Looking Backward: Lower Main Street, 1958
By 1972, two blocks and 44 buildings would be replaced with one building—Marine Midland Center.
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Buffalo Beer Buzz
It’s summer on Buffalo’s beer scene…
The Editing Life: Genius
The unusual relationship—part bromance, part Dutch uncle mentorship—between novelist Thomas Wolfe and editor Max Perkins.
The New World: Dheepan
A film about war refugees struggling to have a peaceful life in whatever limited options are available to them.
The Delaware Park Casino as Profit Center
Should a publicly owned building become a privately run bar/restaurant with virtually no public input?
The Numbers on Garden Tourism
In the US, more people visit botanical gardens and garden tours than visit Disneyworld. And Disneyland. Combined.
Artists Seen: Luke Copping
Photographer David Moog’s portrait of commercial and editorial portrait photographer Luke Copping.
Fit as a Fiddle: Where to Fuel Up in Buffalo
As we enjoy Buffalo’s summer it’s good to know where we can fuel up in a healthy manner.
Cover Art: Tree Peony
THE PUBLIC’s own Barbara Fisher took this photo of a Nike (Daphnis, 1985) tree peony at the Gratwick estate in Pavilion, New York. Read more in this week’s Gardening Issue.
Funky Angles: WNY Gardening Hotspots
Looking for a particular type of plant? Wondering where excellent off-the-beaten-path garden centers are hiding?
Yes, You Have Room to Garden
Tips on how to grow flowers, fruits, and vegetables in tight spaces.
Review: Barenaked Ladies, Orchestral Manoeuvers in the Dark and Howard Jones at Artpark
If there’s a band that enjoys being on stage more than Barenaked Ladies, I can’t think who it is.
Centerfold: The Giraffe Royal
The Giraffe Royal are an Estonian street theater troupe that will perform at Artpark’s sixth annual Fairy House Festival this weekend, June 18 & 19.
Spotlight: Gutter Pop Comics
A new comic book store opens Saturday, June 18 on Elmwood Avenue…
Not in My Name: Thoughts on the Orlando Shootings
I will not denounce a religion. I will not be used to justify the military and prison industrial complex.
Consider the Tree Peony
Each May, on a lumber baron’s estate, a unique festival celebrates an entrancing flower.
Wood Springs Benefit: A Concert in the Woods
[CONCERT] At the end of Four Rod Road in East Aurora is Wood Spring, a 56-acre sylvan respite that, for going on 60 years, has offered swimming, hiking, camping, and other pursuits to generations of families. But the nonprofit campground is short on funds and new members.
The Obscenity of Chris Collins
Representative Chris Collins (NY-27), a prominent Trump campaign surrogate, appeared on WBEN’s morning show on Tuesday to react to the massacre of patrons at an LGBT club in Orlando.
The LGBT Massacre in Orlando
Allow me to set this up properly. There is profanity ahead.
Years ago, I used to jump to conclusions much more vehemently and quickly than I do today. I used to assign blame to things and movements and come up with bumper-sticker solutions to problems that were complex and difficult. When it comes to mass shootings or domestic terrorism or whatever you want to call it, I found that my own prejudices were not serving me well and that it was valuable to avoid knee-jerk reactions and sound-bite solutions. I don’t always succeed, but I try.
Rus Thompson: Indicted
An Erie County grand jury has indicted Rus Thompson, the Grand Island Niagara Falls tea party gadfly, of charges relating to voter fraud.