Frank Parlato

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January 20, 2026

The Flynn Doctrine, Part 8: The Black Journalist Flynn Couldn’t Silence

The only Black reporter trying to cover the exoneration of two Black men wrongfully prosecuted by John Flynn’s uncle was barred at the door. Two months later, Flynn would prosecute her. He

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January 20, 2026

The Sandusky Trial: A Study in How American Justice Fails

Two Accusers. Same Weekends. Same Bed. Same Three Years. Both Stories Cannot Be True. Jerry Sandusky was convicted in 2012 based on testimony from ten accusers. Eight received civil settlements totaling over

The Danesh Chronicles #2: The Trust Fund Aryan Who Plays Brown for Profit

I’m not seeing brown. Though I’m trying. Let me adjust the contrast.

Salem Took 300 Years. How Long Will Sandusky Take?

In 1692, the colony of Massachusetts killed twenty people for witchcraft. The

SYT: ROB THOMAS & COUNTING CROWS; SAT 8/13 6:45pm; Seneca Niagara Casino

ROB THOMAS & COUNTING CROWS Seneca Niagara Casino Tickets Start at $36 SAT 8/13 6:45pm Alternative Rock bands The Counting Crows and Rob Thomas are in

August 11, 2016

Music

SYT: STYX; Tue. 8/16; 6:30pm; Artpark

Tue. 8/16; 6:30pm STYX w/Special guests Tim Montana & The Sherdnecks Artpark • tickets $12 Artpark offers 70’s/80’s progressive rock band Styx as part of

August 11, 2016

Music

SYT: Asleep At The Wheel; WED 8/17; 7:pm; Sportsmens Tavern

ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL Sportsmens Tavern $45 adv/$50 at door Nine-time Grammy Award winner and voted Best Country and Western Band by Rolling Stone

August 11, 2016

Music

Poetry: Call Me Cunning; by Josh Smith

Call Me Cunning by Josh Smith I poke hornets’ nests. I run toward the bright light of a fire. I drill holes in the

August 11, 2016

Mascia takes city to court to overturn Brown’s removal of him based on ‘illegal speech’

BY FRANK PARLATO Former Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority (BMHA) Commissioner, Joe Mascia, 71, who was removed by Mayor Byron Brown from office in May,

August 4, 2016

News

Charges of election fraud, voter intimidation surface in 60th district race

BY TONY FARINA The battle for the key 60th District State Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Marc Panepinto after one term, is now

August 4, 2016

News

Flynn fires back at Flaherty camp in battle for DA

BY TONY FARINA The battle for the job of Erie County district attorney is turning into a war of words between Acting DA Michael

August 4, 2016

News

Attorney seeks charges against Buffalo Police in dog ‘shooting spree’

The Buffalo Police Department reported their Narcotics Division executed a series of search warrants during the week of July 25-29, arresting several individuals and

August 4, 2016

News

Green Giants Part II: David Kowalski

BY KELSEY SANDRA ABLES After a rejuvenating retreat to the Adirondack Mountains, environmentalist David Kowalski came back to reality: a severe drought in Buffalo

August 4, 2016

News

Champion Mike Brown to hold seminar in Blasdell; MMA safer than the Bloodsport days of Frank Dux

BY FRANK PARLATO Former Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) featherweight champion, Michael Thomas “Mike” Brown will conduct a seminar on Thursday, Aug. 11, from 6:30-9:30

August 4, 2016

Sports

Bisons disastrous month leaves team reeling

BY ANDREW KULYK & PETER FARRELL June 30 was a happy day at Coca Cola Field as the Buffalo Bisons were unpacking their things

August 4, 2016

Sports

Dark Night: a true Batman story

BY GABRIEL ALLANDRO As a Black man, I often am filled with mind-blanking rage at the depths of racism in our society – depths

August 4, 2016

TV & Film

Righting Bad History: American intervention in the Middle East caused the crisis

BY JIM OSTROWSKI This is an excerpt from the brand new book, The Impeachment of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton for High Crimes

August 4, 2016

News of the Weird: ‘Big Porn’ gives bacK

“Big Porn” Gives BacK ■ (1) In June, the online mega-website Pornhub announced a program to help blind pornography consumers by adding 50

August 4, 2016

The Fall of Troy at The Waiting Room

THE FALL OF TROY The Waiting Room, Tuesday, August 9th at 7:30 pm Tickets range, $20 to $25 American post-hardcore trio Fall of Troy come to

August 4, 2016

Drums Along the Waterfront to perform at Ralph Wilson Stadium

DRUMS ALONG THE WATERFRONT TOUR Ralph Wilson Stadium, Sunday, August 7th at 7:00 pm Tickets starting at $51 Drums Along The Waterfront, Sanctioned by

August 4, 2016

Chenville to appear with Black Map at the Rapids Theater

CHEVELLE WITH BLACK MAP Rapids Theatre, Sunday, August 7th at 8pm $25 advance, $30 at the door American rock trio Chevelle, based out of Chicago, formed

August 4, 2016

The Sportsman hosts The Shuffling Madness

THE SHUFFLING MADNESS Sportsmen Tavern Friday, August 5th at 9:30pm $10 p/ person The Shuffling Madness re-creates the music of Jethro Tull with astonishing

August 4, 2016

Prince George to headline Town Ballroom

PRINZE GEORGE The Leopard Lounge at Town Ballroom Friday, August 5th at 10PM Up and coming Indie band from Maryland writes sparse but deftly

August 4, 2016

Mike Marinaccio and Friends to play at Pausa

MIKE MARINACCIO AND FRIENDS Pausa Art House Thursday, August 4th at 8:00 pm $7 p/person Keyboardist/Vocalist Mark Marinaccio brings his nine-piece horn band to perform

August 4, 2016

Bruce Bruce to get loose at Helium

BRUCE BRUCE — Helium Comedy Club Friday, August 5th 7:30 pm & 10:00 pm Saturday, August 6th 7:00 pm & 9:30 pm Sunday, August 7th

August 4, 2016

On the Boards…

ONGOING THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, comedy by William Shakespeare presented by Shakespeare in Delaware Park, directed by Steve Vaughan, starring Bonnie Jean Taylor,

August 3, 2016

Did Politics Have a Hand in the Pigeon Prosecution?

Everyone had at least one brush with Pigeon By Frank Parlato A POLITICAL QUESTION The question of whether politics was a motive for

July 28, 2016

News

News of the Weird

WEIRD NUMBERS MAKING THE NEWS RECENTLY ■ The Transportation Security Administration announced in May that it had collected $765,000 in loose change left behind

July 28, 2016

The Impeachment of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton For High Crimes in Syria and Libya

By Jim Ostrowski This week, my brother Mike and I published “The Impeachment of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton for High Crimes in Syria

July 28, 2016

DOT To Conduct Formal EIS To Study Skyway Removal First Step in Planning Alternative Infrastructure

By Frank Parlato The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) agreed last week to spend an unspecified sum of taxpayer money on a

July 28, 2016

News

Corps of Engineers to Use Herbicide to Kill Hydrilla in Erie Canal

In an attempt to eradicate the invasive aquatic plant hydrilla in the Erie Canal, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, will be

July 28, 2016

News

It’s A Bird! It’s A Plane! No, It’s the Nickel City Comic Convention!

By W. Dalton Weir Why not Buffalo? Why can’t we have a comic convention in the Nickel City?” That was the question that rang

July 28, 2016

Around and About

By Tony Farina Flaherty Camp Slams Dem Party Boss for ‘Hypocrisy’ The race for Erie County District Attorney is a real political donnybrook as

July 28, 2016

News

‘Jason Bourne’ An Action Thriller That Consistently Delivers the Goods

By Mike Hudson Matt Damon is a fine actor and the fifth installment of his Bourne film series, “Jason Bourne,” is a two-hour plus,

July 28, 2016

Theater On the Boards presented by Irish Classical Theatre Company

OPENING BUFFALO CAR PLAYS 2016, world premiere short plays by Donna Hoke, Bella Poynton, Darryl Schneider, Winifred Storms & Jon Elston, presented by Severedarm

July 28, 2016

Cambria Seeks Info On Plea Deals in Pigeon Case

By Tony Farina Political operative and former Erie County Democratic Chairman Steve Pigeon faces nine felony counts in a state prosecution involving former State

July 28, 2016

News

Empire State Still Resisting Foil Request

By Tony Farina The Empire State Development Agency (ESD) is the umbrella organization for New York’s two principal economic development entities, the Urban Development

July 28, 2016

News

Blasdell’s Penn Dixie Will Partner with New Himalayan Park Fossil Park in Kashmir; Fossils There Record the ‘Great Dying’ Fossil

By Frank Parlato The Penn Dixie Paleontological & Outdoor Education Center in Blasdell, a 54 acre fossil park featuring fossils from the Devonian Period

July 28, 2016

News

Ex Machina, Volume One: The First Hundred Days

By Brian K. Vaughn (Author) and Tony Harris (Illustrator) DC Comics/Vertigo (Publisher) Review by Carolyn Marcille. If Alan Moore’s Watchmen changed the tenor of

July 28, 2016

How To Talk To Girls At Parties

Neil Gaiman (Author) Gabriel Ba, Fabio Moon (Artist) Dark Horse Comics (Publisher) Review by Joe Tell Don’t be confused by the title of this

July 28, 2016

BUFFALO INFRINGEMENT FESTIVAL

Nietzsches Thurs July 28th to Aug 7th 8pm FREE (donation suggested) A broad range of eclectic, independent, experimental and controversial art of all forms.

July 28, 2016

RAYLAND BAXTER

TOWN BALLROOM FRIDAY JULY 29TH 7PM $12/$14 Indie/country singer/songwriter Rayland Baxter will be featuring songs from his new album, “Imaginary Man.” Baxter proves that

July 28, 2016

THE TOWN PANTS

Buffalo Iron Works Saturday July 30th 8pm $10-$15 The Town Pants performs their own brand of celtic, roots, rock, and rebel styles with a

July 28, 2016

THE WAY DOWN WANDERERS

Sportsmen Tavern Sun July 31st 5pm $10 The Way Down Wanderers, a five-piece modern folk Americana act, draws listeners in with their fast-paced soulful

July 28, 2016

21ST ANNUAL MASTEN JAZZ FESTIVAL

Buffalo Museum of Science Lawm Sun July 31st 3pm Free The “Pappy” Martin Jazz Festival continues for its second week featuring trumpeter extraordinaire Jeremy

July 28, 2016

OAR

Artpark Wed August 3rd 6:30pm $37/$45 American Jam Band OAR bring a riveting live show to Artpark to the delight of fans. The band

July 28, 2016

THE BPO AT FORT NIAGARA

Old Fort Niagara Sun July 31st 8pm $25 The BPO concludes its summer season with an outdoor concert featuring classic patriotic favorites. A fireworks

July 28, 2016

COLORED MUSICIAN JAZZ FESTIVAL

COLORED MUSICIANS CLUB FRI JULY 29TH 5PM & SAT JULY 30TH ALL DAY FREE TO $25 Headlining the 99th annual CMC Jazz Festival is

July 28, 2016

YES

ARTPARK SAT AUGUST 2ND 6:30 PM $12 TO $27 Quintessential prog rockers Yes will perform their at Artpark on Saturday. When Yes hit the

July 28, 2016

News of the Weird

■ FASHION CHALLENGES Beautician Sarah Bryan, 28, of Wakefield, England, who garnered worldwide notoriety last year when she introduced a wearable dress made of

July 21, 2016

Alternative Buffalo’s Kerfuffle 2016

Canalside Sat July 23 rd 1pm $35 general admission Kerfuffle is a huge concert of Alternative Rock at Canalside featuring nine different bands performing.

July 21, 2016

THE BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA PLAYS BEETHOVEN

Artpark Sun July 24 th 3pm Indoor tickets from $29 to $49 Lawn seating $19 Joann Faletta brings the BPO to Lewiston to celebrate

July 21, 2016

Pat Benatar & Neil Geraldo with Melissa Etheridge

Artpark Tues July 26 th 6:30pm $17 to $112 Husband and Wife Classic Rock Superstars Pat Benatar and Neil Geraldo bring their exciting stage

July 21, 2016

Olivia Newton-John

Seneca Niagara Casino Sat July 23 rd 8pm Tickets start at $45 Olivia Newton-John has sold more than 100 million records, starred in hit

July 21, 2016

Josh Groban and Sarah McLachlan

Darien Lake Arts Center Tues July 26 th 7:30pm Tickets range from$15 to $281 Josh Groban is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. His

July 21, 2016

Heart, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts and Cheap Trick

Darien Lake Center Wed July 27 th 6:30pm Tickets start at $19 Heart is an American rock band formed by sisters Ann and Nancy

July 21, 2016

JIM BREUER

Helium Comedy Club Fri/Sat July22 & 23 – 7:30 &10pm • $30 With more than 20 years experience under his belt, Jim Breuer is

July 21, 2016

ANITA WEST BIRTHDAY BASH FEAT. THE ALEXIS P. SUTER BAND

Sportsmen Tavern Sat July 23rd 8pm • $20 The Alexis P. Suter Band is a powerful and unique five-piece ensemble who artfully blends the

July 21, 2016

SLIGHTY STOOPID, ZION I, GROUCH & ELIGH

Artpark Wed July 27th 6:30 pm • $17 and up Slighty Stoopid is a band from San Diego whose music is a combination of

July 21, 2016

CARINA AND THE SIX STRING PREACHER

Pausa Art House Sat July 23 rd 8pm • $7 Carina and the Six String Preacher are a husband and wife team who perform

July 21, 2016

LATIN JAZZ NIGHT WITH LATIN CLAVE AND HANSEL HERRERA

Pausa Art House Fri July 22nd 8pm • $7 Latin Clave is formed by a group of dedicated musicians from Roanoke, Virginia. The band

July 21, 2016

SCHOOL OF ROCK ALL STARS

Waiting Room July 21st 7pm • $10 Each Summer, the School of Rock All Stars embark on a tour and give multiple shows around

July 21, 2016

Theater On the Boards Presented by Irish Classical Theatre Company

OPENING IT’S ONLY A PLAY, comedy by Terrence McNally presented by Buffalo United Artists, directed by Drew McCabe, starring Anthony Alcocer, Anthony Chase, Adam

July 21, 2016

Play Ball

By Andrew Kulyk BASEBALL’S BELLY BUSTERS Buffalo Bisons bucking the trend for outlandish concessions fare Grabbing that hot dog, and a watered down brew–and

July 21, 2016

Sports

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