peony collection developed by her father in the 1940s.
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May 8th, 2012 in Groups/Gatherings

Batavia Downs has biggest week ever

Hall of Fame running back Thurman Thomas visited with Batavia Downs customers on Saturday at the track’s Grandstands Bar and Grille. The track will soon receive $27 million in renovations and upgrades, including a new Thurman Thomas Sports Bar.
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May 8th, 2012 in Arts & Entertainment

Photo: Western painting for new downtown restaurant

Mistler is installing the painting -- this is one of at least three -- in his new restaurant, City Slickers, the former South Beach.
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May 8th, 2012 in Food & Dining

Peace Garden dedication

Photos of the Peace Garden Dedication.
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May 6th, 2012 in New to the County!