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Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert News

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Courage (sort of) and cowardice (definitely)

Note: This column typically includes the What I’m Reading...

Some facts, observations, and heard-on-the-streets

We live in troubled times.  The President of the United States seems to see himself as some sort of messianic figure, with his social...

The Comptroller’s “expedited review” of Buffalo finances was a long time a coming

Mayor Sean Ryan tomorrow (April 15th) will present his proposed 2026-2027 City of Buffalo budget, 107 days after taking office.  The mayor has committed...

Holidays observance; the end of petitioning; Sabres in the playoffs

Happy Passover! Happy Easter! Congress has gone home, which is usually a good thing.  They should be working, but what have they to do?  Election Day...

Buffalo is broke; the options for returning to fiscal stability are limited

Things have a way of catching up with you.  You ignore the need for an oil change for your car until the red light...

Mid-March campaign financials point to significant state funding of 2026 races

A June primary schedule in New York State compresses election activity to a relatively short period of time.  Among those activities is an early...

Some facts, observations, and heard-on-the-streets

Money is dominating the news these days.  Donald Trump’s Middle East War has produced 13 lives lost so far, scores of casualties, and billions...

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Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert News

(REMINDER: these listings are curated and definitely not intended...

Courage (sort of) and cowardice (definitely)

Note: This column typically includes the What I’m Reading...