By: Natalie GriggRelatively new to the brunch scene, 31 Club is cooking up storm and living up to the reputation it has for offering a distinctive dining experience. 31 Club is open for brunch on Sundays, where the menu and the sunlit dining rooms take on a more casual feeling than its more formal evening atmosphere. The day we visited, there were people wearing business suits while others were dressed in shorts and polo shirts. I only note this because I fielded an abundance of questions from our fellow brunchers as to what the proper dress was for that day. The…
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By Brendan Young:The HydraulicsMany if not most Buffalonians are familiar with the fall of the iconic East and West sides, when immigrants, their children, and their children’s children left old neighborhoods for suburbia; their former homes and other buildings often falling victim to the wrecking ball. Few, comparatively speaking, know about the history of the Hydraulics, Buffalo’s oldest industrial district.Founded in 1827 by the Buffalo Hydraulic Association, the area soon had its own canal and railroad network. The Hydraulics’ astronomical growth and exciting innovation were based on Seneca Street, and with a promising future thousands of Irish immigrants poured into…
CurbSide Croft, the all-natural urban farm on Buffalo’s West Side, is back for a second season. The philosophy is the same – provide organically grown produce to the immediate neighborhood with a focus on varietals specific to cultural cuisines of West Side community members – but the hours are expanded! Stop by the corner of West Avenue and Vermont Street Monday through Friday 3 -6 p.m. and Saturdays 12 – 3 p.m. for fresh, picked-to-order produce. Cash and food stamps accepted. Don’t forget to support the sustainable operation by bringing your own bag. CurbSide Croft is thrilled to be included…
By: Laura DuquetteThe crass but always fun Bitch is coming to the Ninth Ward on July 7th as part of a tour that celebrates her newest album Blasted! The woman’s powerful pipes and guttural sounds make this pop-reminiscent record a sonic jump from her previous work that mixes her love of record production with her signature electric-violin-poetic-rock, an outgrowth of new-found creative spirit and a real labor of love. Blasted! is said to be the most personal and confident recording of her career with haunting melodies unflinchingly honest lyrics. Bitch plays electric violin like a rock guitar, along with the…
By: Kristen BeckerAny avid theater goer in town will recognize the face of actor Tim Newell. His most notable performance locally would have to be his spot-on interpretation of Jack Benny (in A Lunch with Mr. Benny with the The Jewish Repertory Theatre), but I can honestly say I’ve never seen Mr. Newell give a poor performance. There are not many theaters in this region that haven’t had the pleasure of his presence, and on more than one occasion I have been astounded by the depth he brings to each and every one of his characters. On a side note,…
By: Mackenzie Lambert Upon arriving at the Lafayette Square at 5:10, I was stunned by the number of guitars on stage. It seemed as if Eric Clapton dropped off a surplus of his supply. Should Clapton have graced the Square stage, it may have caused the planet to explode. Still, such a sight instilled the notion that the crowd was in store for some serious musicianship. Only the next four hours would tell if such was to be. Son of the Sun opened the show with their track, “Good Ole Days,” off The Happy Loss album. Their sound was a…
This is the seventh Fashion Maniac post in the series. Check out the bathing suits on the Spirit of Buffalo. To see the post on Edward Scissorhands click here. Kicks and handbags click here. For rocking scarves click here. And raingear, click here. For the workplace, click here.FASHION MANIAC TEAM:Features Editor Claire GeistContributing Writer Giovanni CenturioneAll Photography & Managing Editor Cheryl GorskiStylist Molly HoeltkeCasting Director Christopher Connolly Make Up Dani WeiserHair James HickeyProp Stylist Stephen PhillipsMarketing Director Marisa DiSarno ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID & NEVER A BRIDEby Claire Geist and Marisa DiSarno It’s wedding season! There are many stresses that go with…
Next weekend the streets of Downtown Buffalo will be filled with people, tents, trailers and the scent of good food as nearly 400,000 enjoy the flavor of our region at the annual Taste of Buffalo. It may surprise some of you to know that this homegrown event is now the largest two-day food festival in the country and many of those 400,000 visitors won’t be from Erie County at all, but rather folks traveling from Ohio, Pennsylvania, Ontario and other parts of the country.This year, over 50 restaurants will serve up various tasty tidbits to the crowd. A team of…
Team BEN (www.buffaloexpatnetwork.com) is extremely excited to announce the participation of Dan Holland, founder and CEO of the Young Preservationists Association of Pittsburgh (YPA), in their next Buffalo Revisit(ed) Weekend Mixer on Friday, July 23rd. In his talk, “Old Buildings for Young People”, Dan will share about his experience in engaging younger audiences in the preservation discussion in Pittsburgh, to see what may be relevant for Buffalo.By Dan Holland, Founder and CEO of Young Preservationists Association of Pittsburgh (YPA):Since 2002, the Young Preservationists Association of Pittsburgh (YPA) has successfully recruited young people to the historic preservation movement. We have developed…
Fourth of July is one of those holidays where half of the city leaves town for a long weekend away. But half of us stay here, and fortunately for us there are plenty of sweeping parkways and lush parks where we can spread our picnic blankets and soak up some sun. City living also provides us with three different occasions on which we can easily catch a magnificent fireworks display.One of the city’s long-standing Independence Day celebrations is a bi-national event called the Friendship Festival which takes place from July 1st – 5th both here and in Fort Erie, Ontario…