There were few better cities in America than Buffalo in 1902. The city installed America’s first electric street lights, one of the world’s first skyscrapers (Guaranty Building, 1894) and the world’s largest office building (Ellicott Square, 1896).

If there’s any city that should be celebrating its dynamic winters, it should be Buffalo. for several years, until the Labatt Pond Hockey Tournament and Powder Keg Festival, that was not the case. People were not embracing winter, and that was unfortunate. With the announcement of the Pond Hockey Tournament back in 2007, Buffalonians were finally given a reason to look forward to enjoying an outdoor quality of life in Downtown Buffalo…

The Elmwood Village Picnic in the Parkway Summer Concert Series
All concerts start at 7pm at Bidwell Parkway and Elmwood Avenue
6/30/09 (Tuesday): Neville Francis & the Riddim Posse
7/7/09 (Tuesday): Doug Yeomans and the Lo Blu Flame
7/14/09 (Tuesday): Latin Jazz Project
7/21/09 (Tuesday): Outer Circle Orchestra
7/28/09 (Tuesday): Lee Ron Zydeco & the Hot Tamales
8/4/09 (Tuesday): Gretchen Schulz and [...]