GURNETT: Conscious has strong start in hip-hop scene
With only one year as a rapper under his belt, 21-year-old Conscious is a surprisingly adept, emerging player in the local hip-hop scene. His debut mix tape, “Waking Up the…
LOOKING AT MOVIES: ‘Pete’s Dragon’ (2016)
I’m going to go ahead and admit that I did not see the original Pete’s Dragon, but luckily that does not affect my ability to enjoy this one. For those…
HEaRD in WNY: Top shows for the week of Sept. 5 – 11
It’s time for this year’s Music Is Art Festival coming up Saturday, September 10th, when Delaware Park sprawls out into the biggest celebration of local music this side of the…
NORMAL CHEF: Deep fried french toast sticks
Since the new school year is upon us and the morning breakfast becomes such a rushed time, I thought that I would give you a recipe that is easy to…
EXPLORING THE NIAGARA FRONTIER: Exploring Swallow Hollow
A few weeks back in this column we looked at the Onondaga trail, the most underappreciated trail system of the Iroquois Wildlife Refuge. This week, we’ll look at the other…
HEaRD in WNY: Top shows for the week of Aug. 29 – Sept. 4
This week’s featured show is the Last Reign’s Debut Album Release Show: 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Mohawk Place. Get ready for a night of metal and debauchery as Buffalo’s melodic…
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…