LEFFLER: Reconciling the election with my family’s values
I can’t help but feel as though I have thoroughly misled my children. Growing up, their mother and I taught them what we considered simple life lessons that would equip…
HEaRD in WNY: Top shows for the week of Nov. 7 – 13
This week’s featured event is Nietzsche’s FolkFest 2016 from Wednesday through Sunday. Over 50 acts are ready to bring the Folk this Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday at Nietzsche’s…
EXPLORING THE NIAGARA FRONTIER: Oak wilt sets its sights on WNY
It seems like Western New York forests are under constant attack, in wars that they can’t win. In the early 1900s, chestnut trees were all but exterminated from our woodlands…
HEaRD in WNY: Top shows for the week of Oct. 31 – Nov. 6
This week’s can’t-miss event is Jimmy & Ballzy’s Wedding Reception. You may know Ballzy as the girl who may have kicked you out of her house if you were being…
NORMAL CHEF: Halloween poop
Well it’s that time of the year again, where the kids get all dressed up and go out trick or treating. I could give you a recipe for a quick…
EXPLORING THE NIAGARA FRONTIER: Asters – the colorful autumn wildflower
There’s a strange perception among folks that most any wildflower that blooms after June is a weed. Maybe it’s because those summer and fall plants normally aren’t found in the…
LITERALLY THE BEST REVIEWS: 15th Affair
15th Affair — James Patterson with Maxine Paetro Grand Central Publishing 400 Pages I had to think and rethink as to whether I was going to write this review. While…
HEaRD in WNY: Top shows for the week of Oct. 24 – 30
This week’s featured show is The Rabies Reunion: 10 p.m. Saturday at Nietzsche’s. Come celebrate Halloween with the 5-year reunion of Buffalo’s quintesential horror punk act, The Rabies at Nietzsche’s…
LITERALLY THE BEST REVIEWS: Guy Novel
Guy Novel – Michael Ryan Permanent Press 263 Pages Sometimes it feels like I’ve been writing book reviews forever. Other times it feels like just yesterday that I started. But…
LEFFLER: Enjoy fall foliage at Griffis Sculpture Park
EAST OTTO — Western New York has four beautiful seasons, each capable of creating dazzling displays of photo-worthy color and texture — but the vibrant reds and oranges of the…