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September 29th, 2018 by Matthew Digati
Hoyt Lake is the main attraction in Olmsted's Park System. People flock to Hoyt Lake and the surrounding park no matter what time of year. In the winter, locals can often be found at Shakespeare Hill sledding down what is undoubtably…
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September 29th, 2018 by Matthew Digati
What once was the Holiday Inn at 620 Delaware Avenue is now the Residence Inn by Marriott, complete with a Starbucks. Anybody who drove or walked by the old Holiday Inn will recall what an eyesore it was. There were no windows…
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September 19th, 2018 by Anthony
While the weather doesn’t adhere to any schedule and will likely continue to be wildly absurd for some time, the calendar says we are fast approaching one of the generally agreed upon most wonderful times of the year: fall.…
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September 17th, 2018 by Good Booze Travels Fast
We at Good Booze Travels Fast are super excited to present our first craft booze-centric travel itinerary. This is something that we are excited to do more of in the future. For us, fall is the perfect time to get in the car…
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September 15th, 2018 by Matthew Digati
Lincoln Parkway is home to some of Buffalo's most expensive houses and stretches from Soldiers Circle all the way to the Albright-Knox and Hoyt Lake. Olmsted designed this parkway to be the grand entrance to his crown jewel,…
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August 13th, 2018 by Matthew Digati
Chapin Parkway, named after General Edward Payson Chapin, stretches from Gates Circle to Soldier's Circle where it intersects with our last featured parkway, Bidwell Parkway. Chapin is the widest of the still intact Olmsted Parkways.…
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July 27th, 2018 by Matthew Digati
In 1868, Frederick Law Olmsted came to Buffalo. He was invited here to choose one of three parcels and design a park. Instead, he created the first park and parkway system in the nation. He chose to model Buffalo's parkways…
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July 9th, 2018 by Sarah Bacon
Urban foraging. Yes, this is a real thing! Even if you live right in the city, you can find plants to forage. Very few supplies are needed to get started, making foraging an easy hobby to get into. Foraging is also a fun way…
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June 28th, 2018 by Jessica Mascle
Culture is a multi-faceted concept. It can refer to just about anything we humans do, love, and value. Luckily, in Buffalo, culture is abundant, it is diverse, it is rich, interesting and dynamic. This weekend in Buffalo there…
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June 26th, 2018 by Matthew Digati
Johnson Park is a unique street and community in Buffalo. In 1837, Ebenezer Johnson donated the land between Park Place and Johnson Place for use as a city park. Since then, the charming park around which the Johnson Park neighborhood…
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June 18th, 2018 by Jessica Mascle
The desires of the soul are threefold: the desire to live, the desire to know the truth, and the desire to be happy. If you feel these three things consistently, it means your soul is is awakened. If you struggle at times, like…
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June 15th, 2018 by Matthew Digati
Buffalo's Historic Linwood Avenue was granted neighborhood status by the City of Buffalo in 1978 and is formally called Linwood Historic Preservation District. Locally however, it's simply refered to as Linwood Avenue. Stretching…
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June 14th, 2018 by BuffaloVibe
Interestingly, Father's Day is a tradition that dates all the way back to the Middle Ages. The first time this celebration was proposed in the United States was in 1908 after what was considered the country's worst coal mining…
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June 14th, 2018 by Marti Gorman
John Paget has done it again! His latest Beautiful Buffalo video, produced for Visit Buffalo Niagara (VBN), captures the essence of why we love this place. Using time-lapse video of some of the Queen City's many recent…
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June 12th, 2018 by Joe Kirchmyer
Explore Buffalo offers tours of Buffalo’s waterfront on a regular schedule from May through October. Two regularly scheduled waterfront walking tours at Canalside give an overview of waterfront history and current waterfront…
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June 7th, 2018 by Max Wagner
After what seems like one of the longest winters in the history of Buffalo, the sun is finally out and summer is in full swing. Barbecues are lit for family gatherings, parks are full of kids running around, and trails are ready…
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June 4th, 2018 by Tara Rae Hark
Despite expected rain showers, there was a huge turn out for Buffalo's annual Pride Parade and Festival on Sunday. Those at the events were instead showered with love, support and acceptance. The theme of this year’s Pride…
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May 30th, 2018 by Marti Gorman
For more than a decade I could not do the Ride for Roswell. Not because I was physically unable, but because I was otherwise engaged that weekend--every year. Yep. The Ride takes place the third weekend in June, the same weekend…
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May 25th, 2018 by Marti Gorman
The parade of picnics and scent of hot Italian sausage on the grill threatens each year to obscure the meaning of Memorial Day. We've stretched this solemn ceremony into a three day holiday that signifies the start of summer.…
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May 11th, 2018 by Marti Gorman
It was Sunday, May 10, 2015. My mother's smile lit up my life. She had suffered mutliple strokes and was confined to a wheelchair and a nursing home. She was eating very little, wasting away before my eyes. She had been deaf…
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April 22nd, 2018 by Marti Gorman
In a city full of festivals, the Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival is important. Cherry blossoms, or sakura, are a symbol of spring. In Japan, celebrations include attending a hanami, or flower viewing with family…
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April 20th, 2018 by Marti Gorman
The earth is huge. Climate change is dauntingly complex. It's easy to feel overwhelmed, to throw your arms up in despair. To do nothing. But preserving and protecting this fragile planet starts at home. With each of us,…
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April 16th, 2018 by Trudy Cusella
I attended a screening and discussion of the documentary, Doctrine of Discovery: Unmasking the Domination Code. Formulated in 1493 when Columbus returned from the New World, the Doctrine of Discovery has been used for centuries…
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April 13th, 2018 by Marti Gorman
Buffalo has turned up on yet another list of best places to visit. In Best Budget Destinations in America 2018, Part I: The Northeast, Budget Travel lists the NOMA neighborhood of Washington, DC; Norwalk, CT; Portsmouth,…
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April 3rd, 2018 by Joe Kirchmyer
Earth Day, celebrated on April 22, is right around the corner, and one local retired teacher is making it his mission to use that occasion to reintroduce youngsters — and their educators —to the natural world…
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