1.   Columbus? Local TV news called the defacement of Buffalo Columbus statues vandalism, without considering the protest’s argument. The Public’s Michael Niman comments.

 2.   The Sex for Noteriety Complex? iIn his bi-weekly column, Keith Buckley answers the question: “What advice would you give to those who have a propensity toward groupie-ism?”

 3 .  Tomatoes? Tis the season for tomatos and Buffalo Eats knows where to go for the tastiest and juciest of the harvest.

 4.   The City of Trees? In this week’s edition of Looking Backward we learn why Buffalo was once known as “The City of Trees.”

 5.   Stephanie Crockatt? Checking in with the new head of the Olmsted Conservancy, four months into the job.

 6.   James “Whitey” Bulger? Johnny Depp plays sociopathic gangster James “Whitey” Bulger in Scott Cooper’s Black Mass, which The Public’s George Sax calls “a grim, violent, and sharply visceral crime drama.”