January/February 2011

January/February 2011

Features

The Eligibles: Joanna Gillespie, 41

The Eligibles: Joanna Gillespie, 41

"If someone cannot cook, or has no interest in cooking, you have to wonder—I don’t even know what to say about that.”

The Eligibles: Aaron Ingrao, 39

The Eligibles: Aaron Ingrao, 39

"I make one helluva red sauce; it’s my grandmother’s recipe.”

The Eligibles: Cynnie Gaasch, 39

The Eligibles: Cynnie Gaasch, 39

An artist and the executive director of Young Audiences WNY

The Eligibles: Jim Baker, 30

The Eligibles: Jim Baker, 30

In the company of friends

The Eligibles: Otis N. Glover

The Eligibles: Otis N. Glover

“Nothing is impossible. Maybe challenging, but not impossible."

The Eligibles: Caesandra Seawell, 36

The Eligibles: Caesandra Seawell, 36

This WNY single is captivated by the art and science of smooching

2011 Top Docs

2011 Top Docs

The latest list from Castle Connolly, featuring 132 docs in 44 specialties

The Eligibles: Steve Messler, 32

The Eligibles: Steve Messler, 32

What’s next, once you’ve stood on the podium and had an Olympic medal draped around your neck?

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Departments

Buffalo Days: Public libraries—not optional

Buffalo Days: Public libraries—not optional

Today’s library is as much a center for information management as it is a place to check out a book. The more information we have, the more we need that management.

Work-in-Progress/Roycroft Update

Work-in-Progress/Roycroft Update

44 Breckenridge—Can This Building Be Saved?

44 Breckenridge—Can This Building Be Saved?

How could the oldest surviving church building in Buffalo sit vacant and ignored for over forty years?

Budget Crunch: Lunching at Pomegranate

Budget Crunch: Lunching at Pomegranate

One of the newest, and most welcome, additions to the WNY budget dining scene.

We'll Drink to That: A Niagara Wine Update

We'll Drink to That: A Niagara Wine Update

An update of the ever-improving wineries located along the Niagara Wine Trail

What We Want: French Macarons

What We Want: French Macarons

Only one "o" required!

Nickel City Chef gains national renown

Nickel City Chef gains national renown

Nickel City Chef attracts national notice.

On the Line: Chef Adam Goetz

On the Line: Chef Adam Goetz

Our Q&A with a Buffalo chef who is many things, including a proponent of the local food movement and a family man with a penchant for potato chips.

Take One/Curly’s

Take One/Curly’s

The food is always good here—and at times remarkable.

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On the Town

Winter Orchid Show

Winter Orchid Show

Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens hosts gorgeous flower show

Theater: the Art of Creation

Theater: the Art of Creation

Squeaky Wheel’s Peepshow: It’s Complicated

Squeaky Wheel’s Peepshow: It’s Complicated

The downtown media center's wildly popular fundraiser-art show returns.

Arnold Schwarzenegger at UB

Arnold Schwarzenegger at UB

Schwarzenegger in town as part of UB's Distinguished Speakers Series

Lang Lang with the BPO

Lang Lang with the BPO

The international music sensation joins the BPO for one night

M&T First Fridays @ the Gallery

M&T First Fridays @ the Gallery

The first Friday of the month is a busy one at the Albright-Knox, thanks to M&T First Fridays.

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Spree Insider

Spree Insider: Bring on the Bachelors

Spree Insider: Bring on the Bachelors

Spree's Bachelor Auction, the 8th annual Corporate Ski Challenge, Polar Bites, and Squeaky Wheel's Peepshow

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The Good Life

Ask John Gidding

Ask John Gidding

The HGTV design guru shares his knowledge

Microorganisms: Making miracles in the soil

Microorganisms: Making miracles in the soil

" ... the least we can do is to learn what serves the systems already in place."

Gadget Planet: Listen closely

Gadget Planet: Listen closely

Spree writer William Altreuter explores some of the newest personal listening gear