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Endeavour completes final mission on Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

Space shuttle Endeavour is back on Earth and has wrapped up its final mission. The shuttle’s six astronauts landed at 2:35 am Eastern Timefollowing a 16-day mission.

Endeavour completes final mission on Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

Space shuttle Endeavour is back on Earth and has wrapped up its final mission. The shuttle’s six astronauts landed at 2:35 am Eastern Timefollowing a 16-day mission.

Endeavour completes final mission on Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

Space shuttle Endeavour is back on Earth and has wrapped up its final mission. The shuttle’s six astronauts landed at 2:35 am Eastern Timefollowing a 16-day mission.

Scotty, Michael Scott and Certain Men on Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

Memorial Day weekend can be especially tough for TV lovers. That’s especially true for men when the NBA and NHL playoffs unfortunately are on holiday. There was nothing on but reruns, which led me to try and empty my DVR list and look at DVDs of new episodes of cable shows. First up on the [...]

A Driving Tour of Our Hopes and Fears on Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

There is no good way to drive from Buffalo to Washington, DC. Pull out a map (that would be the app on your smart phone, I doubt you have a paper one lying around), and pick an interstate that goes mostly south and a little east. You can take the 219 straight south, but once the [...]

Knee Jerk? Not Real. on Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

Having proudly derided “Buffalo: For Real” here, I was interested to read this defense of the now-infamous slogan, penned by one of its pro bono creators, Joe Sweeney from local ad agency Travers Collins. First, it speaks to Buffalo’s authenticity. After conducting some significant research, VBN realized that “cultural tourists” are the folks they should target [...]

Maelstrom: Mallia Out on Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

The phenomenal anti-Collins Republican Maelstrom blog is reporting that Michael L. Mallia, the Republican Fonzie / Jane Corwin Assembly Chief of Staff is resigning his post. Corwin will wear her weak defense of Mallia for many months and will endure the whispers of other Assemblymen and women behind her back. They all know that a [...]

Ascension Thursday Masses in Broadway-Fillmore on Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

[ June 2, 2011; ] Corpus Christi Church
11:30am and 6:30pm

Saint Adalbert Basilica
6:00pm (potluck dinner follows Mass)

Saint John Kanty
8am and 12 noon

Saint Stanislaus
9:00am and 7pm

For more on what Ascension Thursday is, click here—>

The churches in Buffalo’s historic Polonia are simply amazing…take an extra 15 minutes of your time on Thursday and support these treasures.

Next East Buffalo GNPA Meeting 06/06 on Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

[ June 6, 2011; 5:30 pm; ]

The East Buffalo GNPA will be meeting on Monday, June 6th at the Lt. Col. Matt Urban Human Services Center of W.N.Y., 1081 Broadway, Buffalo, from 5:30pm-7:30pm.

This is a great way to get involved in neighborhood planning.

B I N G O @ Corpus Christi Church on Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

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A great to help out Corpus Christi Church is by going to their Saturday afternoon bingo program inside of the church’s Sears Street Hall.  I have been to bingo at Corpus Christi and it is fun.
From CCC’s website:
CORPUS CHRISTI CHURCH [...]

Saint John Kanty Bulletin – 05/29/2011 on Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

[click here to view bulletin - pdf]

Detour on I-86 because of roadway collapse on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

The New York State Department of Transportation has closed the westbound lanes of I-86, between Exits 18 and 19, because the shoulder of the road collapsed. That’s the Allegany State Park / Red House Area exit and the Route 280 / Quaker Run area exit.

Detour on I-86 because of roadway collapse on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

The New York State Department of Transportation has closed the westbound lanes of I-86, between Exits 18 and 19, because the shoulder of the road collapsed. That’s the Allegany State Park / Red House Area exit and the Route 280 / Quaker Run area exit.

Detour on I-86 because of roadway collapse on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

The New York State Department of Transportation has closed the westbound lanes of I-86, between Exits 18 and 19, because the shoulder of the road collapsed. That’s the Allegany State Park / Red House Area exit and the Route 280 / Quaker Run area exit.

Detour on I-86 because of roadway collapse on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

The New York State Department of Transportation has closed the westbound lanes of I-86, between Exits 18 and 19, because the shoulder of the road collapsed. That’s the Allegany State Park / Red House Area exit and the Route 280 / Quaker Run area exit.