By Adam Czelusta:In any city you might expect to encounter a number of people struggling to read or having trouble finding places to learn English, and that doesn’t exclude Buffalo.  The definition of literacy according to the National As…

By: Ann Marie AwadIn this day and age, when more people demand full disclosure of their meat and potatoes, their apples and oranges, many have pursued different solutions to close the gap between consumers and their food. Feed Your Soul, a loc…

In an earlier version of  this post I incorrectly identified the building being renovated- it is in fact the building at the southwest corner of Main and Ferry streets (thank you jpp!).
1526 Main Street is owned by Main Ferry Develop…

Shakespeare in Delaware Park’s 35th Anniversary Season continues with the opening of Macbeth. As in years past, the selection of plays for the season follows a pattern of producing one of the comedies and then one of the tragedies or a history…

If you frequent Cathedral Park, then you know that there is a wide variety of food options to choose from during the work week at lunch time. You have Globe Market for the healthier food options Grillers for the dogs, burgers, etc. Soon, downt…

Main Street has struggled to keep an identity over the years. The street has lost infrastructure and trees – sometimes these losses were unpreventable while other times the losses were caused by decades of neglect. Even now, when certain secti…

Buffalo & Erie County Public LibraryStaff Review by Carol Ann StrahlA totally new exploratory look at the Pilgrims and Puritans–who they were and what their behavior patterns were like.  The reader will never celebrate Thanksgiving a…

By: Tony WilsonDid you get my lame joke? No? Well, in case you didn’t, it’s reference to quirky indie pop band Tokyo Police Club who will be in town Sunday, July 25th for a show at the lovely Town Ballroom. I, for one, am very excited to see t…

It was only after receiving an email from Buffalo artist Linda Anderson regarding artists’ exchange residencies that I decided to inquire about the programs. I was interested to learn that in Europe it is very common for an artist to travel ab…

It’s Infringement Festival weekend in Buffalo and every resident in or
around the city is privy to visual, performing or media arts on nearly
every corner. Getting in on the action is Lily Booth, Fontini Renzoni
and Julio Martin as they ope…

One of the great assets we have here in Western New York is our close proximity to Canada. For cyclists this means access to over 85 miles (140 km) of recreational trails the stretches along the Niagara River and out to the Welland Canal along…

Come one, come all, to the freaky sideshow at Club Diablo tonight
during Infringement Festival Buffalo! Hosted by ringleader Benjamin
Wilson, this fetish circus will excite and delight crowds over 18 years
of age for one night only. The gro…

No, there won’t be any vampires squeezing the peaches at today’s farmers market. And while some may disagree with my use of the word twilight here, it doesn’t detract from the fact that the Elmwood-Bidwell Farmers Market’s decision to open for…

The rejuvenating Hydraulics neighborhood received a healthy dose of good news yesterday as plans were detailed to renovate 635 and 701 Seneca Street into a mix of commercial and residential space.  The area got another boost recently…

By: Simon HustedWhen Marissa Robinson taught at Buffalo Public Schools, she was always reminded of how little status quo teaching engaged a student’s mind.”You open up a schoolbook and it talks about the Depression,” Robinson said, illustratin…