Submitted by DeanerPPX (Dean Evaniak):After reading STEEL’s article, “Seriously, isn’t it time to save what’s left?” (and the comments that it generated), I wanted to put my own widescreen iMac and Photoshop skills to the test. While STEEL’s i…

Two old ladies were the headliners for downtown development last year.  Mark Croce’s purchase and investment in the Statler and Rocco Termini’s ongoing work at the Hotel Lafayette are significant in themselves.  To have both properti…

William Campbell is planning big things for the future of brewing in Buffalo. Bill is the owner and founder of New Buffalo Brewing Company, an upcoming microbrewery looking to introduce a variety of high-quality beers to the area. Currently th…

While revelers were partying the night away at The Statler on New Year’s Eve, another celebration was underway at 5 East Huron. That’s where Iskalo Development held its own VIP Ball Drop party. I spoke to Iskalo Marketing Manager Jonathan Gill…

Whenever I can, I try to wear locally designed shirts. Usually those shirts have some sort of Buffalo motif, mainly because a lot of designers know that Buffalonians like to sport clothing that promotes hometown pride. Over the holidays I stop…

I have a new computer with a giant screen on which I put this gorgeous 1951 areal image of downtown Buffalo and its surrounding neighborhoods.  It shows an extremely dense city of Buffalo near its peak population of almost 600,000 people….

THE BASICS: This long one act by Buffalo native A. R. Gurney is making its WNY debut this month at the Kavinoky Theatre. Directed by Chris Kelly, and starring Peter Palmisano and Saul Elkin, BLACK TIE runs weekends through January 29th. It run…

By Evangeline Conley:On a crisp, sunny, January Sunday afternoon, Fathers Christos Christakis and Perikles Kallis, along with approximately 75 members of the Hellenic Orthodox Church of the Annunciation in Buffalo, celebrated the Epiphany, at …

The Board of Directors of the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation (ECHDC) today voted to enter into a contract with DiPizio Construction Company, Inc., for the construction of historically aligned public canals at Canalside.  The bo…

By Jennifer Westerholt: Merge Restaurant will host the first of a number of Scrabble®Fest parties throughout Buffalo to benefit Literacy Volunteers of Buffalo & Erie County on Wednesday, January 18, from 5-10pm. The two month campaig…

Monthly social organization Ladies of the Vine Wine Club is going global for January’s gathering, in the second of a series of dining experiences where members will be given the chance to sip, sample and savor cuisine and wines from around the…

A long time Elmwood Avenue business has closed its doors. After moving from its original location (where NoNoo Ramen is now) Sweet Tooth set up shop at the corner of Elmwood and Allen. The business operated at that corner for a number of years…

By Caesandra Seawall:The City of Good Neighbors, Buffalo, is home to hundreds of non-profit organizations. Our city, like many others across the country, has significant challenges and our neighborhoods have many unmet needs. People cannot wai…

A few weeks ago I was in a conversation with Becky Harbison on The Preservation Ready site’s Facebook page.  She had noted that she came into possession of a trove of 1950’s era color slides showing scenes throughout Buffalo but did not h…

Here’s another one of those, “Why didn’t I think of that!” ideas that is coming to bustling US cities. The concept helps to alleviate parking problems, and it also puts a couple of bucks into pockets of those who could use some extra spending …