THE TOURA yellow banner is fixed snugly on a building at 340 Delaware Avenue. Its casual embrace marks the somewhat understated facade of the building that houses Starlight Studio and Art Gallery, an open-art studio for people with disabilities. Passing through the doorway reveals a gallery full of light. Given the studio’s modest exterior, it takes the eyes by surprise with its immediate dynamism and displays of vibrant work. It becomes immediately clear that there is something special here – not just in the building itself, but also for the program and the work that it fosters. The atmosphere is…
Author: Courtney
It’s difficult to imagine those four elements from our title coming together in some way. But, on Saturday, March 14th, they will: David Taylor, of Empire State Concerts here in Buffalo, NY, is currently working on the promotion of this year’s edition of “Beautiful Malodies,” an annual Tom Waits tribute concert. Proceeds from the show go to help the SPCA. Oh, and Taylor – he’s the poet. “The concept of this came to mind in 2002 when I was booking the Continental and I needed something to bring in a crowd because I hadn’t had many good shows that winter.…
Every year, right about now, I repot my amaryllis bulbs as a tribute in faith for the coming spring. The almost visible-as-you-watch growth makes the wait somehow less tiresome. Call me fickle; I love every season, but when I start to glimpse the next, I realize how much I miss it from a year ago.Yesterday, between a stop at Elmwood Pet and my car, I saw a hand-lettered sign on Mother Nature Plant Emporium’s door: Paperwhites are in for Forcing. As promised, there they were – paperwhite bulbs in a box – ready to put on a show. They were…
A short time ago, I took one of my favorite people, Michael Clarke of LISC, to one of my favorite restaurants for lunch. We briefly talked about the state of the economy and its effect on housing, and that’s where the shop talk ended and the eating began.Owner Oded Rauvenpoor was in the kitchen of the Falafel Bar on Allen Street, making magic, and started us off with a Traditional Maza ($16.99). In our case, the Maza consisted of Hummus, Tabouli, Lebaneh with Eggplant, Grape Leaves, Baba Ganoush, Turkish Eggplant Salad, Homemade Pickled Vegetables (the added Falafel Teaser), and a…
For the 2nd year, the Music is Art Big Easy Buffalo Mardi Gras Jam celebration comes to the Town Ballroom. Expect six hours of music featuring New Orleans artists Marcia Ball, Papa Grows Funk, and Big Sam’s Funky Nation, as well as local opener Leeron Zydeco with Eric Crittenden, and the Infinity Blues Project, freshly back from the International Blues Competition in Memphis. “We’re proud to welcome the Infinity Blues Project as the latest addition to the Jam,” MiA Founder and President Robby Takac said. “This student band from Jamestown won our battle of the bands, and now they get…
Legislator Tim Kennedy says, “The South Park Avenue Revitalization Project is coming together fast and greater than I thought it would. The committee, along with the businesses and community are working together with the city and public and private concerns to fast-track the project, and it’s going great.” Kennedy says that the committee and block club leaders and residents have been meeting once a month since August, and the progress is astounding. Meetings for the $2.32 million project have moved from the Tim Russert Children’s Garden, to Holy Family Church, and now Sorrento Lactalis, http://www.answers.com/topic/sorrento-lactalis employers of 500 locals, have…
Nelson Starr of Truebluebuffalo.com is at it again, sucking up all sorts of chocolate around the City of Buffalo, with his 2nd installment of his All Access Pass series. Starr and filmmaker John Paget explore the past, present, and future of chocolate at 3 separate venues. In Starr’s words, “The cool thing is that each place represents all three tenses – in that each venue has a different, unique perspective on where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re going in terms of chocolate and the preparation and proliferation thereof. And all were a treat to visit and taste…
BacktoBuffalo stated: I wish I could create a poll on this site. I would like to know how many people who post to this site actually take an active role in improving their lot, their block, their neighborhood, their city, and their county. Stop complaning and run for mayor, run for council person, organize a block clean-up weekend – get in there and make a difference. Sorry, a part-time planner for Masiello has no credibility to attack an administration that has brought in outside planning talent to help US turn this place around.It was seconded by Blackrocklifer. This, of course, is…
Locals have paid their respects to our new president through paintings, cupcakes, baseball hats and song (pending story on Nate Schneekloth), but within 24 hours of finding out our Obama was a fan of salty caramels, Choco-Logo Chocolatier Dan Johnson came up with Waves O’ Change Inaugural Bark.Dark and milk chocolate are swirled together, with white chocolate combed through the top of this caramel-filled bark. (Bare-pated Dan jokes that he had a comb lying around that he hasn’t needed in years.) Dan then sprinkles the top with sea salt for that familiar choco-logo mix of chocolaty, creamy and salty joy…
Born in Buffalo and raised in Albany, Michael Kimelberg is a graduate of SUNY Geneseo and earned a Master’s in Urban Planning from the University of Washington. His career in Seattle has spanned the private sector, as a consulting urban designer and planner to businesses, and public sector, as a planner for the City of Seattle. He has helped businesses from both sides of that spectrum and worked extensively with neighborhoods and communities to ensure new development met residents’ needs and desires. Kimelberg’s appointment comes as the result of a collaborative search and review effort involving City of Buffalo agencies along with input…