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CELEBRATE SUMMER SPECIAL SECTION Day Tripping For a weekend, or just a day, you don’t have to go far to experience a relaxing, even exotic, summer getaway. Spree writers tell you about their favorite short-term vacations. By Derek Smith, Dolah Saleh, Darwin McPherson, Gwen Mysiak, Kathryn Radeff, Larry Levite, and Barbara Macks Summer Festivals A rich array of arts, cultural, regional, and food-related festivals abound throughout Western New York every summer. An annotated menu, plus a sampling of what the Rochester area has to offer. By Deanne Bartha and Mike Ward Shopping al Fresco It’s summer and we want to be outside—even for shopping. Some of the area’s best farmer and flea markets. By Nancy J. Parisi OTHER FEATURES Niagara Falls: What Happened? Can this city be saved? The problems of Niagara Falls, U.S., and some current solutions. By Don Glynn Best of Western New York The readers of Spree have spoken. Gay in Buffalo An historical perspective. By Anthony Chase |
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ARTS Literature: An Interview with Leslie Fiedler By Edmund Cardoni Music: The Blues By Robert Boardman Architecture: John H. Coxhead By Nancy Blumenstalk Mingus Visual Art: Summer Shows By Elizabeth Licata FOOD & LIVING The Great Indoors: An Ellicottville Getaway Photographed by Jim Bush Nature: The Garden Walk By Linda Levine Gardening: Natural Born Killers By Susan and Wayne Johnson Consumer Affairs: It May Be True— You Get What You Pay For By Dolah Saleh Recreation: Team Williamsville: A Horseracing Diary By Harlan Abbey Recreation: Great Lakes Sailing By Susan Johnson Personal Currency: Summer’s Here—Start Packing By Bruce Eaton The Spree Health Makeover By Christina Bolich Real Estate: A Surge in Second Home Buying By Shannon Keck Restaurant Review: On the Waterfront By Ann Blask Chef’s Best: Fat Bob’s Smokehouse and Curly’s Bar and Grill Cooking 101: The Simple Art of Grilling By Joe George Wine: Cool and Casual By Bernard Ledermann Second Helpings: The Continuing Adventures of Three Foodies By Tracy J. Marshall, Vicki G. Marshall, and Margaret M. Toohey ESSAYS Buffalo’s Historic Neighborhoods: Hamlin Park By Mark Goldman On the cover: Model Angela Conrad. Photo: Jim Bush. Sailboat in glasses: Tara. Photo: Jim Tepas. |
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