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This post is for all you edamame loving, samurai wielding, unagi eating, sake jello slurping, sushi lovers out there in Buffalo. What could be a better way to start off your week than by paying a visit to Tsunami Restaurant? Why Monday? Well, that is the night that the owner/head chef, Mike Andrejewski, steps out from the kitchen to personally prepare an array of sushi that will blow your mind. Besides the traditional assortment of sushi and sashimi, Mike has concocted a few local specialties that are hard to pass up. A couple of our favorites are …

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Ya know what's pretty cool? Seeing folks walking down Elmwood Avenue with foils under their arms heading to fencing class. Yes, you heard me, fencing class. Les Amis Fencing Club and Salle recently relocated to 875 Elmwood Ave, in the Lafayette Presbyterian Church.

'Walking up to the old, gray stoned church at night, you might get the feel for the medieval. Even the well-worn gymnasium upstairs, with its soft wood floor and lead mullioned cathedral windows, allows for at least the appearance of a medieval training room. On Wednesday nights, the clashing of swords and the scuffling of feet reverberate in the rafters; below, dozens of white suited duelers appear to push and pull each other …

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'Now my mind begins to wander to the days back on the farm. I can see my father smiling at me, swinging on his arm. I can hear my granddad's stories of the storms out on Lake Erie where vessels and cargoes and fortunes and sailors' lives were lost.' -James Taylor I had an interesting conversation with a customer today who just moved here from Seattle. At one point I asked her what she thought of Buffalo, and interestingly enough she said tha…

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On the morning of Lincoln's birthday, February 12, 1908, six cars driven by men from four different countries took the line in Times Square. Cheered by a crowd of 250,000 and undaunted by the swirling snow, these men were about to do something no one had ever done: race from New York to Paris across three continents and six countries, 21,000+ miles, through Arctic cold and desert heat, over 10,000 ft. mountain ranges and seas of mud. At the time, cars had only been commercially available for fifteen years. Most people in the world hadn't seen one. There were no gas stations, garages, replacement parts, not to mention plentiful bridges and expanses of paved road.

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Actually you would be hard pressed to find anything quite like it in the US.

The concept of The Executive Performance Center is all about the experience. The owner has created an oasis where stressed-out executives can gather in a luxurious sanctuary where, for a day or two, they will be treated like the "Chairman of the Board." The EPC is not just a place to rent a room for a meeting, although guests are welcome to hold their own meetings there. More likely, guests will come for a unique 360-degree approach to leadership development and stress reduction. This approach links the mind, the body, and the spirit with one's performance. Additionally, courses such as team building, creativ…

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I'ts one of Buffalo's best kept secrets. Located at 453 Porter Avenue (near the Peace Bridge) in the former Plymouth Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, the Karpeles preserves and displays some of the world's most important original documents. Each year four exhibits are hosted, ranging from Mars to mozart. The museum also serves as a library for scholars and others interested in studying original documents. Karpeles is free and open to the public daily. - Jane Morris, Buffalo Rising Magazine

BR- Don't forget to lunch at Morning Glory Cafe right down the road. It's a great place.