Ecology & Environment: NASA's Earth Minute
The Earth has a fever, according to NASA. Watch this short video to learn what the agency says.
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BOE Minority Seeks National Search for New Super
In response to the Board of Education majority’s plan to promote a local administrator into the role of deputy superintendent—to be then promoted to super following the departure of Donald Ogilvie—the four board minority members have called for a national search for superintendent.
buffaBLOG Announce Herd Fest Details, Launch Website
buffaBLOG announce dates, venues, and showcase sponsors for Herd Music Festival 2015
The Sites of Buffalo ’66
The first ever comprehensive guide to shooting locales for Vincent Gallo’s Buffalo ‘66.
Manufactured Crises in Suburban Public Schools
In most of our sleepy suburban communities in Western New York, school districts are run without much fuss. Once in a while you get an eruption of controversy, such as what’s been happening in Lancaster with respect to its abandonment of the “Redskins” moniker. In Lancaster, the school superintendent is now receiving death threats and police protection for him and his family. Over a mascot’s name. School is important, but not in that way. This isn’t a 3,000-word screed about the common core or testing, either.
Spotlight: Lemuria
Buffalo’s own Lemuria begins a US tour in support of Tigers Jaw this spring, with a stop at The Waiting Room on April 6, followed by a headlining European tour. Formed in 2004, the band released their debut album Get Better on Asian Man Records in 2008.
The War on Drugs
Looking back at his time on the front line, Bruce Jackson explains why the War on Drugs is, and always has been, shooting blanks.
Centerfold: Dock Guy #2
From De Profundis (Dock Guy #2) by Lawrence Brose.
A rare screening of De Profundis, Brose’s critically acclaimed film will take place at BT&C Gallery on April 2 at 7pm.
Cover Art: Architectural Growth
Tom Hughes
Architectural Growth #6: We just made it up, 2014
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David Kane’s MANdate a Go-Go, The Bipolaroids, Lifemusik mit Andre, Harvey Bigman
It’s a good time for old and new fans of Buffalo veteran musician and composer David Kane. Last weekend he played the Sportsmen’s Tavern with Them Jazzbeards, playing their debut release in its entirety on its 25th anniversary, and this Saturday the 4th he looks forward, bringing his newest project, MANdate a Go-Go, to Mohawk Place.
Brownfield Program Extended
Western New York lawmakers are relieved to learn that the state’s brownfield tax credit program will be extended by a decade.
Photo Gallery: #19COVERS
19 Ideas, 19 Covers. Friday March 28, Essex Art Center.
The Untouched Bride: Effie Gray
Pull up a chair and let’s chat about John Ruskin, the eminent Victorian art and social critic…
Story: Peak Peep Season at The Broadway Market
At the intersection of Broadway and Fillmore Avenue, Polish flags, high up on lampposts, flap in the wind. The Broadway Market, an East Side food trade landmark located at 999 Broadway since the late 19th century, began as a neighborhood open-air market—precursor to today’s farmers’ markets. My Polish grandmother’s childhood experiences there included a stop for freshly butchered chickens at one of the many stalls.
The Public Questionnaire: Donna Hoke
You may know Donna Hoke as a playwright or as the constructor of The Public crossword puzzle. Get to know her better.
Ecology & Environment: Activist and Photographer Orin Langelle
At ¡Buen Vivir! Gallery, Orin Langelle exhibits photographs that open the door on a life engaged in social and environmental justice movements.
Tigers Jaw
[INDIE] You could say that Ben Walsh and Brianna Collins of Tigers Jaw are charmers.
The Public Record: Sedita, Hacks, and Austerity
“Gossip,” said Walter Winchell, that despicable old Red-baiter, “is the art of saying nothing in a way that leaves practically nothing unsaid.”
The Mantle of Command: FDR at War, 1941-1942
Nigel Hamilton’s book sheds light on FDR’s relationships with Churchill and Stalin, and with his own generals.
ABV: Music, Whiskey, Burgers, Beer
Mike Shatzel’s latest venture brings his love for craft beer to Allen Street.