This one’s all about Occupy UC Davis, that scumfuck Lt. John Pike, and all the assholes who don’t think what he did was wrong. I’m kind of surprised I finished this one without having a…

It’s true that Thanksgiving isn’t really about giving thanks so much as it is eating way, way too much stuffing and pie. Still, though, it’s been quite a week, and month, and year. So allow me to indulge a bit: Our Kickstarter project is past its funding goal already, and people are still giving: thank [...]

Grant grants Turkey a reprieve from having to find a job on her own…

In early 2007, when I was a Las Vegas resident and first seriously considering moving back to my hometown, I found two unexpected sources of information to help me make my decision. The first was Buffalo Rising (the old brown site back then), where I found a relentless optimism that was infectious. The second was Buffalo [...]

Fall is a great time o’ year.  Football, hockey, playoff baseball and seasonal beer.  We have been power ranking beer for a full year now and this very well may have been our best experience.  By painstakingly analyzing (way too man…

Running for and winning an office such as Erie County Executive is an accomplishment to be proud of. Mark Poloncarz starts office with a clean slate and an opportunity to make a difference in government. Leadership is a topic that I study due to my own personal interest and something that I have had an [...]

This post was originally published 11/4/2010. But good beer advice is timeless. Thanksgiving is only three weeks away & CBW is here to advocate that you consider having beer on your table rather than (or in addition to!) wine. WHY BEER WITH FOOD We are obviously beer guys – opening a brewery would be a dumb thing to [...]

We did it. You did it, to be more precise. Today, shortly after noon, our 195th backer put us at $15,020.22, $20.22 over our funding goal. There are 22 days left in our project. Our project reached its goal in 48% of the time

I love the movies. I thank my late father for inspiring my first love. I am willing to see almost anything as long as popcorn is available. This is background to a story about what happened to me around 6:30 Friday night. I got a call from my sister-in-law asking me what I was doing. [...]

Buffalo lawyer James Ostrowski made a tremendous effort to end the insanity of politicians providing taxpayer dollars to corporations under the guise of creating jobs. Ostrowski’s lawsuit made it up to the Court of Appeals, the highest Court in New York State, where we all lost in a 5 to 2 decision. The New York [...]

WNYmedia.net has become the area’s leading social-media news outlet, reporting daily on the news that traditional media outlets leave behind. We have become experts in creating on-demand content, and using social media distribution tools to share news and information in new and innovative ways. Our beats include politics, sports, media, and community activism. Now, we are entering a new era in our history.

Community Beer Works will be opening in a few short months. We’ve been blogging weekly for a year and a half, but the people behind the beer may still be a mystery to many of you. To remedy that, Mondays will now feature a brief Q&A and profile of an owner of the brewery. Feel [...]

Hate voices, or at least mine? Here’s this week’s “Immediate Reactions.” Sometimes, the simplest answer is the best one. Why aren’t the Bills great anymore? Injuries. Why aren’t the Bills good anymore? They don’t have a good enough quarterback to win games on his own. We discuss that and compare the Bills struggles to the [...]

No, really. What the f#&k?!

Back in 2005, I was still writing the blog I had started in 2003 using Blogger.com. I had a growing audience, a bit of influence, and blogging was new and revolutionary. In April of that year, Marc Odien invited me to have my blog hosted on the WordPress platform at his creation, WNYmedia.net. Since then, [...]