8 Reasons You Should Go to the Golden Gloves
Saturday’s Golden Glove Championships at the Forvm in Amherst promise at least four barn-burner fights and plenty of blood, sweat, and tears.
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ElectroRespect 8 — A Tribute to Mark Freeland
[TRIBUTE] I remember the first time I heard a Mark Freeland song: It was at a friend’s party and someone put Electroman’s American Googaloo on the turntable. It was so zany, but instantly likeable and I couldn’t believe the guy was from Buffalo. A trip down the Freeland rabbit hole ensued: In addition to Electroman there was Pegasus, Pegasonics, the Fems, and of course all of Mark’s solo and visual artwork.
Feature Friday by Rise Collaborative
Editor’s note: Each week Buffalo lifestyle brand Rise Collaborative scour Instagram for their favorite locally sourced images. Each Friday we at The Public will feature a few of their favorites, along with a little bit of info from the photographers themselves. To submit your Instagram photo use the hashtag #FFRisePublic.
The BMHA Has a Plan
The beleaguered Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority’s transformation plan was approved by the Board of Commissioners Thursday, and will now be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the federal agency that supplies most of the authority’s funding.
Letter: Buffalo News Flubs Letter
The Buffalo News publishes the wrong letter, ignoring a dissenting viewpoint on its education coverage.
May Day in Buffalo
International Worker’s Day on May 1 has grown into a global movement from its humble, but tragic beginnings in Chicago’s Haymarket.
Lancaster at a Crossroads
Who better to expound on whether “Redskins” is offensive to American Indians than two blonde non-Indians?
The Buffalo News reports that Brenda Christopher and Kelly Depczynski are running for the Lancaster school board, and sort-of-possibly-but-maybe-not-but-really-yes advocating for the voters to fail the Lancaster school budget and a capital bond proposal, all to the detriment of the community and her students.
Update: The Band Playing On
Further information on the state and fate of Buffalo’s instrumental music program.
Bond and Beyond: 50 Years Of 007
Every time a new James Bond film is released, fans know there are certain things they can expect: a star who looks great in a tux, beautiful women, amazing gadgets, and a memorable title song.
Universal Gesture: An Interview with Kasumi
With the help of copious amounts of coffee, experimental filmmaker and sound manipulator Kasumi pored through hundreds of public domain videos.
F.B.E. at Alemaedae Theatre
Talking with Phil Davis, the writer and producer of “F.B.E. (Family Before Everything),” a drama about an urban youth caught between two worlds.
Buffalo News to Discontinue Bills Coverage
Unveiling of new schedule prompts News editor Mike Connelly to declare, “Forget it. We’re moving on.”
The Cleanup: Brownfield Development Credits Extended
Upstate developers, lawmakers praise brownfield tax credit compromise that confines toughest reforms to New York City.
Groanfest '15
We thought that Ray Walter taking on Mark Poloncarz would be fun, right? They’re each of them snarky, smart, partisan, and combative. But it’s already become supremely annoying.
Centerfold: Conversation Having Humanity
CONVERSATION HAVING HUMANITY / FELICE KOENIG & RODNEY TAYLOR, from Koenig’s Drawing Together series, opening Friday, April 24, at Big Orbit Gallery. Koenig will be available at the gallery to do collaborative drawings weekends through May 10.
Cover Art: Silo City Dreams
CATHERINE LINDER SPENCER was one of three artists featured last Saturday at Chelsea’s Studio E Partners.
See more of the local photographer’s work at catherinelinderspencer.com.
Looking Backward: Abraham Lincoln, April 27, 1865
The slain president’s funeral train arrived at Buffalo’s Exchange Street depot 150 years ago.
Spotlight: Travis Widrick
“When I became a tango teacher I was really inspired and wanted to learn more about the culture of tango and bring that to Buffalo and to my students as well,” says tango dancer Travis Michael Widrick.
Widrick welcomes dancers from far and wide to join him on the dance floor for this year’s ESO! Buffalo Tango Marathon from Friday April 24 through Sunday April 26 at the Dry Gulch Dance Hall at 3145 Walden Ave. in Depew.
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