You remember us telling you about tattoo artist Shanghai Kate Hellenbrand on BRO this past January.At the time, Kate was about to participate in a convention in Austin.  However, one hour into her stay in Austin, a slip on a wet concrete …

Anarchy In the Kitchen, an evening of live gastro-performances by literary, performing, and media artists, explores the intersection of edibility and aesthetics, technology and cuisine, and prose and produce.  It questions our daily inter…

Anarchy in the Kitchen, an evening of live gastro-performances by literary, performing, and media artists, explores the intersection of edibility and aesthetics, technology and cuisine, and prose and produce.  It questions our daily inter…

Feeling artistic and can’t wait until summer? Garden Walk Buffalo is looking for original artwork to appear on the posters, maps, and T-shirts for its 2010 event at the end of July. Submissions must include flowers or some other garden-re…

Think you got what it takes? The Buffalo Jills 2010 auditions will begin this March, welcoming both dancers and non-performers alike. The NFL cheerleading team is looking for elite and talented women to rock their uniform on the sidelines this…

BECPL Staff Review: The Shack by William YoungThe Shack  - you either love it or hate it; there seems to be no neutral ground.  This book by William Young tells the story of Mackenzie Allen Phillips, whose young daughter is kidn…

Know that there isn’t a lot to say about these pictures of Glenn’s, as the pictures say it all.  Enjoy them, and get downtown for today’s last day of the biggest party that celebrates winter.Newell was tired this morning, as one would exp…

By Richard WadeDan Zeis is a graphic designer who resides in Buffalo. His 20+ years of experience in Graphic design have garnered him countless awards. He designed the logo for The Buffalo Powder Keg Festival, as well as the poster for the upc…

Officials at the Labatt Blue Buffalo Pond Hockey Tournament cancelled play for today due to unsafe ice conditions. ”Continuous snowfall, slushy ice conditions, standing water and a weather forecast with temperatures in the mid 30s, made f…

BRO friend and extraordinary photographer Joe Cascio dropped this in our in box late last night “just because,” he said.  When we first arrived at the Powder Keg Festival yesterday, the first thing we saw was a long line snaking down Main…

We know you’re checking in for BR news today, but you shouldn’t expect much.  There’s a Labatt Blue Pond Hockey Tournament and a Powder Keg Festival to attend and celebrate.If you haven’t made plans to be there, expect some posts tricklin…

We feel so bad about blowing it on the skating rinks that we called in some backup reinforcements for the kids. Pictured here is So Kimura of Integrity Catering in the beginning stages of his ice hockey table interactive sculpture (based on ai…

Assembly member Sam Hoyt has announced the start of a campaign to reject Governor Paterson’s proposal to withhold state tax refunds in order to balance the state budget.”This is your money.  Many people rely on the timely return of their …

The history of women often seems to be forgotten and tucked away on a shelf; even when recognized in their own times, women are often not included in the history books.The idea of declaring March as National Women’s History Month was the produ…

Workers have begun dumping snow on the Seneca Street exit ramp of The Skyway. A second layer of clean snow will be added after the base is set. As the snow is dumped and spread, more workers are adding snow fencing on the outer side of the ram…