There was serious sentiment some 16 years ago when the University at Buffalo’s Center for the Arts opened on UB’s Amherst Campus that it was going to steal touring talent from city venues, furthering the “giant sucking sound” of souls scurryin…

Things are moving forward in the Larkin District on a daily basis and the official opening of the Larkin streetscape is a great example of progress. Five years ago Larkin Development Group approached the UB School of Architecture and Planning …

Last night’s Erie County budget hearing saw the largest outpouring of civic discontent seen in Buffalo since the days of the Red/Green budget crisis.  Folks from all over Erie County began to arrive at Old County Hall by 4:00 PM, and some…

By Serina Richards:Veterans Day – A bill for the holiday was pushed through Congress and President Dwight Eisenhower signed it into law on May 26, 1954. This day commemorates the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War…

It has been said time and time again that the Statler is a treasure that must be saved and that is exactly what Mark Croce and James Eagan are attempting to do. Statler City LLC has put together a phased approach for seeing the rehabilitation …

On Wednesday, Statler City, LLC and Preservation Buffalo Niagara held an event at the historic building to present their proposal for the future of the property to an estimated 125 civic leaders, developers, and elected officials.  Statle…

Having a beer in the city of Buffalo just got even better, thanks to Patrick Barczys and his new website, TapTracker.net. Earlier this year, Barczys, like many other Buffalo residents, was pondering where to go to have a drink with some friend…

Winter is around the corner, is your bike ready for the sleet, snow, ice and salt? If you answered no, then the place you need to be is the Green Options Buffalo Winter Bike Workshop!For anyone who has wanted to bike in the snow, Green Options…

By Larry Brooks:Come and celebrate our 21st birthday with a party for clean water, this Friday, the 12th, 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. at Pearl Street Grill and Brewery. There will be liquid refreshment, hors d-oeuvres, a silent auction and music by Nevil…

By Rebecca Garofano & Ryan Weberling:Mountaintop removal is a method of coal mining used in Appalachia since the 1970s. As an extension of conventional strip mining techniques, it has become an integral part of U.S. energy economy as a fue…

An ongoing squawk amongst culture vultures pits “low brow entertainment” against so-called “fine arts”. For example, a cartoon or comic book couldn’t pull the same intellectual weight as masterpiece painting. Or pulp fiction the social impact …

The Buffalo News, like every other major newspaper around the country, is looking for ways to save itself.  Subscriptions are declining. The classified business has never been the same since Craigslist.  And while revenue has fallen …

Andrew J. Rudnick is at it again.  The president of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership has again gone on record saying that investing in the Statler is unwise.  Curious talk from the head of an organization “working for i…

When people think of movies based on video games, they conjure up different images. Many of them are traumatic in nature. Whether it was Bob Hoskins as Mario, the eyesore IGN-made Legend of Zelda April Fool’s trailer, or the Dead or Alive adap…

By Erin McNeil:For those looking to do a little soul searching or those searching for a little soul, the Guitar Powerhouse of blues is prescribing his services this Friday.  Jimmy Thackery and the Drivers, Thackery’s three-piece blues ban…