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This weekend marks the 100th Anniversary of the Strawberry Festival at the Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, located at the corner of Jewett and Summit in Parkside.

On Saturday June 24 from 4 - 7pm, on the shady church grounds, enjoy an old fashioned summer afternoon of strawberries and socializing. The Strawberry Festival offers quality strawberry desserts, hot dogs, hamburgers, veggie burgers, chips, and beverages. There will also be music, entertainment and activities for children of all ages.

In honor of the festival's 100th anniversary, guests are invited to dress in period costume or in e21st century casuali and join the community Parade at 4pm. Bring your friends and neighbors…

RoBear

Opening end of June/beginning of July, Deanna DiGuilio and her mother Joanne are bringing back the DiGuilio tradition. After Victor Hugo's, Thirty One, and DiGuilio's on Allen Street, the DiGuilios are creating their new venture in the former Mulligan's Nite Club on Hertel Avenue. With dramatic mirrors behi…

When I stopped by Buffalo Hemp Outfitters I didn't expect to be bringing a meal home with me. A hat, a blanket, maybe, but dinner? So it came as some surprise to me to learn that hemp is actually considered a "super food" by many people.

Now, I don't know who Dr. Theimer is but he is right-on advocating Hanf and Natur's Hemp Pasta. Of course, being a doctor he is probably interested in the nutritional value of hemp seeds. They are, it turns out, a good source of highly digestible protein, full of fiber and essential fatty acids, and vitamins and minerals. So that's a bunch of big league plus on the health front. But for a food renegade like me it was the thought of trying something new that got me juiced up.

It has taken us three years to try Kostas, and now we've been back twice in one week!

Kostas Family Restaurant on Hertel Avenue, as the name suggests, is the perfect FAMILY restaurant. Last weekend, after a long day of yard work, we wanted to try something close to home, affordable, and kid friendly. Usually dining with the kids means compromising. But at Kostas, we found that we could each get exactly what we wanted.

hippiegrrl

Great food, fabulous service and a beautiful patio await you at Hemingwayis on Pearl Street in the heart of Buffalois Theatre District. Our party of three visited this hot spot over the weekend and had a wonderful meal for a small price.

All though the food is terrific and Iill get to the meal shortly, let me first tell you about the hidden, …

queenseyes

And that is not such a bad thing! Go figure since locally owned eateries greatly outnumber national chains... thank goodness. We've got so many independently owned restaurant choices here that many people opt not to frequent places like Burger King and KFC on a regular basis. Buffalonians still visit a fast food restaurant an average of 4.5 times a month, and that is not terrible when you take into consideration that the average number of visits is 5.2. Birmingham tops off the list at a whopping 6.5! That's good news for Buffalo, and great news for our locally owned restaurants. For the full list of rankings, click continue.

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Here's a true blue Buffalo eatery for you... the Swannie House. Located amidst the city's hulking grain elevators, stepping into the Swannie is like stepping back into history. If you have never been to the Swannie House, finding it can be a small c…

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You don't have to wait until Good Friday to make a pilgrimage to the Broadway Market. In fact, if you go soon, you will beat the crowds that descend upon this century old marketplace around Eastertime. On this bright but chilly Saturday, we headed over to the Bway Mkt with some family for a little lunch and browsing. We came home with full bellies, some butterla…

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Oh boy, did we stumble upon something good last night... The Viking Lobster Company. Not only is it fun to say that you are heading to dinner there, this is the type of place that you always hoped was in Buffalo, but just never knew where to find it. Finding it is half the battle it seems, as the dinner joint is located off Amherst Street…