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Kevin Rybczyński captured this photo of a peregrine falcon atop the Statler Towers. You may know him better as @buffalony on Instagram where he helps populate the #buffalony hashtag with gorgeous shots of the Queen City.

FIRE in the Rust

How “growth” masks a sad shift toward the rentier class.

Behind the Scenes: Clouds of Sils Maria

There may be two principal market sectors for Olivier Assayas’s Clouds of Sils Maria…

Willkommen im Schnitzel!

Tucked in the woods of East Amherst, Schnitzel & Co. offers delicious and authentic Swiss German pub fare.

Assisted Living: Should I Quit My Job and Go On Tour?

Frontman of Every Time I Die, Keith Buckley guides our readers with heartfelt and brutally honest advice.

Still No Illusions, After All These Years

Michael Morgulis has a table adorned with his iconic City of No Illusions medallion. Where should that table reside?

The Public Questionnaire: Lisa Vitrano

With her uncommon insight, intellect, and rigorous preparation, Lisa Vitrano is, without question, one of this city’s A-list actors.

Teachers Aren’t the Villains

You want a test that tells you what’s wrong? Devise one that goes to life in our community.

Philip Burke: The Likeness of Being

The Burchfield Penney mounts first ever career overview exhibit of caricature artist Philip Burke.

Airborne Eddy Has Opinions About Baltimore

When one of the chiefs of the local nostalgia industry denigrates an entire demonstration as “animals”, hilarity ensues.

Three Groups Vie for Top Seat of Teachers' Union

The Buffalo Teachers Federation, without a contract since 2004, will have three choices for president when ballots go out in early May.

Looking Backward: A. Klein & Son

A. Klein & Son, 230 Sherman Street, was one of the East Side’s best known makers of sausage and fresh and smoked meats. This 1931 photograph, taken by Hauser Bob and looking at the northwest corner of Sherman and Lovejoy (renamed to Paderewski in 1941), shows the owners and six employees and delivery trucks.

Inequality For All

In honor International Workers Day in Erie County, go see Robert Reich’s documentary Inequality for All at the Burchfield Penney Art Center.

Interview: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Kennedy discusses issues around New York’s evolving environmental policies.

Ulterior School Motives

Let’s fail school budgets to send Cuomo a lesson, said no one ever.

Golden Gloves Results: Vegas Bound

Last Saturday’s Golden Gloves championships featured a slate of Upstate fighters coming into Amherst’s The Forvm and wresting the golden ticket to the national competition from the hometown fighter.

The exceptions were Buffalo’s Joe Taylor and Elchin Aliyev, who each won their 3-round bouts by decisions both practical and curious.

Buffalo.FM Live Video of the Week: Aqueous

Buffalo’s kings of the Queen City jam scene are back.

The Werks with Sonder

[JAM] After this year’s music festival circuit, everyone will know who Dayton, Ohio’s The Werks is. The band is playing a few huge festivals, including the famous Electric Forest festival, and now their own—The Werk Out Music Festival, which will also feature Umphrey’s McGee, Papadosio, Lettuce, and more.

Retrospective

[ART] Come one, come all to the grand opening of Prism, a gallery that is dedicated to local LGBT artists. The mission of Prism is to empower regional LGBT creative makers, and celebrate the community’s history as a vessel of creativity and transformation. Its first show, Friday, May 1, entitled Retrospective, is a collection of works by illustrator Mickey Harmon. Since moving to the area 10 years ago, he has integrated the local architecture and culture as points of reference in his work.