Five Questions for: Sweet Pea

Anti-Poverty March

Video of Wednesday's anti-poverty march on the West Side.

Governor Eliot Spitzer came to town on Wednesday, October 10, to join the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation in unveiling the latest plans for BassPro and the Inner Harbor. In the new iteration, BassPro's store returns to the site of Memorial Auditorium, as originally proposed, served by underground parking on site and surface parking beside Marine Drive Apartments. The 2004 master plan for the Inner Harbor, which ECHDC's critics said was compromised by earlier proposals to build BassPro along the Central Wharf, has been essentially restored, and the design standards mandated in the master plan are written into BassPro's development agreement. Benderson remains the single designated developer for all the surrounding parcels; BassPro is required to build a major-market facility, more like those in Toronto and Atlanta than the one in Auburn, New York; the subsidy to BassPro returns to $35 million; BassPro agrees to pay $600,000 per year in ground rent for the 20 years of its lease—an improvement on $1 per year in the original proposal; a water feature traces the path of the original Erie Canal on the Aud site, connecting the Commercial and Prime slips and bringing the water to the BassPro shop.

Highlights from the Artie Awards

Click to watch highlights from this year's Artie Awards.

Five Questions for Elias Pozantides

Hellenic Heritage Festival Chairman Elias Pozantides speaks with Artvoice's Racquel Ananiadis.

Five Questions for Dali's Ghost

Local rock band Dali's Ghost speaks with Artvoice's Raquel Ananiadis.

Five Questions for S.K.O.Z. Crew

S.K.O.Z. Crew introduces krumping to Buffalo.

Five Questions For Christopher Byrd

Christopher Byrd of Broadway Fillmore Alive talks about urban renewal and his connection with Broadway-Fillmore.

BOOM! II

On Saturday, April 21, Artvoice hosted Constant Climax, Redwater, Square 9, and the Waves at Mohawk Place as they duked it out for fabulous prizes from Art-N-Body, ESP CD & DVD Recording, and Select Sound Studios.

Got Live If You Want It: Central Park Grill

Phil Cafarelli of the Central Park Grill talks about the importance of booking a wide variety of bands at a live music club.

15 South Putnam St

UB professors Frank Fantauzzi and Brad Wales demonstrate the sliding façade at 15 S Putnam St and discuss the future of the project.

Boom Days

Rick Smith explains the inspiration for his Boom Days festival and shares his ideas for the waterfront.

Dyngus Day

Marty Biniasz and Eddy Dobosiewicz on Dyngus Day and the revitalization of Polonia.

Got Live if You Want It: Sportsmen's Tavern

Dwane Hall and Kenny Biringer of the Sportsmen's Tavern on how to provide great live music every day with no cover charge. (Additional video provided by Jay Hall)

Five Questions for Michelle Johnson

Michelle Johnson of the Anti-Flipping Task Force tells what makes Buffalo attract so many shady real-estate deals.

Five Questions for Michael Mulley

Michael Mulley of the Queen City Gallery talks about landscape and architectural photography in Buffalo.

Got Live If You Want It: Merlin's

Curt Rotterdam discusses how he began booking bands at Merlin's.

An Interview with Ralph Nader

Airborne Eddy talks one on one with Ralph Nader. He gains some insight and shares a few laughs with the legendary consumer crusader and former presidential hopeful.

Five Questions For Addison Henderson and Korey Green

Addison Henderson and Korey Green talk about Knuckle City Films and touring with their documentary, The Forgotten City.

Mardi Gras 2007

More fun at Artvoice Mardi Gras 2007!

Got Live If You Want It: Mohawk Place

Bill Nehill talks about the evolution of Mohawk Place and the niche it fills in the live music scene.

Five Questions For Rosa Gibson

Rosa Gibson talks about the Community Action Information Center.

Mardi Gras 2007

Check out the crazy partying at Artvoice's 2007 Mardi Gras festivities!

Got Live If You Want It: Nietzsche's

Joe Rubino of Nietzsche's talks about the ups and downs of running a live local music venue.

Five Questions for: Sweet Pea

Sweet Pea talks about roller derby and starting the Queen City Roller Girls league.

Got Live If You Want It: Allen Street Hardware

Owner Mark Goldman discusses the the music and vibe of Allen Street Hardware Cafe.

Robert Franke

Five questions for Robert Franke, founder of the Grant-Ferry Association.

From the Archives: Dr. Earl Grinols

Dr. Earl Grinols discusses the ramifications of having a Seneca casino downtown.

A Musical Feast

Charles Haupt discusses his upcoming concert, "A Musical Feast." For more info, visit http://amusicalfeast.com.

Bye-Bye Skyway

John Norquist and Scott Bernstein believe Buffalo should remove the Skyway.

Five Questions for... John Schmidt

Racquel Ananiadis speaks with John Schmidt, the Eastern Hills Mall's Santa Claus.

The Day the Music Died

Artvoice's Donny Kutzbach remembers Home of the Hits.

BOOM! Bash

Sights and sounds from the first-ever Artvoice BOOM! Bash.

Buying Buffalo

Artvoice takes you Christmas shopping — locally — on Elmwood Ave.

Carl Paladino & Michael Powers

Artvoice speaks with developer Carl Paladino and lawyer Michael Powers about the sale of Fulton Street to the Seneca Gaming Corporation.

The Sale of Fulton Street

Artvoice investigates the sale of Fulton Street to the Seneca Gaming Corporation.

Gaughan's Got Your Number

Kevin Gaughan discusses the excess of local governments in Erie County.

Arborgeddon

Artvoice interviews locals about the surprise October storm.

Octoberfest in Ellicottville

Artvoice checks out Ellicottville's Octoberfest.

Darwin Martin House Dedication

The Martin House Restoration Corporation (MHRC) and local, state and federal dignitaries unveil reconstructed buildings of the Darwin D. Martin House Complex, a National Historic Landmark in Buffalo, New York, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

PUSH Buffalo

Eric Walker and PUSH Buffalo host an event to highlight MBBA's culpability in the recent spate of arsons by staging a press conference in front of a house that was burned to the ground by arsonists after it was neglected and left unsecured by MBBA.

Community Parks Tour with Gail Graham

Artvoice took a tour of Buffalo's community gardens with gardener Gail Graham.

Curtain Up!

Artvoice theater editor Anthony Chase discusses Curtain Up!, which begins on Friday, September 29, at 5pm.

Frank Lloyd Wright Boathouse Groundbreaking

Mayor Byron Brown joined assemblyman Sam Hoyt, Erie county executive Joel Giambra, and writer/producer Tom Fontana for the groundbreaking at the future site of the new boat house at the West Side Rowing Club designed by the master Frank Loyd Wright.

Olmsted Parks Conservancy

Artvoice's Racquel Ananiadis talks about the Olmsted Parks Conservancy with CEO Johnathan Holifield and Park Operations Manager Tim Fulton.

Corn Field Maze

Tracy Garland discusses the corn field MAiZE on Niagara Falls Blvd in Wheatfield. [map] For more information visit cornfieldmaze.com.

Act Small, Think Big

Matthew Quinn takes a look around Buffalo's waterfront parks and discusses the possibilities with Jay McCarthy and Sam Hoyt.

14th Annual Day of Caring

Artvoice reports from United Way's 14th annual Day of Caring at the HSBC Arena.

Infringement Fest Wrapup

Artvoice Interviews Ron Ehmke, Infringement Festival Co-Organizer, about this year's festival.

Summer Wellness Block Party

Artvoice reports from the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus's first annual Summer Wellness Block Party.

Chuck Close at AKAG

Artvoice Arts Editor Cynnie Gaasch reviews Chuck Close: Self Portraits at the Albright-Knox.

Post at Infringement Festival

Local artists "Post" performed at Soundlab on Friday, July 28 as part of the Buffalo Infringement Festival. The set was entirely improvised.

The Bells of St. Ann's

The East Side of Buffalo rang out with the sounds of the bells from Saint Ann's church. A tradition that started in 1878 continues, but for how long?

In Albany's Closet

In early July, the New York State Court of Appeals dealt a blow to gay marriage by punting the issue to the State Legislature. Will our state representatives accept responsibility for this hot topic, or will they hide in the closet?

Bonfire, Falls

Interview with the cast and crew of 'Bonfire, Falls.' For more information on the film, visit the Bonfire, Falls blog.

Getting Signed

Artvoice's Ray Aponte interviews WBLK's DT about getting signed.

Lord Stanley's Cup

Paul Pfeiffer has erased, frame by frame, the hockey players that have won the Stanley Cup.

The Broadway Market

Airborne Eddy gets us ready for Easter and Dyngus Day with a personal tour of the famous Broadway Market.

Kathleen Gaffney

At the precise moment when they needed to show some courage, the Studio Arena board of trustees rose to the occasion. They made a bold choice in selecting Kathleen Gaffney as the new artistic director of the venerable institution. An unconventional candidate for the job, Gaffney is a dynamic personality who has worked as an actress, playwright, director, arts administrator, motivational speaker and educator, but who has spent the recent years of her career outside the mainstream of the theater world.