LEAD STORY Getting Fannies in the Seats The Bunyadi opened in London in June for a three-month run as the world’s newest nude-dining experience, and now has a...
Archive - June 2016
BY JIM OSTROWSKI There’s an old saying in libertarian circles: the GOP is the stupid party. The release of the House Committee report on Benghazi this week is...
BY JAMES HUFNAGEL True to form, and doing exactly what we predicted he would do in our March 31 issue, Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week approved the diversion of...
BY TONY FARINA French cement maker Lafarge, which has several Western New York locations including Buffalo and Niagara Falls, entered into deals with armed...
BY MIKE HUDSON Mention the name Steven Spielberg and the words “Summer Blockbuster” spring immediately to mind.cheap jerseys In films such as “Jaws,” “Close...
BY MATT RICCHIAZZI Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority (BMHA) officials’ decision to disqualify dismissed BMHA Housing Commissioner Joe Mascia from running...
BY W DALTON WEIR “This is my home. I was hired specifically for this location,” said Talking Leaves assistant manager Alicia Michielli. “Lucy, the store...
BY TONY FARINA Flaherty, Flynn Pressing the Flesh The race for Erie County district attorney is just beginning and the virtual reality headset two major...
BY TONY FARINA State Supreme Court Justice John Michalek on Wednesday pleaded guilty to two felony charges stemming from the special state grand jury...
BY MIKE HUDSON Niagara Falls city officials attempted to address concerns this week in the wake of an expose in Artvoice on the creation of a radioactive waste...
BY MATT RICCHIAZZI AND LOU RICCIUTI Last week, Artvoice broke a story about a suspected toxic dumpsite at 915 North Avenue in the City of Niagara Falls. The...
BY MIKE HUDSON You take Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry, singer Alice Cooper and actor currently in the middle of an outrageously messy divorce Johnny Depp and...
BY ANTHONY CHASE I recently started to receive press materials about a fascinating theatrical venture up in St. Catherines, Ontario. “The Foster Festival” is a...
By Jan Jezioro The BPO ended its very successful Classics Concert Series in Kleinhans Music Hall a few weeks ago with a visually thrilling, multi-media...
CAPTAIN AMERICA: STEVE ROGERS #1 By Nick Spencer (Author) and Jesús Saiz (Illustrator) Marvel Comics (Publisher) Review by Maia Bankhead. Warning: If you...
THE WINTER’S TALE
Shakespeare in Delaware Park
OPENING EVITA, musical by Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber, directed by Randall Kramer, starring Michele Marie Roberts, John Fredo, Marc Sacco, Paschal...
“Memory Foam” by Spencer E. Carr A dirtbag mattress flopped all stained and frameless in the corner wakes suddenly and feels its face—the rictus of...
Hoyt lake has proved to be a popular spot for the fire spinning community. Photographer Glenn E. Murray captured some great nighttime shots, and posted dozens...
By all accounts, the NHL Draft was a big success here in Buffalo this past weekend. Hundreds upon hundreds of people descended on our city. Owners, officials...
RUNAWAYS: PRIDE AND JOY By Brian K. Vaughan (Author) and Adrian Alphona (Illustrator) Marvel Comics (Publisher) Review by Maia Bankhead. What would you do if...
In Dedication to the Buffalo Puerto Rican/Latino Memorial By Alberto O. Cappas We visited the Buffalo Canal Side Enjoying the lively breeze from the...
OPENING THE WINTER’S TALE, comedy by William Shakespeare presented by Shakespeare in Delaware Park, directed by Saul Elkin, starring Matt Witten, Jen Stafford...
By Chuck Shepherd LEAD STORY – APP NAUSEAM In May, the Norwegian Consumer Council staged a live, 32-hour TV broadcast marathon — a word-for-word...
BY PAUL WOLF, ESQ. LYNDON JOHNSON HAD TO BE DRAGGED KICKING AND SCREAMING On July 4, 1966, President Lyndon Johnson advised his press secretary Bill Moyers...
BY LOUIS RICCIUTI & FRANK PARLATO NIAGARA FALLS, NY – A spoils pile – which has signs posted around it warning that it is radioactive — at 915 North...
BY MATT RICCHIAZZI New York State Supreme Court Justice John L. Michalski denied suspended Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority (BMHA) Commissioner Joe...
BY MIKE HUDSON For whatever reason, 20th Century Fox has decided to launch its’ entry into the summer blockbuster sweepstakes – “Independence Day: Resurgence”...
BY JIM OSTROWSKI I could write a book about the Orlando shooting, its antecedents and its exploitation by the Progressive State of America. Alas, that won’t...
BY TONY FARINA I’ve been writing for some time now about Erie Community College’s misguided leadership under former Rep. President Jack Quinn, a series of...
BY RUEBEN WOLF Keeping it Real For a band that is described by the press as “Fleetwood Zeppelin,” you may not expect to hear anything really original coming...
Knights new ballpark receiving stellar reviews BY ANDREW KULYK & PETER FARRELL Buffalo opened its downtown ballpark, now named Coca Cola Field, in 1988...
The talent we see in people today is simply explosive, and access to things that influence their talent extends farther than anytime in history. That might...
WHY SHE OPENED A NEW PEDIATRIC DENTAL OFFICE IN ALLENTOWN For Dr. Marti Peterson, Pediatric Dentistry is not just a career, it’s a mission. “Excellent dental...
BY TONY FARINA CAPUTO MAY HAVE ACTED TOO SOON In case you didn’t notice, veteran political consultant Michael Caputo who lives in East Aurora resigned a top...
By Mike Hudson While cheap electronics, clothes and other goods come into this country in huge quantities from China every day, the emerald ash borer is the...
What could you possibly have better to do? By Mike Hudson Bob Dylan doesn’t have to tour, he doesn’t have to play shows. He’s got nothing to prove. If, at the...
BOB DYLAN Artvoice Contest winners: SAM LIVENGOOD: Pair of Pit tickets SUE OSBORNE: Lawn seats ALYSE COUGET: Lawn seats HILDA FERNHOUT: Lawn seats DARYL...
Thank you to all the winners, nominees, voters and guests of your B.o.B. party. It's your support that keeps our community strong. Seriously, you people...
BY CHUCK SHEPHERD LEAD STORY – Who’s a Good Boy? Life is good now for British men who “identify” as dogs and puppies, as evidenced by a...
In 1991 the Candlelight Wish Celebration was held lakeside on the steps of the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society. Buffalo’s LGBT community crossed a...
Cruel Kindness
by Cynthia Hunt
Long ago, before the rise of television shows like “Adventure Time” and “The Powerpuff Girls,” Cartoon Network showed only old cartoons. Many of these cartoons...
ONGOING COMPANY, musical by George Furth & Stephen Sondheim, presented by O’Connell & Company, directed by Roger Paolini, starring Steve Copps, Mary...
BY JAVIER BUSTILLOS The fabulous Jayne Houdyshell (pictured left) just won the 2016 Tony Award for best featured actress for her performance in Stephen Karam’s...
BY REUBEN WOLF Quite possibly, Upstate New York’s best-kept secret is its vast and eclectic music scene. From jam bands to rap groups to folk music to cover...
BY JAN JEZIORO Back in 1993, two locally-based musicians, violinist Nancy McFarland Gaub, who was then a member of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, and her...
BY MIKE HUDSON Talks currently underway between the principals of the Buffalo Niagara International Film Festival and the Niagara Integrated Film Festival held...
BY MIKE HUDSON Is it too early to say it’s going to be a bad summer for the good folks at Disney? After the unmitigated box office disaster that was and...
BY TONY FARINA Stocker Rips GOP, Jacobs in Letter to Party Faithful Hard-campaigning State Senate candidate Kevin Stocker is taking aim at the Republican...
BY JIM OSTROWSKI The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said last week that the Second Amendment’s right to bear arms means that there is no right to bear arms in...
BY PAUL WOLF, ESQ. While Buffalo and Erie County have their share of open government and ethical issues, Niagara County seems to be years behind on basic items...
BY FRANK PARLATO Below is something that is not taught in public schools. It is history nonetheless and easy enough for anyone to verify. It is the simple...
For some, the 1990s were an abysmal time for comics. For others, those willing to dig and get their hands dirty, it was a time of some of the best genre comics...
Even as a kid, artist, modeler and commercial photographer Bob Collignon thought the “duck and cover” drills of his youth were a Pollyannish response to a...
THE 9TH WARD AT BABEVILLE | THU, JUNE 14 @ 8PM | $10 ADV / $15 DAY OF SHOW Rachel Sage is a soulful vocalist and innovative multi-instrumentalist from New York...
by Chuck Shepherd LEAD STORY – Cashing In By 2009, when Zimbabwe’s central bank gave up on controlling inflation, its largest currency was the 100...
A Request by Yoshua Carnegie That which was shall be again, and again in new variation. Beloved Machines, When the future has shrugged us off, when you have...
Two local artists are collaborating to present Nature & Decay – an exhibition of paintings of trees and films of mushrooms and is on display from June 9th...