Ted's Return to Buffalo Set for Monday
Ted’s Hot Dogs is set to return to the City of Buffalo with an opening of their new store at 124 West Chippewa Street on Monday, November 23rd.
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Spotlight: A Newspaper and a Cardinal Sin
Election cycles seem to rev up popular resentment of the Fourth Estate, something we’ve witnessed in the recent complaints about reporting of questions regarding the accuracy of presidential candidate Ben Carson’s autobiography. These spikes in protest and condemnation should be considered as examples of much of the American public’s longstanding suspicion of and disrespect toward mainstream journalism. It regularly ranks low in surveys of the degrees of popular esteem in which various professions and institutions are held.
Wayne's World meets SNL in The Attic in Buffalo
How a small group of friends and family started producing their own arts and entertainment TV show in a Black Rock attic.
Sara M. Zak at Canisius College
MISHAP contained, work by Sara M. Zac at the Andrew L. Bouwhuis Library at Canisius College.
Paris
Planes in the air, boots on the ground, automatic weapons in the hand: They won’t fix this.
Cover Art: Les Glaçons
A spectacular new exhibit of work by Monet and contemporaries is on display at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery through March 20.
Investigative Post: Quick Hits
Cheektowaga officials are moving forward on a plan to fix the town’s sewer overflow problems
The Grumpy Ghey: I'm Drinking the Koolaid
Truvada may not solve your intimacy issues, but it will probably prevent your contracting HIV. Isn’t that enough?
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!
Room: A World in Miniature and Expanse of Imagination
In the first five to 10 minutes of Lenny Abrahamson’s ‘Room’ a sense of unease develops.
Looking Backward: Genesee & Spruce, c. 1960
This is a typical scene, taken in about 1960, of a healthy, walkable neighborhood.
Public Picks from buffaBLOG
BuffaBLOG’s weekly local music reviews and previews!
Centerfold: The Ravens
The Ravens by Amanda Besl, whose current show at BT&C Gallery (1250 Niagara Street), The Forest Electric, runs through November 27.
The Developers vs. Poloncarz
The shameless local developer class snarks at the Erie County executive for daring to ask for accountability in exchange for tax breaks.
The Public Record: Little Lord Lorigo vs. the Syrian Refugees
May this be Lorigo’s legacy: a small man, small-minded and ill-informed, trying to win valueless political points on the back of a tragedy.
BMHA Opens New Housing While Older Units Stagnate
Surrounding the new units are the two-story long, brick buildings with broken windows and tattered sheets still hanging as shades, that are the original A.D. Price Courts development.
Weighing in on the Future of Transportation in Buffalo
The city has turned a corner, now how shall we build it better?
American Daesh
Who said what? Can you tell which statements are from the Daesh claim of responsibility for last week’s Paris attacks, and which statements are from “Christian” pastor Steven Anderson?
Hyperglow featuring Laidback Luke
[ELECTRONIC/DANCE] Famed DJ Laidback Luke comes to the Rapids Theatre on Saturday, November 21 for a special kind of electronic dance music experience. The tour is called Hyperglow and it’s billed as “America’s largest touring EDM glow experience.” Now I’m not sure how many EDM glow experience tours there are out on the road right now, but if this is the largest, well then it sounds like the one to go to, if you’re into that kind of thing.
80s Party for the Food Bank
[PARTY] It’s the no man’s land between Halloween and Thanksgiving, which means it’s too early to have a holiday party, but too late to have a costume party. What to do? Well Handlebar has the solution: combine them. They’ll hold a 1980s themed party, which will be a benefit for the Food Bank of Western New York on Friday, November 20. That means you can dress up, and get yourself into the holiday spirit by donating to people who really need it this time of year. Bring your $5 donation or a non-perishable food item.