Responding to the fate of their beloved football quarterback Tom Brady, who again faces a four game suspension for his alleged role in “Deflategate”, the...
Archive - June 2016
As a concerned citizen I often bring issues to the attention of elected officials through emails and articles in Artvoice, regarding open government, ethics...
While West Seneca residents had cause to celebrate the relocation of seven sex offenders from two group homes for the developmentally disabled on Leyecker Road...
The Buffalo area—no, not just the City—has been in a state of decline for about 55 years. I am 58. No one under 50 around here has grown up in a vibrant...
Some argue that the rise in minimum wage impacts the economy negatively by increasing unemployment rather than creating a living wage. The owner of the...
Most jurors and the juries they comprise don’t realize they have this right: It might be ascribed to the colossal dumbing-down of America that such an...
In that article, the city’s chief fiscal watchdog said “I believe I have the right skill set to be mayor,” citing his 25 years in the private sector before...
The past couple of years the state agency has been working overtime to clear-cut trees in some of its most popular Western New York parks, such as Niagara...
In the last few years, biking has become one of the most functional ways to travel around the city. There is a glow around Buffalo as it undergoes its...
Dennis DiPaolo, the restaurateur who has made quite a name for himself for carrying on the Old World Italian restaurant in Blasdell started by his late father...
James Wan’s 2013 horror movie “The Conjuring” did a lot better than expected, and “The Conjuring 2,” opening this week at your nearest multiplex, is the result.
The 2016 winners are listed below. As always, this is an undertaking of gargantuan proportions, and all for two good causes: to celebrate Buffalo’s amazing...
OPENING DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS Musical by David Yazbeg, presented by Second Generation Theatre Company, directed by Lisa Ludwig, starring Jake Albarella...
Buffalo News music editor Jeff Miers recently published a must-see concert list that we thought was right on. We’d like to second the nominations and reaffirm...
The world premiere of “Shot!” a new opera by composer Persis Vehar, will take place on Friday June 10 at 8pm, and Sunday June 12 at 2:30pm.
We did things a little differently with the Summer Guide this year. In the past we wrote short descriptions of summer activities in what we believed...
When you renovate your kitchen, you have to have a plan. Chances are you have a whole list of things that you want to change and a whole list of things that...
Gemini (May 21-June 20) “Whatever you’re meant to do, do it now,” said novelist Doris Lessing. “The conditions are always impossible.” I hope you take her...
GUACAMOLE HOUR BY LISA WILEY — at the lake house Five avocados wait on the sill, a little conspiracy ripening, as I wonder who they’re for. Our host faces...
Planetary is a sterling example of the glories of graphic fiction. Warren Ellis, the veteran writer known for Transmetropolitan, The Authority and Global...
>VOTE HERE< Because we changed our voting method this year the voting for the Artvoice Best of Buffalo has been a record breaking 15,858. In the past...
Final preparations for this year’s Artie Awards, celebrating excellence in Buffalo’s 2015-2016 theater season, are being made. The event will take place at 710...
Nickel City Con, presented by Dave & Adam’s, will be a two-day fan festival celebrating pop culture, science fiction, super heroes, comic books and more with...
Richard Strauss completed his final tone poem, Ein Alpensinfonie, Op. 64 “An Alpine Symphony”, in 1915. Somewhat surprisingly, the Buffalo Philharmonic...
It was the second Bandits loss during a home game this year and the fans were devastated. Buffalo was hoping that having home field advantage would give them a...
Born in Sweden, she gave up a career as a trained electrician to come to the United States to pursue her goal of looking "like a cartoon character" -- which...
Your local government high school is often the best drug store in town. Government schools are the key distribution point for illegal drugs in many communities...
Well, after a long period of false starts and broken promises, all shrouded in “official” secrecy for lack of a better description, Cuomo announced on Tuesday...
BY TONY FARINA Lack of Transparency Examples abound about the lack of transparency when it comes to the accounting of taxpayer dollars and nowhere is the...
Big Al, a fixture at Hogs and Heroes events, appeared often on his bike with a child riding in back. This time Big Al could not attend. He was otherwise...
BY PAUL WOLF, ESQ. New York’s Campaign Finance Laws There is certainly room for improvement. New York’s campaign contribution limits are among the highest in...
Mrs. Warren’s Profession is the most highly regarded of George Bernard Shaw’s “Plays Unpleasant.” The profession of the title is the world’s oldest...
I think that is kind of the story of our band––that we have all been playing around Buffalo for at least 10-15 years, all of us in different bands and have...