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730 days of Community Beer Works
May. 24 | Er, 731 days. Thanks, leap year. Exactly two years ago, I went to my friend Ethan’s house. My homebrewing and beer blogging compatriot had an idea that I desperately wanted in on: he wanted to start a brewery. Six of us sat in his basement (with...
One Month Countdown To Roger Waters At The FNC
May. 21 | When I saw Rogers Waters perform The Wall at the then HSBC Arena two years ago I figured that was it, that would be my first and only time seeing The Wall live. My love of that album (and Pink Floyd) goes back to high school and Video Factory, and seeing...
Future Forecast: Wading Through the BS
May. 18 | No more football, the long-term life support for Major League Baseball, a dead-end in women’s professional sports: These are cases that have been made in the past few weeks as the individual leagues try to get a grip on where their future lies in...
Smith continues to flaunt election law
May. 17 | Posted in Featured,In-Depth The New York Board of Elections has slapped a campaign committee controlled by Common Council Majority Leader Demone Smith with another fine for failing to file financial disclosure reports. The most recent fine of $1,121...
Dirk’s MS Paint Sabres Draw Something: Teen Movie Pictograms
May. 17 | Pictogram is probably the wrong word. I digress. Guess the teen movie titles with the clues given by these Buffalo Sabres (from easiest to hardest, click on picture for larger version, answers given as they are guessed):
On Beerology
May. 17 | Last year, if you wandered into the far corner of Beerology, past the German documentary and the homebrew club, you would have found a table with two men sitting behind it. “We don’t have any beer,” they would have said apologetically....
Interesting News Clips from the week thus far!
May. 16 | City owned Webster Block, currently a parking lot across the street from the First Niagara Stadium, is on the market. A Request for Proposals was sent out a few weeks ago, due back in in June. The question is… Is there any relationship between that...
Chamber of Commerce attack ads called untruthful
May. 15 | Posted in MediaA Chamber of Commerce TV ad attacking U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, a Florida Democrat, for his support of Obamacare is similar to a Chamber ad aimed at U.S. Rep. Kathy Hochul that is running in WNY. PoliFact has scored the two key claims in the...
South District Council: Enter Tom Sullivan
May. 15 | With the Buffalo Common Council deadlocked on naming a person to fill the vacant South District council seat, and an increasingly louder clamor from the community to make a choice, the call went out for yet more individuals who might be interested in...
Waffles. Science. Beer!
May. 10 | What are you doing tomorrow night? Do you like food? We do. That’s why we’ll be going to Sweet_ness 7 tomorrow: it will be a fun night of food, with waffles, bakery items and Roaming Buffalo’s guest chef Amelia Nussbaumer. We won’t have any beer,...
The Late Nick Mendola, Seas2Ep40: Interview w/ director Mike Sobieraj
May. 9 | AB Podcast Forty: Interview w/ “My City Limits” director Mike Sobieraj Head to Highwatermarkfilms.com to learn more about Mike’s 30-minute documentary about resettled refugees in Buffalo. It features a soundtrack by local mainstay Roger Bryan...
Investigation into city demolition program
May. 7 | Posted in Mediahttp://www.buffalonews.com/city/communities/buffalo/article843054.ece City Hall has spent $73 million the past 12 years to demo nearly 6,000 houses. Much of that money has gone to firms with checkered backgrounds. A Buffalo News investigation. Leave...
The Late Nick Mendola, Seas2Ep39: Fred Jackson Extended plus T.O. and Dr. Phil together at-last
May. 7 | AB Podcast Thirty-Nine: Fred Jackson Extended plus T.O. and Dr. Phil together at-last The Bills led a press conference in to announce they’ve cloned Fred Jackson. Email: nick@fcbuffalo.org
Heaney interview on WGRZ
May. 5 | Posted in MediaView Video Investigative Post Editor Jim Heaney discusses a proposal to redevelop the outer harbor as a park, without significant development, and how much the public should pay to finance improvements to Ralph Wilson Stadium to retain...
Addition By Subtraction
May. 4 | The Bills severed ties with cornerback Drayton Florence early Friday, sending a mix of confusion and surprise through the Bills Mafia. From this corner of the faction, though, came a grim satisfaction. See, Florence is not a made man nor an O.G. (that...
Events! Oh my!
May. 3 | This past Tuesday, the kitchen at Blue Monk closed down so that it could host the Blue Monk Meet the Brewers Beer Dinner with CBW. People seemed to have a good time at the five course dinner, which perhaps is best told pictorially through Storify. Couldn’t...
The Late Nick Mendola, Seas2Ep38: Bryce Harper fever plus A Heady Topic
May. 3 | AB Podcast Thirty-Eight: Bryce Harper’s boogers plus a heady topic: depression & head safety An appetizer on Bryce Harper fever in the media, followed by a heady discussion on how we deal with head trauma and depression in life. Email: nick@fcbuffalo.org
Seau’s Suicide A Chance To Re-examine Myself
May. 2 | This is not a “cry for help.” I have many folks I love and who give me reason for existence. Rather, if it serves as a clarion call for any person suffering, I’ve met my mark. God bless all who suffer (It’s a Beatitude, even). This is a story...
The Late Nick Mendola, Seas2Ep37: Bills Draft Recap & bin Laden… micromanager?
May. 1 | AB Podcast Thirty-Seven: Bills Draft Recap & bin Laden… micromanager? Talking Buffalo Bills draft picks, the Coyotes saving their franchise, NBA Playoffs and Osama bin Laden… micromanager? Email: nick@fcbuffalo.org
Is Apple rotten to the core?
Apr. 29 | Posted in Featured,Media The New York Times on Sunday published yet another damning investigation on the business practices of Apple. Among the key findings: Apple has exploited the tax code, both here and aboard. According to The Times: Apple’s...
On Paul Peck’s Exit From Channel 4
Apr. 29 | Believe it or not, my first impression of Paul Peck was a negative one, yet one entirely fitting when you consider our relationship as Buffalo sports fans, media members and friends. To be fair to Paul, it was also my first — and also negative —...
NBA Playoff Predictions
Apr. 28 | Since I don’t have a podcast ’til Monday: Bulls over Philly in five — Iguodala and/or J-Rue should be good enough for a win over the Rose-less Bulls Heat over Knicks in five — Substitute Carmelo & Amare for the above names. Pacers...
