I can’t believe that The Showplace Theater is still sitting empty. The last great show that I saw there was The Damned, and I still think back to how incredible the ambiance was. We were right up close to the stage, in what was one of the more…

When my favorite diner on Niagara Street closed, I thought that the world was ending. Seriously, I’m a big fan of breakfast, and I was hooked on the Riverview Family Restaurant. It was only a short time after that that I began to head out in s…

Do you remember how impressive the light show was at the Botanical Gardens last year? Well, Night Lights at the Gardens is back for three weeks in February, returning to our city’s temperate oasis. Not like the Botanical Gardens needed to be a…

By Mike Farrell:When was the last time you strolled into a Buffalo bar, surveyed the bottle display and said, “Boy, could I go for a Genny now?”Judging by the lack of local advertising and brand-hoisting, it wasn’t recently. Many younger Weste…

The new apartments at 1040 are nearly full and one of the partners behind the project is getting ready to start its next project downtown.  James Swiezy of Greenleaf & Company and Paul Kolkmeyer of Priam Enterprises converte…

Now that Delish! is hitting its full stride on Amherst Street (see original post), it’s time to take a step back to see just what this business has brought to the Black Rock neighborhood. First of all, I never got a chance to showcase the open…

A Press Release from the Seneca Nation of IndiansThe Seneca Nation of Indians today took out a full-page ad
in The Buffalo News pointing out in the wake of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s pledge of
$1 billion in incentives to the region that the Nation al…

Buffalo ReformED’s Board of Education report card is aimed at monitoring school board meetings, and increasing transparency and accountability within the district.The Buffalo Board of Education meeting on Wednesday, January 11th was marked by …

By Jamie Nash:After nearly 60 years of being housed on UB’s South Campus, a portion of Millard Fillmore College is returning to its roots in downtown Buffalo. The administrative offices of MFC have moved to the UB Downtown Gateway, formerly th…

By Chris Catanzaro:The 3rd Annual Buffalo Powder Keg Festival has been set for Saturday, February 11, 2012 and Sunday, February 12, 2012. The festival has a new location, Niagara Square and along Delaware Ave. will host the outdoor events and …

By Kyle Gunn-Taylor:On Wednesday, the Buffalo Sabres opened the doors of the First Niagara Center and extended their hospitality to some of the team’s biggest fans.Approximately 20 bloggers from across the city were invited down to the arena a…

By Kyle Gunn-Taylor:Pulling into an empty parking lot at a South Buffalo establishment during a Sabres game is like Maple Leafs goaltender Jonas Gustavsson giving up a goal to the slumping Buffalo attack, it just doesn’t happen.Actually it hap…

By Jamie Nash:Looking for something to do next Friday night? PeopleArt Coffeehouse just released its new music lineup for January and February, and it starts on Friday, January 20th at 9pm. If you haven’t heard of PeopleArt, they are a coffeeh…

Sending a vegetarian out on a quest for good Hispanic food is like asking a dog to fetch (and retrieve) a dog biscuit. On the rare occasion, you might find a dog that actually returns with the biscuit (that story next), and even rarer is it th…

Meeting highlights include: Adoption of a city manager form of government for the City of Buffalo, conversion of Pearl Street from one-way to two-way traffic in the Ellicott and Fillmore Districts, authorized designating the Erie Fre…