Based on user feedback, we’ve been trying to make changes to the website to improve load times. We’ve made a few changes over the past couple weeks which modified how images from the site are loaded to your computers. As a result of these changes, some users who come back to buffalorising.com after visiting the site last week may not see new stories as soon as the site loads. If you are experiencing this problem, you simply need to hit the refresh button in your browser to load all the latest content. Once you hit refresh once and the new…
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Ralph Nader, originally heralded for his early work as a consumer advocate highlighting the deficiencies of GM cars (notably the Corvair) and later derided as America’s Spoiler who, by his very presence on the 2000 Florida presidential ballot, likely threw the presidency to George W. Bush, will be making two appearances in Buffalo this weekend. The Nader/Gonzalez for President Campaign (yes, he’s actually named a VP candidate) has announced that Mr. Nader will be speaking Friday April 25th at 2:30pm at the Ukranian American Civic Center located at 205 Military Avenue. A $10 contribution is required. Prior to the speech…
As we analyze buffalorising.com traffic, we look to see what stories are popular, what keywords bring visitors to our site, and what networks visitors come from. We periodically share some of these stats with site users (though it’s been a long time) as we think it reveals some interesting information. The data below reflects the last month’s traffic on our site and we’ll update these lists every month or so Top 10 Keywords 1.) Trimania 2.) Elmwood Market 3.) Village Beer Merchant 4.) Empire Grill 5.) Buffalo City Tower 6.) Bashar Issa 7.) Brantford Townhomes 8.) Bel Cibo 9.) Bass…
Since forming in 1988, Tempest has delivered a globally-renowned hybrid of high-energy folk rock fusing Irish reels, Scottish ballads, Norwegian influences and other world music elements. The last 20 years have seen the San Francisco Bay Areabased act release twelve critically acclaimed CDs and play more than 2,000 gigs. Hailing from Oslo, Norway, founding member and lead singer/electric mandolinist Lief Sorbye is recognized as a driving force in the modern folk-rock movement. Fiddler Michael Mullen, a favorite with the fans, is the original fiddler for the group. Bassist Damien Gonzalez, a native Californian, is also an accomplished drummer and didgeridoo…
Tomorrow night Coyote Run brings its unique brand of Celtic Folk music to the Buffalo Irish Center. Known as “the thinking person’s Celtic Rock band,” this highly literate group out of Williamsburg, Virginia cuts their own path; their exploding popularity is a testament to the success of this plan. The band headlines and performs in major Celtic festivals, clubs, pubs and concert halls throughout the United States. They also tour Ireland and Scotland. Coyote Run has released six CDs to date and is currently working on their seventh which will be released Summer of 2008. Their albums are unusual, rich…