There’s a new Santa Pub Crawl in town. What? You never knew that there was an old one? Neither did the new one. Sound confusing? It gets more confusing. There’s also a SantaCon (Santa Convention) as of this year. A couple of nights a…

Ellicott Development has started work to restore the historic Graystone Hotel.  It is one of four projects the prolific developer is beginning in coming weeks.
Opened in 1897, the former Berkeley Hotel at 24 S. Johnson Park was designed b…

THE BASICS: The National Tour of this new musical, based upon celebrated creations of cartoonist Charles Addams, plays nightly at the Shea’s Buffalo through December 11th. The book, by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elise, and songs by Andrew Lipp…

By Bernice Radle:Have you ever been to, or heard of, the R&L Lounge on Buffalo’s East Side? Do you have any idea what the East Side of Buffalo once held, as far as small businesses, community centers, tight-knit neighborhoods? Have you rea…

Shop suggestion: Lotions and PotionsMother-daughter team Sue and Ciara Morreale opened Lotions & Potions in Elmwood Village in 2009, showcasing an array of indulgent beauty products, clothing, and accessories for women. The luxurious bouti…

Many cities have a thriving food truck culture.  Don’t count Sacramento among them.  The California capitol’s food truck regulations are draconian. 
In 2008, the Sacramento City Council, under pressure from brick-and-mortar res…

Crowley Webb, a full-service marketing communications agency, i announced the winner of their Twenty-Five Hour Workday contest: You and Who. In honor of their 25th anniversary – celebrated earlier this year – Crowley Webb partnered with Busine…

It’s been a while since I’ve seen any major activity on the Sugar City stretch of Wadsworth. It’s hard to believe that it was way back in 2008 when we first started noticing significant improvements taking place on a couple of residential prop…

Seeing that Blue Hill Kitchen and Home (BHKH) recently opened on Hertel, I figured that I would stop by to see what owner Deanna Myers had in mind for gifts for the holidays. Apparently, this past Friday’s Holiday Walk was a huge success and a…

This holiday season, if you’re looking to purchase gifts that are made right here in Greater Buffalo, then look no further than the Queen City Market. On Saturday December 10, from 11am to 6pm, at the Karpeles Manuscript Museum located at…

This holiday season, if you’re looking to purchase gifts that are made right here in Greater Buffalo, then look no further than the Queen City Market. On Saturday December 10, from 11am to 6pm, at the Karpeles Manuscript Museum located at…

When I first told my wife that we were going to have brunch at Templeton Landing, she looked at me sideways and asked, “Really?” I told her that I had learned that the current chefs had finally figured out a few important details and it was ti…

By Hannya Boulos – Buffalo ReformED:With Chris Jacobs’ recent resignation from the Board of Education, and imminent move to the post of Erie County Clerk, the board is charged with filling its third vacant seat in less than a year.First, a bit…

By Kyle Gunn-Taylor:The red-hot Detroit Red Wings (16-8-1) made it a chilling start to the month of December for the Buffalo Sabres (14-11-1) with a 4-1 trouncing, Friday.Detroit swirled into the First Niagara Center with one of the light gust…

Last week a small group of advocates worked together to halt the demolition of twenty-four city-owned properties. David Torke of fixbuffalo, Daniel Ash of Farmers and Builders, Mark Kubinec, and myself documented the existing conditions of the…