1.  Frank Sedita? He has a history of running away from cases brought to him by police agencies in the county. But he’s about to be anointed a judge. Bruce Jackson sounds off.

For more, check out our podcast featuring WBEN’s Michael Caputo, and The Public’s Geoff Kelly and Alan Bedenko: Does Sedita’s prosecutorial track record make him an illegitimate candidate for Supreme Court? Who’s spending what on whose behalf in local political campaigns? 

 2.  Curtain Up!? Friday, September 18, is Curtain Up!, the official debut of the new theater season in Western New York. If you haven’t started planning your evening, you’d better do so today. Here are three ways to do so.

For more theater news, check out Thomas Dooney’s feature on Primal Themes. From explorations of faith and family to the nature of love and ambition, the drams this theater season reach into the soul.

 3.  Clean Water? Bruce Fisher examines the economic benefits of clean water.

 4.  Robby Takac? The bassist and co-founder of the Goo Goo Dolls and president of Music is Art answers five questions about this year’s Music is Art Festival.

 5.  The East Side of Buffalo in the 1950s? This week’s #LookingBackward features a shot of the vibrant corner of Genesee Street and Moselle Street in the year 1954.

 6 . Art at the Botanical Gardens? Canadian sculptor Shane Dark and photographer Eileen Graetz display work at the Botanical Gardens as part of Albright-Knox Public Art Initiative.