EXPLORING THE NIAGARA FRONTIER: The wood turtle – Western New York’s interesting rarity
Earlier this year, while driving on County Route 38 in Allegany County, I saw a turtle crossing the road. Like any nature lover worth his salt, I got out of
HEaRD in WNY: Top shows for the week of Aug. 22 – 28
This week’s featured show is the 2016 Night Lights Music Festival. This weekend, the Green Heron Growers in Sherman lights up for this year’s Night Lights Music Festival. The festival,…
NORMAL CHEF: Stuffed steak
This week’s recipe is delicious and easy. It uses some prefab items, gives you that homemade flavor with the help of boxed stuffing and a jar of spaghetti sauce. I
EXPLORING THE NIAGARA FRONTIER: The pitcher plant — Western New York’s carnivorous plant
Nearly everyone is familiar with the Venus flytrap, the famed carnivorous plant of the southeast that snaps shut on insects that might end up within its mouth-like leaves. Many folks
HEaRD in WNY: Top shows for the week of Aug. 15 – 21
This week’s featured event is Nights of Fire. Every year Spun Out Fire Productions takes over for a weekend retreat called Nights Of Fire in the early fall composed of
TOMMUNIST: Buffalo Bills Sell Stadium Naming Rights To “Darth Vapor” E-Cigarette Store
The Buffalo Bills have agreed to sell the naming rights to Ralph Wilson Stadium to the Darth Vapor E-Cigarette store in West Seneca. May The Vape Be With You The
EXPLORING THE NIAGARA FRONTIER: Fall colors will be muted this year
Battling through one of the most oppressively hot summers in memory, many Western New Yorkers are pining for the more temperate days and cooler nights of the fall. With the
HEaRD IN WNY: Top shows for the week of Aug. 8 – 14
There’s two great anniversary shows with Buffalo’s quintessential punk bands this week, I couldn’t choose a favorite so here’s a little something about both. Johnny Revolting’s 22nd Anniversary Show :
NORMAL CHEF: Crunchy Pork Ribs
1# boneless country style pork ribs 1 T oil 1/2 t salt 1/2 ground black pepper 2 cloves of garlic, minced 1/4 c brown sugar 1/4 t cayenne pepper Take
EXPLORING THE NIAGARA FRONTIER: Perseids meteor shower to put on a show this year
Western New York sky watchers have had a relatively eventless 2016 – no eclipses, a brief and disappointing look at Comet Catalina, and almost no northern lights. Many of us