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Monday
Nov012010

Buffalo Writers

Though Buffalo has gained notoriety for many things over the years (chicken wings, roast beef, the performance of our sports teams and the very cold precipitation that blankets the area every winter, to name a few) it seems that it also is the home to a number of resources that are sometimes unheard of. READ MORE...

Wednesday
Oct272010

Christine Smycznski

When Christine Smycznski, mother of three, began writing an article about kid friendly museums for WNY Family magazine several years ago she never dreamt that it would lead to a book idea.

“I had written an article about kid friendly museums and felt like ‘this is interesting--I’d like to do some more travel writing.’ I went to the bookstore to look for a travel guide and realized there really wasn’t a guide for the area,” Smycznski said. READ MORE...



Wednesday
Oct272010

Jill Kelly

Jill Kelly, like many women, embraces a number of roles in her life; wife (to Hall of Famer Jim Kelly), mother, speaker, Chairwoman and co-founder of the Hunter’s Hope Foundation (an organization striving to find a cure for Krabbe Diesease—a disease that claimed their son in 2005) and more recently Kelly has found herself in the role of writer. READ MORE...

Wednesday
Oct272010

Mark Goldman

Mark Goldman is one of Buffalo’s biggest fans. While he could tell you with precision and accuracy what has contributed to the cities economic and urban decline, he would also speak with a hope of what the city can be and what it was at its best. He is a city planner full of ideas and an entrepreneur. He is also the author of three books about the city’s history, High Hopes: The Rise and Decline of Buffalo, New York (1983), City on the Lake: The Challenge of Buffalo, New York (1990) and more recently, City on the Edge: Buffalo, New York, 1900-present. READ MORE...

Thursday
Oct212010

Jerry Gillis

To a culture that tends to revere leaders Jerry Gillis’ book Followship proposes some radical thinking. “Growing up in an age of technological advance and innovation, I assumed that the most notable thing one could aspire to was leadership,” says Gillis in his book. “Maybe that is why it is so troubling to me that Jesus wanted me to be a follower.” READ MORE...