Events

[CELEBRATION] Only a year ago our staff of seven was crammed into its first office: a windowless bunker on the fourth floor of John McKendry’s Hi-Temp Fabrications in the Cobblestone District. The unheated room was filled with ephemera from Harley Spiller, the famed collector of Chinese menus, among other things, and it took some trials-by-error to figure out which space heater could be plugged in to which outlet without catastrophically shutting down our computers and server. A year later, we’re excited about our direction and about the future of alternative media in Buffalo. Nearly 200 writers, artists, and illustrators have contributed to our publication. We made an editorial partnership with City & State early this year, and we couldn’t be more proud to be Investigative Post’s print partner. There’s a lot to celebrate. This Friday, November 20 in the third-floor atrium of 500 Seneca, The Public will host its First Birthday Party. There will be food (Allentown Pizza, Curly’s Grille, Feel Rite, the Black Sheep, Hot Mama’s Canteen, Ashker’s, Providence Social, the Lunch Box, Butterwood Deserts, Hydraulic Hearth, Cream & Sugar, Breadhive), drink (Lockhouse, Tommyrotter, Buffalo Distilling, Public Espresso, Undergrounds Coffee, Bootleg Bucha, Community Beer Works), informational tables (Explore Buffalo, Investigative Post, BuffaloveNotes, Savarino Companies, Food Bank of WNY, City Dining Cards, the Martin Group), art (Norris Clifton Aerial Photography), and music (DJ Dovey and Steve Balesteri). Bring some canned goods for the Food Bank and we’ll knock $2 off your admission. When the happy hour’s over, check the map on page 22 for other spots to visit in and around Larkinville, including the official after-party at Hydraulic Hearth, where we held our launch party back in December. Don’t forget to RSVP!