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Final Fracking Rules and More Bad News for Honeybees

Tracking the ongoing threats of hydrofracking and bee colony collapse disorder.

Pity Poor Donn Esmonde

Brad Riter, David Anderson, and I recorded a podcast on Thursday over at Trending Buffalo, where we examine and discuss the recent slew of Facebook videos from disgruntled Buffalo News staffers over their contract negotiations.

Neglia Ballet Artists: Dancing To Live

Buffalo’s Neglia Ballet Artists are presenting the second annual “Dancing To Live” showcase, an event celebrating life, living and love of dance for a good cause on Thursday, May 21 from 6 to 10pm at the Flickinger Theatre at Nichols School. Proceeds from the event will benefit Neglia’s CityDance Program, as well as TargetCenter Foundation’s pioneering cholangiocarcinoma and esophageal cancer research.

The Illusion of Albany

I’m expounding a bit here on conversations I had Wednesday with people in the know. Recent events in Albany, namely the indictments of former all-powerful Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and the indictment of former also-powerful Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, have given hope to some that U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara is power-washing Albany’s filth and corruption, and that things might actually change.

Assisted Living: Facebook Isolation

Editor’s note: As frontman of Every Time I Die, Keith Buckley has traveled the world gaining insights about the universe. In this bi-weekly column he’ll use those insights to guide our readers with heartfelt and brutally honest advice. Have a question for Keith? Send it to advice@dailypublic.com.

This Weekend: Farm to Pint at Hamburg Brewing

The second annual “Farm to Pint” event to celebrate New York State’s burgeoning craft beer produced in the Empire State.

The Public Questionnaire: Anthony Alcocer

Currently playing Elliot Ortiz in Water by the Spoonful at Road Less Traveled, Anthony Alcocer reveals himself to The Public.

Joseph Jacobs: Narratives in Stone

A reflection on the work of Joseph Jacobs, the renowned Tuscarora artist, who passed away earlier this month.

Hot Docs: Better Than Fiction

The weird, the worrisome, and the thought-provoking at the Canadian International Documentary Festival in Toronto.

Another Alice, A Different Rabbit Hole

Film review of Welcome to Me, starring Kristen Wiig.

Cover Art: Buildings

Celebrating Art! 2015 is Buffalo Public Schools Annual Student Art Exhibition. Artwork from students in every school within the district from grades K-12 is represented. Pieces are selected and hung by a handful of dedicated teachers and overseen by Michele Agosto, Supervisor of Art Education.

Centerfold: Two Helmets

TWO HELMETS / PATRICK FORAN’s current exhibit at Niagara University’s Castellani Museum examines the ways in which coverings obscure the face, providing anonymity and autonomy for the subject.

Story: Talents of Porchfest [Listening]

Sidewalk-chalked arrows and various hand-painted signs pointed the ways to about four dozen Elmwood Village and West Side homes and businesses on May 9 for Buffalo Porchfest.

The Public Record: Buffalo Sewer Authority, Buffalo Ugly, Succeeding Skelos

What’s $1.8 million between friends? We were astonished when, in March, a friend told The Public that the Buffalo Sewer Authority pays the City of Buffalo $1.8 million each year for—well, we’re not sure for what. That initial source said the money represented rent for the authority’s offices in City Hall, but that made little sense: That would be the most expensive low-grade office space in downtown Buffalo.