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The Big V is a Daily Delight

The Big V is a Daily Delight

Viktoria Ciostek is a Buffalo photographer whose work focuses on issues of urban decay and the effects of modern development. She is now on a photo-expedition she calls The Big V, and you can travel right along with her via the internet. Comments: 0

Posted 03/21/10 @ 12:00 AM

The weekend in movies 3/19

The weekend in movies 3/19

A list of films opening in Buffalo this weekend, starting 3/19. Comments: 0

Posted 03/19/10 @ 07:22 AM

Thanks for stopping by, Mr. Meier

Thanks for stopping by, Mr. Meier

UB, AKAG and BPAC brought renowned architect Richard Meier to Buffalo. Mutual admiration was the name of the game. Comments: 0

Posted 03/18/10 @ 12:28 PM

Stamps of approval for AKAG's Abstract Expressionists

Stamps of approval for AKAG's Abstract Expressionists

Four works from AKAG's Abstract Expressionists collection are featured on new U.S. stamps. Comments: 0

Posted 03/11/10 @ 03:12 PM

Meet Breckenwood—a band on the rise

Meet Breckenwood—a band on the rise

So what’s so special about the two eighteen-year-olds and the nineteen-year-old who make up Breckenwood? “We feel we have a unique style that’s different from most other bands in Western New York,” says Micah Kokeny, nineteen, of Orchard Park. Comments: 0

Posted 03/12/10 @ 08:34 AM

The weekend in movies

The weekend in movies

A list of films opening in Buffalo this weekend, starting 3/12. Comments: 0

Posted 03/12/10 @ 07:16 AM

Finally, I’m in Buffalo! … Babel’s Azar Nafisi

Finally, I’m in Buffalo! … Babel’s Azar Nafisi

Just Buffalo Literary Center welcomed Iranian author Azar Nafisi to Buffalo in order to speak on her process, beliefs, and works. Comments: 0

Posted 03/08/10 @ 08:28 AM

A risky production triumphs

A risky production triumphs

A look at Torn Space Theater's Some Explicit Polaroids. Comments: 0

Posted 02/26/10 @ 09:57 AM

Clapton and Beck pair up in TO

Clapton and Beck pair up in TO

Clapton and Beck are the epitome of "guitar gods," and the idea of them collaborating on a short tour is pretty thrilling. The plan, apparently, is that Beck does a set, followed by Clapton, and the show finishes with a joint effort. Comments: 0

Posted 02/19/10 @ 08:15 AM

The weekend in movies

The weekend in movies

A list of films opening in Buffalo this weekend, starting 2/19. Comments: 0

Posted 02/19/10 @ 07:56 AM

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Vote architect Barbie, and vote often

Vote architect Barbie, and vote often

Mattel recognized the power of Barbie and developed an “I Can Be” series, designed to allow children to see all the things Barbie—and by extension, girls everywhere—can do. The overwhelming winner was "architect Barbie," But Mattel voted it down. Comments: 0

Posted 02/01/10 @ 12:31 PM

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A different kind of top ten for 2009 Comments: 1

Posted 01/01/10 @ 10:40 PM

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Wishful thinking about retail we don't have seems a waste of energy. Comments: 2

Posted 12/21/09 @ 11:26 AM

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This is what happens when the City of Buffalo runs an Olmsted park

If it's not broke, don't fix it—a look at what happened when Olmsted was under city management. Comments: 0

Posted 12/10/09 @ 12:38 PM

Always on call—even at church

Always on call—even at church

S unday morning at church, a man passed out and coded in the pew right in front of us. We were there with our three little girls, and certainly weren’t expecting anything like that—one never is. He began to slump forward, and his wife couldn’t hold him. I reached forward, and... Comments: 0

Posted 11/18/09 @ 03:52 PM

“He just didn’t have the luck, I guess.”

The words were spoken by a grandfather, referring to a grandson’s problems with catching fish, but the discussion was happening in a much larger and more serious context. Comments: 0

Posted 11/16/09 @ 07:55 AM

No place to hide

Entering the online world is always a painful process for print publications, which have decades, sometimes, centuries of human, technical, and financial resources invested in the world of the tangible printed object: a newspaper, a magazine, a pamphlet, a book. But we’re all doing it.... Comments: 0

Posted 10/21/09 @ 01:11 PM