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Decision by committee

Actually, that’s wrong, come to think of it — in Buffalo, we don’t make decisions by committee. We have committees listen to people talk about the issue, and then the committee makes another committee to make the decision! Ye Gods. For … Continue reading

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She’s all grow’d up now

In one of the least surprising developments for anyone who’s been following her, Jennifer has made it official and done got engaged. I characterize this as a ‘least surprising development’ because she’s been referring to her future husband as “He … Continue reading

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Dispatches from the Fair

A few weeks ago, The Family Unit and I made our annual trek to the Erie County Fair, where the usual good time was had by all. (Except for that one guy, who didn’t seem to be having a good … Continue reading

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News, snooze….

I know, two posts about the Buffalo News in one day…but seriously, BuffNews, what in the heck is this? Political reporter/columnist Bob McCarthy spends his last two grafs venting about a local blogger. A local blogger named Chris Smith has … Continue reading

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The Buffalo News has a sad….

I’m not sure I’ve ever seen anything more unseemly than last week’s column in the Buffalo News by editor Margaret Sullivan, in which a focus group of readers revealed that what they liked most about the paper was the selection … Continue reading

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Dispatch from the Shore

Hey all, We’re having a great time here on the Jersey Shore. It’s funny — I’m aware of the existence of a teevee show called The Jersey Shore, and that’s that, but when I was telling people that my family … Continue reading

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At the Taste

This weekend sees the annual Taste of Buffalo food festival, which takes place downtown. We go every year, and I’ve blogged about it before, but here are thoughts from this year’s edition! (If you don’t care, I’ll put it below … Continue reading

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Unrealistic Expectations

The Buffalo Chow food blog has shut down. They’ve posted their reasons, but for me, there are several things worth noting here: 1. This is the second time they’ve shut down in the space of two years. The reasons given … Continue reading

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Ahhh, Buffalo…time has ravaged your once youthful looks.

I have a hard time taking this video, made ostensibly by the Buffalo Niagara Convention and Visitor’s Bureau to market the city, seriously in any way. The photography is excellent, I’ll admit: the video really makes Buffalo look beautiful. And … Continue reading

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The Central Terminal

The Central Terminal, originally uploaded by Jaquandor. Here is Buffalo’s Central Terminal, a gorgeous old monolith of a building that stands, unused and (somewhat) neglected, on Buffalo’s East Side. The trains don’t run there anymore, and the building fell into … Continue reading

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