Author: Harvey Garrett

Growing up a Sabres and Bills fan, I don’t need to tell you that there have been many heartbreaks along the way. The whole point of being a fan is that you cheer on your team through thick and thin. Even when the Bills were going through the 2-14 years, people never abandoned ship. Fans knew that they were playing hard but just did not have the talent. Can we really say that about this Bills team over the past few years? Maybe I am speaking out of line here but there seems to be a disconnection between the Bills…

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The Bills are jumping out of the frying pan that was Minnesota and landing right into the fire know as the Chicago Bears. Anyone who saw what transpired as the Bears dismantled Seattle piece by piece knows that Buffalo will be facing their biggest test to date. Not only does Chicago boast one of the stingiest defenses in the NFL, their offense is ripping through teams with the arm of Rex Grossman leading the way. Although Buffalo is coming into Chicago a 10 1/2 point underdog, this game will be a good measuring stick as to how Losman responds to…

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City Court Judge Podcast: Chris Duggan City Court Judge Podcast: Tom Kubiniec Tomorrow is primary day and there are a few interesting races to watch (and vote in of course). One contest that isn’t getting much attention though is the City Court Judge race. In fact, in my opinion, it’s rare when anyone pays much attention at all to who is running for Judge in any given year for any given seat. The candidates are usually qualified but not very well known by the majority of the voters – even if they are long standing Judges. I spend a great…

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iGrilling, roasting, or boiling meat, then smothering and soaking it in a pot with bottled sauce is not our idea of barbeque. True barbeque is a culinary celebration of the taste of food, seasoned with the purest of spices and slightly enhanced with the flavor of hardwood smoke.i Bob Baker, Smoker Extraordinaire The above words of wisdom are those of Bob Baker, owner and chef of Suzy-Qis Bar-B-Que Shack on River Road in Buffalo. According to Bob, all meats are rubbed, marinated and slow roasted 5 to 13 hours using fires made from a special blend of hardwoods. This slow…

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Support your garden while supporting a fun west side activity. It’s a wonderful chance to meet the neighborhood, while learning the benefits of growing your own veggies. Last year’s swap was a major success and has led to bigger and better activities in surrounding blocks. Volunteers and community activists are planning for a big turnout despite the overcast skies (better weather for trans’planting’), we would like to see evryone make it – so come rain or shine (they have tents). The Urban Roots Plant Swap and Heirloom Tomato plant sale is today. The plant swap and heirloom tomato plant sale…

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Wouldn’t you like to have a place to buy plants – flowers, shrubs, trees and vegetables – at a location you can drive to in two minutes (or maybe even walk to)? You are not alone. The Urban Roots Community Garden Center, a consumer cooperative business being formed on Buffalois West Side, is organizing a garden center that will offer gardening tools, soil, mulch, plants, unusual varieties, organic products and workshops in our neighborhood. Like their founders, the Urban Roots members are eager to encourage Buffalois growing West Side renaissance. They have been together for a little over a year…

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In 1974 the City of Buffalo began a great journey to preserve its historic and architectural heritage. The Preservation Code established at that time provided a defined purpose that makes a great deal of sense: It is hereby declared as a matter of public policy that preservation, protection, conservation, enhancement, perpetuation and utilization of sites, buildings, improvements and districts of special character, historical or aesthetic interest or value are necessary and required in the interest of the health, education, culture, prosperity, safety and high quality of life of the people. The Code continues to outline the promotion, safeguarding. preservation and…

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The following is a post by Harvey Garrett in response to a comment recently submitted by Atak (or as B N Blunt states, Atak’s imposter mouthpiece). The initial comment has been reprinted at the end of this post for reference: Craig, First of all I have to agree with you on three things: 1st – generalization is not OK and I was guilty of it in my post. 2nd – assumptions are not OK and I shouldn’t have assumed that the rumors of your arrest were correct. 3rd – I’m no journalist (I think everyone would agree with you on…

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In the past week we’ve had two more major graffiti vandal arrests along with another minor arrest. Meth was arrested Monday along with another lesser-known tagger named Zen. Then last week a tagger thought to be Atak was arrested in Amherst for DWI, and he just happened to have graffiti materials, photos of his work, and an intoxicated, overly talkative girlfriend in the car with him. These three arrests (Atak and Meth being the most important) along with the other seven or so tagger arrests earlier last year, make ten official arrests, including four of the areais top taggers.

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I found the following article by Dave Staba in the Times last Wednesday. I wish this had been printed in The Buffalo News for WNYers to read as it outlines the rationale for the lawsuit clearly and concisely. It looks like a valid case and one hopes, at the very least, that the land the Seneca Nation purchased will not be allowed to be sovereign. The idea that they can buy up parts of the city or state and make them into their own county is frightening. At best, this suit will prevent the casino from being built in the…

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