Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at 12:53PM 
Branches of Niagara Campground and Resort, Grand Island, NY (Photo by Kyle Patterson)Western New York has plenty of options for camping trips- near or far. With Memorial Day officially kicking off the season for camping, we compiled a list of some of the must visit places in Western New York for time outdoors. READ MORE...
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at 11:47AM 
Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation (ECHDC) Chairman Jordan Levy joined with members of the ECHDC Board of Directors, Congressman Brian Higgins, Erie County Executive Chris Collins and Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown to greet the Queen City Water Ferry as it launched from the Commercial Slip on Buffalo’s Inner Harbor last Thursday May 19. The service is the first of its kind for Western New York and will connect the Inner Harbor, Buffalo River and Outer Harbor.
“The Queen City Water Ferry is both a culmination and a beginning,” said Levy. “A water taxi has been talked about in Western New York for decades and was one of the top items requested during the public outreach sessions that ECHDC held over this past winter. We can finally say that we’re done talking – it is here and ready to start taking passengers. More importantly, I believe that this service, by opening up the entirety of our waterfront, will allow our community to get a true sense of the tremendous assets that we enjoy in Western New York and to appreciate the advantages and opportunities that our waterfront holds.” READ MORE...
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 3:31PM 
Happening tomorrow at the Buffalo Science Museum is a discussion on tourism, events and how they are helping to rebuild the Buffalo Niagara region. The featured speaker for this event is Buffalo Niagara Convention and Visitor's Bureau President & CEO Dottie Gallagher-Cohen. The event is sponsored by Buffalo Niagara Event Professionals.
Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 9:27AM 
A group of Buffalo Public School Parents, organized as the District Parent Coordinating Council (DPCC), issued a call to action to boycott the Buffalo Public Schools on May 16th, 2011, in an effort to demand an emergency intervention to address the 25% graduation rates for black male students, 13 state-designated failing schools, and low academic achievement across the board for most minority students. The parent group kept their children home on a half-day of school and organized a rally in front of City Hall to call attention to the educational crisis of the Buffalo Public Schools and demand that the elected leaders of Buffalo and New York State take responsibility and initiative to address the crisis. READ MORE...
Friday, May 13, 2011 at 11:31AM 
From culture, to food, charities, businesses, and people that together are bringing new life and hope to our region, our March/April issue offers you a slice of the best of Buffalo. As a friend of mine likes to say, Buffalo is a place “where good things are happening.” That is our heartbeat- to highlight and celebrate the good of Western New York. With expanded coverage and sections in this issue on Buffalo’s ever growing cultural scene including food, arts, people, places, and sports, I am confident this issue won’t disappoint. READ MORE..
Monday, May 2, 2011 at 11:52AM 
HOW HOCKEY BECAME AN INTEGRAL PART OF BUFFALO LIFE & CULTURE
By Paul Wieland
Photos by Matt Brown
In the decade after World War II, those U. S. citizens who played hockey in Western New York would have fit into the seats of a pair of school buses, with plenty of room for referees and linesmen. There were but two hockey rinks in the entire region, one at Memorial Auditorium and the other at the private Nichols School. If a kid growing up was to learn how to play hockey, by and large he had to do it on natural ice in winter. READ MORE...
Saturday, April 23, 2011 at 8:36PM 
BUFFALO STYLE
Buffalo artists are turning their love of Buffalo and cool fashionable t-shirts into a trendy local business.
When Buffalo Princess founder Marinette Kozlow went shopping for baby clothes that represented Buffalo she came out short of satisfied. “I was disappointed at my lack of options. Most, if not all, of the Buffalo art was masculine. Last fall, I started designing greeting cards in a feminine, juvenile style. A local store owner suggested I make a Buffalo in that same style. It all clicked. I immediately jumped on it and Buffalo Princess (and Prince) was born,” explained Kozlow who now offers her clothing at numerous shops around the area including, Spoiled Rotten, Cat’s Meow, and Bay-6, among others. The clothing line has since grown from girl designs to boys to men and women’s designs. READ MORE...
Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 2:09AM 
On February 16 Mayor Brown issued his annual state of the city address. Here is what he had to say. "
Thank you for attending the 2011 State of the City address.
Please join me in thanking the East High Panthers Vocal Ensemble, Dashuri Egriu for her beautiful singing of our National Anthem, Sister Denise Roche for her inspiring Invocation, Rabbi Harry Rosenfeld for blessing our meal and Reverend Dr. James Lewis who will conclude today’s State of the City Address with the Benediction.
I also want to recognize my wife Michelle and our family members who are here. Thank you for your love and support. This job often requires a great deal of time away from my loved ones and I could not do it without them...." READ MORE...
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 2:06AM 
The 2011 Buffalo Home & Garden Show will be two full weekends in March featuring celebrity appearances, interactive seminars, wine tastings and – NEW this year- a variety of cooking demos! Plus, many other unique features in the newly-renovated Buffalo Niagara Convention Center. For Two Weekends Only, March 4-6 and March 11-13, Western New York residents can visit over 400 companies ready to answer home-related questions. READ MORE...
Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 1:11AM 
If there's any city that should be celebrating its dynamic winters, it should be Buffalo. for several years, until the Labatt Pond Hockey Tournament and Powder Keg Festival, that was not the case. People were not embracing winter, and that was unfortunate. With the announcement of the Pond Hockey Tournament back in 2007, Buffalonians were finally given a reason to look forward to enjoying an outdoor quality of life in Downtown Buffalo. READ MORE...
