Beyond the Billion, Part I
A look at one man’s quest for success with the backdrop of large scale public investment.
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Feature Friday: 6 of the Week's Best Instagram Photos
Editor’s Note: Each week, Buffalo lifestyle blog and brand Rise Collaborative scour Instagram for their favorite locally sourced images and include them in their Feature Friday project. Each Friday, we share Rise’s top six selections and once a month, the best of the best will make it into our print edition. So discover your next favorite account or your newest inspiration, and submit photos of your own using the hashtag #RiseBFLO.
American Fascism
Donald Trump may not be a fascist, but he plays one on TV.
Quick! Change the Subject!
The Erie County Republican Committee tweeted this out around lunchtime on Thursday:
At least the County Executive has his priorities straight… pic.twitter.com/UYNpuPZ5eX
Public Record Podcast—Something in the Water in the 60th
Political insight, gossip, and special this week: innuendo!
Talking the Talk: City of Conversation at the Kavinoky
In Washington, DC, as elsewhere, la plus ça change…
Now What for the Wozniak Seat?
What next for Cheektowaga’s throne of sexual harassment?
Maria Scrivani: Where Mom Lives
Winner of the 2016 Audience Prize in Just Buffalo Literary Center’s eighth annual members contest.
Veronica Hogle: The Woman Who Loved the Sea
Winner of the 2016 Judge’s Prize in Just Buffalo Literary Center’s eighth annual members contest.
Cover Art: Kristen McMurtree
Ginny Rose Stewart captures our cover shot of amateur boxer Kristen McMurtree.
Centerfold: Effie's Quilt
The Oft-Forgotten Effie Stevens by Caitlin Cass…in which Effie’s remarkable quilt is appreciated.
This Week's Agenda from Loop Magazine
Stay in the Loop with this week’s LGBT happenings in Western New York presented by Loop Magazine!
This Week's Public Picks
The Public’s weekly local music reviews and previews.
Buffalo: Rust Belt Art Star
Cat McCarthy offers an ode to the city she’ll never really leave.
400 Years of the Bard
Four centuries after his death, area institutions collaborate on yearlong celebration of William Shakespeare.
Looking Backward: DL&W Terminal, 1975
This is a Widelux photograph of the DL&W terminal at the foot of Main Street in 1975, taken by The Public’s Bruce Jackson. The access ramp under the Skyway is already in an advanced state of deterioration. The large building in the center of the photo—the waiting room, passenger concourse, railroad offices, ticket counters—would be torn down in 1979. (Contemporary photographs and more data on the terminal at the Forgotten Buffalo website.)
Kristen McMurtree: Boxer Goes Out of Body
How Alden’s Kristen McMurtree traded serving Tim Horton’s coffee for a life around the ring.
The Nonstop Neil Haskell
As he moves on to a a new Broadway show, the Clarence native reflects on his stint in the cast of Hamilton.
Sanders: Not So Far Left, Not So Far Out
Bernie is hardly a socialist, and his proposals are very much in line with American progressive traditions.