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Buffalo City Lights: Beverly Newkirk

August 16th, 2016 by Natalie Photiadis

“When You Focus on the Obstacle, You’re Going to Lose Your Way” I walk into Beverly Newkirk’s classroom at It Takes a Village Action Organization (ITAV) at 9:45 am. Class starts at 10:00 am sharp,… more »

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Editor's Picks: Weekly Best Bets in WNY | August 8 - August 14

August 8th, 2016 by BuffaloVibe

The weather is exceptional, and there is no dearth of outdoor events in Buffalo. Grab a blanket and a bottle of vino and head to Shakespeare Hill in Delaware Park to take in The Taming of the Shrew any evening except… more »

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Two Dozen Places to Dine Outdoors

August 4th, 2016 by Marti Gorman

As I write this, it is 83 degrees and sunny. Blue skies, no humidity, a gentle breeze... Does it get better than this? But you know this fabulous weather cannot last forever. Eat out - outside that is - while you can. My favorite… more »

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Free Speech Activism in Buffalo

August 4th, 2016 by Mark Abell

Buffalo, New York was once referred to as the “Berkeley of the East” because of the protests that took place in this area during the Vietnam War years. Activism continues, albeit in under-publicized venues such… more »

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Monocle sees Buffalo as Taking Flight

August 4th, 2016 by BuffaloVibe

London-based Monocle sent John Fehnert to take a look at upstart Buffalo. Purporting to be "keeping an eye and an ear on the world," the classy trend-setting print and online Monocle found lots to report. "After a post-industrial… more »

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The Trouble With Owning a Grain Elevator

August 4th, 2016 by Marti Gorman

Rick Smith. Surely one of Buffalo's most colorful characters. From the circa 1970 convertible to the huge white Stetson on his head, from the towering and immense Silo City to his bushy mustache, everything about Smith is Big,… more »

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Making the Most of Garden Walk Buffalo

July 28th, 2016 by Marti Gorman

There are more than 400 gardens to explore this year! How the heck do you see them all in just two short days? Well, you don't. Garden Walk Buffalo is the largest of its kind in the nation. While it's one of few that is walkable,… more »

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Niagara Falls Ranks #5 on Conde Nast Traveler list of the 50 most beautiful places in America

July 28th, 2016 by BuffaloVibe

This natural wonder is just 20 minutes from Buffalo. Don't wait until guests are in town to revel in its beauty, set in one of Olmsted's loveliest parks. The 50 most beautiful places in America in Conde Nast Traveler… more »

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Sunset Bay: Now and Then

July 28th, 2016 by Lesa Quale Ferguson

I was 9 nine years old and he was working at the/Metuchen Ford plant assembly line/Now he just sits on a stool down at the Legion hall/but I can tell what’s on his mind, Glory Days. ~ Bruce Springsteen Summertime, my family… more »

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Celebrating Access

July 21st, 2016 by Marti Gorman

One day, my little brother Tim asked me to take him with me to the library. It was a warm summer day in 1964 or 1965. The Fairfield Branch Library was still a library, about eight blocks from our apartment on Woodward near… more »

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How to Spend 48 Hours in Buffalo

July 14th, 2016 by Marti Gorman

More good reasons for our Canadian neighbors to head over the bridge! There really IS more to Buffalo than the Galleria Mall. How to Spend 48 Hours in Buffalo, posted by Derek Flack on BlogTO on July 11,… more »

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James the Ice Creamcycle Dude Goes Viral

July 13th, 2016 by Marti Gorman

You seen them pedaling up one street, down another, offering $1.00 ice cream treats without the annoying tinkly music or nasty truck fumes. The ice creamcycle dudes on ice cream bikes are the brainchild of James Karagiannis.… more »

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#WNYHealsTogether

July 12th, 2016 by Marti Gorman

A very unconventional memorial was held in Niagara Square on Tuesday, July 12. Instead of political grandstanding, there was conversation. Instead of anger, there was a genuine desire to come together as a community… more »

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Books Are in Our Genes

July 7th, 2016 by Marti Gorman

Talking Leaves on Elmwood is celebrating its "quinceañera" and there's a big 15th birthday party taking place on that iconic corner of Elmwood and Bidwell Parkway this Saturday (June 9). But the bigger news… more »

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Stretching Your Paycheck? Forbes Ranks Buffalo the 11th Best Place to Live

July 6th, 2016 by Marti Gorman

Buffalo made another Forbes list. On The 25 Cities Where Your Paycheck Will Go The Furthest (by Kathryn Dill, Forbes Staff), Buffalo ranks Number 11. "Which major cities are providing employees with the most… more »

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Six Great Ways to Celebrate Independence Day

July 1st, 2016 by Marti Gorman

Picnics and parades, barbecues and the beach, festivities and fireworks. It's the Fourth of July! And how convenient that it falls on Monday, giving us a long weekend of sultry summer weather and a seemingly endless list of free… more »

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Gardening from Seattle to Buffalo; or, What I Learned After My Gargoyle was Stolen

July 1st, 2016 by Lesa Quale Ferguson

The first spring we moved into our house, I tore up the grass in the front yard. I liked to say I “busted the sod” as if I were a 19th century pioneer woman on the plains and not a South Buffalo gal returning to her… more »

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Playscape - Loose Parts

June 30th, 2016 by Lesa Quale Ferguson

As a parent of a school age kid, there is an ambient sound I hear this time of year. The sound weaves into the seasonal landscape like the first hatch of crickets. It becomes as synonymous with the environs as the hum when… more »

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The Best Gear to Ride Slow Roll Buffalo

June 30th, 2016 by Mark Abell

If you've been yearning to move to an eco-groovy city like Brooklyn, Boulder, Eugene, Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, or San Diego, yearn no more. Give Buffalo a shot instead. The Slow Roll vibe echoes that of… more »

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What To Wear: Tifft Nature Preserve Wellness Walk

June 29th, 2016 by Mark Abell

Have a day off, or work afternoons? I encourage you to attend the Tifft Nature Preserve Wellness Walk, a stroll guided by volunteers with knowledge about everything from birds to botany that takes place every Thursday. The… more »

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Free (and Legal) Ways to Get Into Other People's Gardens

June 23rd, 2016 by Marti Gorman

I am not a gardener. And that's an understatement. When I was publishing the GardenWalk Buffalo book and DVD, the team nicknamed me "generis plasticus." The only plants in my Bryant Street abode were fake. But I love… more »

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Buffalo Dandy 2016 Father's Day Gift Guide

June 17th, 2016 by Buffalo Dandy

Father's Day is this weekend and Buffalo Dandy has a multitude of ideas to help find the perfect gift for the dad in your life, most of which can be purchased right here in Buffalo! When it comes to finding the right gift… more »

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Buffalo Can Do Better

June 16th, 2016 by Marti Gorman

I am one of the most positive persons you will ever meet. My middle name, it is joked, must be Pollyanna. I am particularly positive about Buffalo and spend much of my time (pro bono) shouting about Buffalo as a Great Place to… more »

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Tragic - And Preventable

June 16th, 2016 by Marti Gorman

Yet another senseless massacre. Enough! In just the past five years 138 people have been murdered in mass shootings. Orlando brings the total to 188. On January 8, 2011, Jared Lee Loughner shot Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle… more »

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Positively Buffalo

June 13th, 2016 by BuffaloVibe

By Delorian Morrell At seventeen years of age I left my fun Buffalo bubble. Skateland on Friday nights. The delectable food, our signature Loganberry drink, warm weekends walking down Elmwood and yes, Wegmans. I also left behind… more »

Buffalo City Lights: Beverly Newkirk

Editor's Picks: Weekly Best Bets in WNY | August 8 - August 14

Two Dozen Places to Dine Outdoors

Free Speech Activism in Buffalo

Monocle sees Buffalo as Taking Flight

The Trouble With Owning a Grain Elevator

Making the Most of Garden Walk Buffalo

Niagara Falls Ranks #5 on Conde Nast Traveler list of the 50 most beautiful places in America

Sunset Bay: Now and Then

Celebrating Access

How to Spend 48 Hours in Buffalo

James the Ice Creamcycle Dude Goes Viral

#WNYHealsTogether

Books Are in Our Genes

Stretching Your Paycheck? Forbes Ranks Buffalo the 11th Best Place to Live

Six Great Ways to Celebrate Independence Day

Gardening from Seattle to Buffalo; or, What I Learned After My Gargoyle was Stolen

Playscape - Loose Parts

The Best Gear to Ride Slow Roll Buffalo

What To Wear: Tifft Nature Preserve Wellness Walk

Free (and Legal) Ways to Get Into Other People's Gardens

Buffalo Dandy 2016 Father's Day Gift Guide

Buffalo Can Do Better

Tragic - And Preventable

Positively Buffalo

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