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by Charlotte Hsu
The wine will be done in six months, maybe—bottled, labeled and ready to sell. But today, on a sun-drenched morning in May, Carl Schmitter is picking dandelions at Delaware Park.
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by Buck Quigley
I was sitting around the office writing up a fluff piece about a touring band when a cryptic email arrived in my inbox. The message contained no text—just a link to a story in the Buffalo News. When I clicked on the link, I saw the headline to a story by Tom Precious that read: “UB leads in lobbyist spending.”
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by Bruce Fisher
American civilization has its perfect expression in Union Road, in the entirety of its run from Orchard Park to Williamsville. Union Road is a succession of strip malls that link the marquee suburbs of Western New York. It is what the anti-suburbanites call “Generica,” and it is a refutation of every fond hope for “smart growth,” “new urbanism,” “transit-oriented development,” and “green infrastructure,” because Union Road is all about automobiles.
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by Geoff Kelly
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by Zachary Burns
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by Geoff Kelly
Henry Littles, who until Friday worked for Erie Regional Housing Development Corporation as manager of the Marine Drive Apartments, has resigned amid allegations that he engaged in a months-long affair with a female tenant of the complex. Littles is married with children.
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by Anthony Chase
Twenty years ago, when the first Artie Awards recognizing excellence in Buffalo theater were presented at Garvey’s Restaurant on Pearl Street, it was instantly apparent that Artvoice had hit a reverberating chord with the theater community.
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by Jack Foran
Sam Van Aken’s exhibit currently at Hallwalls takes on the straw man of art as hoax, art as deceptive.
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by Jan Jezioro
Though the calendar tells us that it is still May, it is already time for June in Buffalo, the annual festival at the University at Buffalo that celebrates the work of contemporary composers.
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by Monique Watts
Strolling through filtered light on a moss-covered walkway of a woodland garden or enjoying the dappled light dancing on quaint, wispy lily of the valley through the slats of a pergola will inspire many to dream of a secret garden. But when it comes to creating a shady oasis in the yard, it can at first seem anything but tranquil.
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by Andrew Kulyk & Peter Farrell
Buffalo Bisons Manager Ken Oberkfell has repeatedly emphasized that one of the major reasons for the team’s success has been avoiding the injury bug. Injuries were one issue that demolished the Herd’s chances last season, when young players not ready for AAA were thrust into playing roles to which they were not acclimated.
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by George Sax
Early on, Alex Gibney’s Casino Jack and the United States of Money delivers some mildly disappointing information. After the infamously conniving Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff was bought down by the press, his political enemies and the authorities, he reportedly began studying the Talmud and the Jewish faith, pursuing redemption. Perfect, no?
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Artvoice's weekly round-up of events to watch out for the week, including our editor's pick: Les Claypool at Artpark on Wednesday, June 2nd.
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Joe Mascia is a contentious guy. As a resident-elected commissioner of the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority, he frequently stirs up trouble on the board. (He’s up for re-election this June.) His political activities and relentless criticism of the management of BMHA’s Marine Drive Apartments, where he and his wife live, have earned both applause and jeers. He is never dull.
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by Paul Wieland
When a comely blonde in a sheath dress was wheeled into play as the public relations representative of Bernard Cardinal Law in Boston more than eight years ago, the university-trained monsignor who had been the archdiocese’s PR man was shoved into the background.
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by Chuck Shepherd
American families from certain Asian and African cultures continue to ritually “circumcise” their young daughters, though the practice is illegal in the U.S. and most of the world.
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Buffalo has a large and diverse gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community. For further information about its numerous organizations and activities, visit Gaywatch at Artvoice.com, call the Western New York Pride Center (852-7743), or email WinterDanny@AOL.com.
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by Rob Brezsny
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): My favorite news source, The Onion, recently reported on a “free-thinking cat” that excretes its wastes “outside the box.”
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My father and my husband recently had a major blowout. My father came to pick up a tool that had been left at our house, but my husband had grown sick of it laying around and took it to a scrapyard. Both of them are angry, and I feel caught in the middle. Help!
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