SunCliff on the Lake has become a legendary summer destination for numerous reasons, including weddings, conferences, dining, spa services, and workshops. Another thing to add to the ever-growing list is a music and fine arts summer camp for high school and college students, as well as adult lifelong learners. The SunCliff Educational Foundation is now offering a camp like no other, featuring eight five-day sessions that will take place on the stunning grounds at Suncliff on the Lake (6892 Lakeshore Rd. Derby, NY 14047). Sessions are as follows: woodwind, reggae, fine arts (painting), strings, saxophone quartet, brass, jazz (instrumental and vocal),…
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April is Earth Month. That means that we should all be thinking about ways that we can help the planet. Maybe it’s by participating in a neighborhood cleanup? Maybe it starts with trying out Community Supported Composting? There are virtually limitless ways that we can make a difference, but sometimes it all starts with some helpful suggestions. Fortunately, the City of Buffalo has been busy putting together a litany of ways to get involved with Earth Day projects, including attending an Earth Day Market or a Dare to Repair Café. Earth month was created 53 years ago – it is…
Are you interested to know more about the Buffalo Niagara River Land Trust? How about the migration patterns of WNY waterfowl? Or maybe you want to learn about some key environmental projects happening in the community? Each year, the BRR|Alliance hosts an environmental speaker series that informs people about a wide range of interesting topics. This year’s speaker series includes an update on the possibility of hydrokinetic turbines in the Niagara River – a topic that has been relatively dormant over the last few years, but is still as controversial as ever. According to Hydro Review, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission…
42 North has officially opened its new taproom – 42 North @ The Flats – at 674 Main Street, bringing with it a new day for craft beer lovers in Downtown Buffalo. The new beer destination is located in the historic Wurlitzer Flats Building, in the heart of the Theatre District. The taproom joins a host of other nearby destinations, including Shea’s Performing Arts Center, Town Ballroom, and newly opened Electric City concert venue. It was quite the undertaking to restore the historic building, according to 42 North’s founder, John Cimperman. Along with the 3000 square foot taproom, there…
Ciminelli Real Estate Corporation has announced that Marble & Rye and Fresh Catch will be jointly opening a new restaurant concept called Prova @ The Plaza, at 40- 50 Fountain Plaza. What was formerly Flint Kitchen & Bar will now be a completely new revamped restaurant that will feature an enticing Italian coffee house concept and an updated, contemporary interior, according to building owner Ciminelli Real Estate Corporation. Michael Tobin of Fresh Catch and Michael Dimmer of Marble and Rye are hatching the Prova @ The Plaza plan that will include a coffee program similar to Flint, along with pastries…
The “Buffalo…..who knew?” podcast series aims to highlight the (often under appreciated, sometimes unearthed) assets of Buffalo–particularly as it relates to the built and natural environment. It reveals up-and-coming projects, checks in on those that are already underway, and discusses some of the barriers that may impede their forward movement. It brings together two ardent Buffalo champions—and their guests—Frits Abell and Newell Nussbaumer, who highlight the exceptionalism that, once again, attempts to embed itself in Buffalo’s ethos. The Buffalo Niagara Hostel is a unique and wonderful asset to Buffalo: the organization was founded and woven into the fabric of downtown…
At this point, everyone in WNY is thinking about what it’s going to be like when viewing the solar eclipse through verified eclipse glasses. But what about people that are blind or have another vision impairment? Everyone should get a chance to enjoy the magical nature of this once-in-a-lifetime event. That’s why Niagara Frontier Radio Reading Service (NFRRS) has figured out accessible ways for legally blind or partially sighted people to appreciate and enjoy the celestial occurrence. “The eclipse is very much a once-in-a-lifetime event,” said NFRRS Executive Director Michael Benzin, whose job it is to help people who are…
A new Squeaky Wheel exhibition and public art project – In the Sun’s Absence by artist Jason Livingston, with paleontologist Phoebe A. Cohen – coincides with the pending solar eclipse. The initiative, which focuses on fossil fuels – their lifetimes and relation to climate, capitalism, and colonization – consists of haiku installed on public signage, sound art, video, print work, and sculptural projects. These works are meant to stir up emotions, by getting people to think about “the absence of the sun,” and what it will mean (hopefully a deeper meaning) to everyone that views the eclipse. The project draws…
The Erie Basin Marina has experienced a lot of uncertainty in recent years, with the pandemic, and the closing of William K’s Restaurant, which stands at the former location of The Hatch – a longstanding hamburger and hotdog joint. Most recently, Angelo Canna opened “The Juicery at The Hatch,” which was essentially a way to get the ball rolling at the waterfront destination. Seeing that there was much more potential to be realized, with the “old Hatch/ William K’s Restaurant complex,” Canna decided to call upon his restaurateur friends Jason Davidson and Mike Shatzel, to see if they would be…
There was a time, when unregulated industry went unchecked and was sadly unaccountable in the US. In cities like Buffalo and Niagara Falls, that means that just about anything could be dumped just about anywhere, as long as the local economy was strong and people were employed. Unfortunately, that mean that the environment would pay the cost, as would the residents that lived in the neighborhoods in and around the chemical dump sites. Not until the sites were overly polluted and residents began to get sick did people begin to fight back. The problem was that there were no guide…