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Restaurant Legacy
A restaurant legacy looms large within my family. On just the paternal side, there are two notable Buffalo restauranteurs. Each of them crafted a restaurant/bar that would likely make it into the Buffalo Restaurant Hall of Fame, if there were such a thing...
"I Spy" with the Mayor
“I spy with my little eye the Mayor coming through the door.” This was an attempt to wrangle and distract my four-year-old with the I Spy game. I caught him between my dirty knees, one arm acting like a gate. “What Mayor?”
New Girl. My Adventure at Lafayette High
When I landed at the Buffalo airport, my father, not my grandfather, met me. Instead of the largesse and familiarity of my grandparents’ home overflowing with uncles and aunts and grands and greats to greet me, I went straight to the apartment of my father’s new family.
Swan Street Italians. Community in June
My nana (father's mother) wrote me a series of letters over the course of a year, one for every month in which she told me about her life in Buffalo. My favorite portions of these letters were of her…
Original Mother
There are many different types of mothers -- grand, great-grand, birth, original, first, second, adoptive, step, single, divorced, God, fairy-god, nature, biological, in-law, lesbian, @#$%@, earth, deceased, stay-at-home, working, like a -- mother. Go beyond brunch and flowers this Mother's Day.
Visiting Buffalo
Last week my friend Phyllis visited. I donned my best docent cap and prepared to squire her around a revitalized Buffalo. “Leave your passport at home,” I said. “We won’t be going to the Falls.” I skipped our world class tourist attraction for the remarkable changes Buffalo has experienced over the
Swan Street Italians - Foraging For Greens In April
Lesa Quale Ferguson's grandmother wrote a series of letters over the course of a year, one for every month in which she told me about her life in Buffalo. She loved cooking and had given me all her recipes to sort…
Bullied on the Bus
My eight-year-old son, Sam, stumbled off the school bus into my arms. Sam usually skips - happy to be on his way home, happy to be outside. Happy! My pulse quickened as soon as I saw his sad face.…
Party On!
How about a party so behemoth that it needs its own tower? Buffalo Citybration 2017 will take place at Seneca One Tower on Friday, June 23. If you're looking for a slightly smaller venue for a party for your child, however, here's a list you need to copy and paste.
South Buffalo And The Fenian Invasion
When I got home, I looked up the Fenians. Yes, Irish immigrants tried to invade Canada. The Fenian Brotherhood began on St. Patrick’s Day, 1858 in Dublin. Their numbers included American Irish immigrants who had served in the Civil War. With their experience in battle, many of the veterans joined the
No Substitute For Buffalo Fish Fry
The fish fry is not only about fried fish, it's a way for a community to break bread - or fish - together. It's a weekly gathering charmed with religious and historical resonance, and short on expense.
Sanctuary
It was at Trinity where: I managed a bookstore; squirreled away in the back pews and wrote; brought my new fella; gave reflections on Sunday evening; partook in communion; read and sold books on faith;…
Valentine’s Day Buffalove
If romance rouses heavenly expressions in your world, then Valentine’s Day in Buffalo is for you. Bundle up, wrap your arms around the one you love, throw a blanket around both of you and enjoy. Keeping your loved one warm in the face of wind chill factors can be an enduring and memorable romantic gesture.
Tiny Square Egg Noodles
Home for me is where my family cooks and shares their meals. I was not raised in Buffalo, nor have I lived there the last fifteen years of my life. Regardless, Buffalo is home.
I Did Not Get to March
I did not get to march. Oh, how I wanted to. A friend invited me to stay with her in Washington DC where the Women’s March on Washington took place on January 17th. I passed. I wanted to march at…
Sail Buffalo Cruises to the Bahamas
In December, Skipper and Director of Operations of Sail Buffalo Pierre Wallinder and his shipmates sailed a 37 foot boat named the Pretender from Deltaville Virginia to the Bahamas. Follow these sailing snowbirds to the Caribbean.
Mommy, I Sick
Remember Vicks VapoRub? Lesa Quale Ferguson passes along her mother's tricks and shares her experience with her kids when they are sick.
The Cannoli
On her wedding day, Lesa Quale Ferguson negotiates Christmas future with her mother-in-law.
Julie, "Pioneer Girl", and the Little Free Library
Last Christmas as a gift to me, my husband built a magic portal for our front yard garden. He wouldn’t have called it that when he staked it into the ground this spring. Then, we called it a Little…
Thanksgiving Playing Cards
Lesa Quale Ferguson offers a compilation of Thanksgivings from her life, with the accompanying gratitudes
The Election, the Zombie Apocalypse, Jaws, and the Bethlehem Steel Fire
Lesa Quale Ferguson writes about talking to her sons about the election and witnessing the Bethlehem Steel Plant fire.
5 Ways to Share, Volunteer, and Give Thanks Locally
Cranberry sauce. Stuffing, sweet potatoes and squash. Pumpkin pie. And a unique opportunity to loudly and proudly give thanks and give back. Fortunately, there are many opportunities in WNY to share our bounty and give back to the community.
Social Justice Hacks - Trinity Buffalo
Recently, the priest and congregants at Trinity Episcopal Church have taken two compelling stands: they publicly aligned themselves with the Black Lives Matter movement to serve the movement as allies; and this week, they offered sanctuary to the undocumented
A Haunted Walk in Perrysburg
Visit the former sanitorium and mental illness facility the J N Adam Memorial Hospital in Perrysburg, NY with Lesa Quale Ferguson and her husband Dave.
Divorce, Grape Juice, and the Mob
Lesa Quale Ferguson writes about the cosa nostra, her relationship with her nephew during his parents’ divorce, and making grape juice.
Hispanic or Latino? Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month!
Lesa Quale Ferguson writes about National Heritage Month and where in the city to join together in celebration of Hispanic culture.
The Latte Revolution
Lesa Quale Ferguson writes about our love of lattes and a new coffee house - Undergrounds, that has opened in the First Ward.
The World Largest Rubber Duck - Quack On
As I write this, the World’s Largest Rubber Duck has left the harbor. Dubbed "Mama Duck", this yellow, vinyl, six story-high duck floated on a steel pontoon for the last three days in our communal…
I Don't Love "I Love Lucy"
Lesa Quale Ferguson writes about the dueling Lucy statues, Havana Cuban Cafe and Pizzeria, The National Comedy Center, Jamestown's revitalization award, The Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum.
National Farmer's Market Week: Meet Me at the Market
It’s National Farmer’s Market Week! This week we enjoyed sweet corn, sugary beets and their green tops, melons, string beans and tomatoes – cherry, heirloom and the standard bearer, beefsteak. We frolic on the cusp of blueberry and peach season.
