Voter Fraud Dezinformatsiya
Either unable to believe he actually won, or unable to stomach the fact that he dramatically lost the popular vote, President Donald Trump insists that there was rampant voter fraud affecting the 2016 election.
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Frank Max Pleads Guilty
Cheektowaga Democratic operative Frank Max pled guilty in Albany Wednesday to two class-A misdemeanors relating to improper and falsified campaign finance disclosures for his “Progressive Democrats of WNY” political club. In recent years, Max has been closely aligned with the Steve Pigeon breakaway faction of nominal Democrats. This conviction falls squarely within the Preetsmas canon.
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!
Cover: January 21st March at Niagara Square
Scott Seigel’s drone photo of January 21, 2017 march at Niagara Square.
How to Replace ObamaCare
Let’s replace the Affordable Care Act with single-payer, the New York Health Act.
Peach Picks: What to Read This Week
A new column of literary news and recommendations written by the editors of Peach Mag.
Veterans Respond: DC to Buffalo
From Standing Rock to Buffalo, from Buffalo to DC and back again, veterans make a progressive movement.
Faust at the Burchfield Penney
Local actors and musicians mount a staged reading with music of Goethe’s ungainly masterwork.
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
“Everybody has a secret. Some are just better at hiding them than others.”
Centerfold: 13th and K Action
Nate Peracciny is a Buffalo-based media-maker and storyteller. He accompanied members of VeteransRespond (see story here) at last weekend’s demonstrations in Washington, DC.
Artists Seen: Donald Blank
David Moog’s portrait of the Buffalo-based documentary photographer.
Looking Backward: Kensington Expressway
Weigh in on Wednesday, January 25, 2017, 5:30pm, at Fredrick Law Olmsted Public School 64, 874 Amherst Street.
The Grumpy Ghey: Another World
For Connie, just this week: Everyone is equal at the laundromat.
Downtown Proposals From UB Architecture Students
UB student architects and planners offer big ideas for downtown.
Community Groups Push Police Reform
Buffalo residents urge Mayor Byron Brown to reform the police department.
Spotlight: Beforest
There’s a place in Seattle called the Beacon Food Forest—an edible forest ecosystem located near the city’s urban center. In Baltimore’s Clifton Park a food forest is developing where folks can find peaches, apples, and other edible or medicinal plants. Planted by volunteers, these public gardens are created using the principles of permaculture design—essentially a system of agriculture that uses space, patterns, and features of a certain ecosystem, like an urban area, to maximize its benefit to people and the local environment.
Buffalo Police Overtime Earnings Balloon
Everyone has to earn a living, but are we spending public money the best way we could?
This Week's Public Picks
The Public’s weekly local music reviews and previews.
Larkinville Ice Festival
[FESTIVAL] Larkinville will hold their third annual Ice Festival this Saturday, January 28. The festival will be held at various locations around Larkinville—Larkin Square, Hydraulic Hearth, Flying Bison, the Buffalo Distilling Company, and The Filling Station. Larkinville and the Filling station will feature an ice throne—presumably for selfie-taking—a sledding hill, games, face painting and other activities for kids, pickleball, kan jam, a winter market, and much more. There’ll also be a fleet of food trucks on hand and an outdoor bar.
Artists Talk: Caitlin Cass
[DISCUSSION] A regular contributor to The Public, artist Caitlin Cass will be the subject of an Artist’s Talk at Hallwalls on Wednesday, January 25. The artist will talk about the figures and inspiration behind her visual storytelling projects, which tend to focus on failures throughout local history.