By Jim Ostrowski Note: This is an excerpt from a book by James Ostrowski and Michael Ostrowski “The Impeachment of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton for...
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The month of November has geared up to be nearly as busy as Curtain Up on the stages of Western New York. The combination of classics and newer works provides...
By Tony Farina The journalism community is mourning the loss this week of a true champion of investigative reporting with the passing of Stanford Lipsey, the...
OPENING AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, touring production of the Broadway musical presented by Shea’s & Albert Nocciolino. Nov 8-13, Tue-Thu at 7:30, Fri at 8, Sat...
The fabulous Annaleigh Ashford (pictured left) is certainly very busy these days. First, she appeared as Columbia in The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do...
The Friends of Vienna present an all-Schubert program BY JAN JEZIORO The Friends of Vienna continue celebrating their 40th Anniversary Season on Sunday...
By Tony Farina As the shareholders’ vote nears (Nov. 17) on the $2.7 billion merger between electric carmaker Tesla Motors and SolarCity, shares of both...
By John Duke While watching my favorite political shows on Sunday, Deface the Nation and Meet the Depressed, I decided there was no way I could vote for...
BY BUCK QUICKLEY Down along the cold creek bed, the lanterns cast dim shadows against the steep, dark banks. It was a pitch-black night. The trees had dropped...
Sabres General Manager inks new deal to stay with team By ANDREW KULYK and PETER FARRELL Opening Night last week didn’t turn out the way a general manager...
The 1920s come back to life in Buffalo later this month with the opening at 26 Virginia Place of The Twilight Room, a new bar and restaurant highlighting the...
By Tony Farina With a nearly two-to-one Democratic advantage in Erie County, it would appear that Tonawanda Town Attorney John Flynn, who defeated Acting DA...
OPENING GIVE ‘EM HELL, HARRY!, one-man play by Samuel Gallu starring David Lundy. Oct 20-29, Thu-Fri at 8. New Phoenix Theatre, 95 Johnson Park (853-1334). www...
The fabulous Deborah Cox (pictured above) is getting ready to star in the national tour of the new musical The Bodyguard, which is based on the film of the...
Christmas in July A New Play by Matthew Crehan Higgins Buffalo United Artists at the Alleyway complex Playwright and cast member Matthew Crehan Higgins with...
By Tony Farina When William Hochul Jr. announced earlier this month that he was resigning as U. S. Attorney for the Western District of New York effectiveOct...
ROBERT WATERHOUSE REMEMBERS KAREN NEMETH By ANTHONY CHASE Karen Nemeth, who died the weekend before last, was a consummate stage manager during a Golden Age in...
BY JAN JEZIORO The focus of the local classical music scene shifts to Slee Hall on the UB Amherst Campus starting on Friday, October 21 at 7:30pm when New York...
ROD PICOTT WS/ WILLIE SCHOELLKOPF Sportsmen’s Tavern Thurs Oct 20 7pm $10 adv/$12 at the door Americana singer/songwriter Rod Picott comes into town performing...
Lawsuit may hinge on necropsies of Damian and Gotham by FRANK PARLATO Buffalo NY – Necropsies by the Erie County SPCA on a pair of pit bulls shot and...
opening THE BIRDS THAT STAY, thriller written and directed by L. Don Swartz, starring Haleigh Feth, DJ Swartz, Ben Torres, Ryan Walters, Madsion Swartz, Daniel...
BY JAN JEZIORO A Musical Feast, the Friends of Vienna, the Buffalo Chamber Music Society and the Camerata di Sant’Antonio each offer a concert over the span of...
by Tony Farina Acting District Attorney Michael Flaherty may have lost the Democratic primary last month to Tonawanda Town Attorney John Flynn, but he’s still...
BY ANDY KULYK and PETER FARRELL Downtown arena marks special anniversary. It was first called the Crossroads Arena project, a transformative development to...
by Peter A. Reese – posted 10:36 pm, October 10, 2016 After attending a meeting of pro-Parkway partisans on Thursday night, taking a few drives...
By Jim Ostrowski This is an excerpt from the new book, The Impeachment of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton for High Crimes in Syria and Libya, by Michael...
By Paul Wolf, Esq. In a 2015 Buffalo News article about high earning government employees, Amherst Town Supervisor Barry Weinstein stated that “It is unseemly...
OPENING CHUCKY’S UNIVERSE, musical written and directed by Sam Fadel, presented by Western Door Playhouse, starring Cade Mongielo, Dawn Ansel, George...
By ANTHONY CHASE Cover photo by CHERYL GORSKI In August, the Board of Trustees of Shea’s Performing Arts Center announced that they had finally hired a new...
BY ANTHONY CHASE A year ago, it wouldn’t have seemed possible that Diane Paulus, the Tony Award winning director who has staged Broadway revivals of Pippin...
Broadway and TV star Jesse Tyler Ferguson (pictured above), best known for his role in TV’s Modern Family, spent his summer back on Broadway starring in the...
By James Hufnagel Opposition to Grand Island bike path heats up as Public Meeting to be held next week A group of NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) -inspired...
By Frank Parlato The role of Erie County Judge Michael Pietruszka in the New York State Attorney General’s case against political strategist G. Steven Pigeon...
By Jim Ostrowski Once again, race riots plague America, this time in Charlotte, a relatively prosperous and quiet city in North Carolina. Not a good sign. ...
World Cup, Prospects Challenge, Training Camp and it’s only September Here it is, not even October yet, temperatures outside are still summerlike, yet the...
by Tony Farina Flynn Back in Full Campaign Mode After Primary Win John Flynn, fresh from his Democratic primary win over Acting DA Michael Flaherty earlier...
OPENING Fancy Nancy: The Musical, by Danny Abosch and Susan DiLallo, based on the book by Jane O’Connor, presented by Theatre of Youth, directed by Michael...
by Kelsey Sandra Ables This is our fifth in a series called Green Giants highlighting individuals who take concrete steps to help the earth, the climate and...
By Frank Parlato; A story about Erie County Judge Michael Pietruszka role in the New York State Attorney General’s case against political consultant G. Steven...
By Frank Parlato; A story about Erie County Judge Michael Pietruszka role in the New York State Attorney General’s case against political consultant G. Steven...
By John Duke: This summer, if you went for less than a one minute drive up Amherst Street from Grant Street (TOPS Market) to Bridgeman Street...
By Frank Parlato Mark Sacha, the recently unsuccessful candidate for DA, has always maintained he was fired from his job as an assistant Erie County District...
By Jim Ostrowski In thinking about the issue of the relative health of Trump and Hillary, my thoughts naturally were drawn to the topic of sports. Long before...
By Tony Farina The vision to create a horse therapy sanctuary for mentally challenged adults, children with special needs, and wounded warriors at the...
SCOTT BEHREND SHARES HIS MEMORIES OF EDWARD ALBEE WITH ANTHONY CHASE Most of Buffalo’s theater community learned that the great man had died by text message...
BY JAVIER BUSTILLOS After winning the 2014 Oscar for her performance in 12 Years a Slave, the fabulous Lupita Nyong’o (pictured above) is back big time...
Opening BREAST IN SHOW, musical by Lisa Hayes & Joan Cushing presented by O’Connell & Company, directed by Drew McCabe, starring Mary Craig...
Dennis Kim and friends open the 40th Anniversary Season in style by Jan Jezioro The Friends of Vienna open their 40th Anniversary Concert Season this Sunday...
September 22—September 24, 2016 This week, the University at Buffalo will be joined by Buffalo State, Canisius College and Niagara University for the third...
By Frank Parlato Austin Harig, 18, the south Buffalo teenager who ran against Carl Paladino, 70, for the Buffalo School Board, is facing the most serious...
by Jim Ostrowski I refer to Mike Barnicle’s now-famous gotcha question of the clueless alleged libertarian candidate Gary Johnson on Morning Joe the other day:...
by Tony Farina A proposal to develop a distillery/brewery in the legendary stables of Knox Farm State Park–the only response to a state RFP issued...
by Matt Ricchiazzi Not long ago, Chris Jacobs and Amber Small were very good friends. Well, some say, they were much more than just friends. They hung out in...
Father Sean Duggan plays the “Jeunehomme” piano concerto with the WNYCO The BPO opens its season on Saturday, September 16 with a gala event a Kleinhans...
BY JOHN DUKE The Clean Up of Hoyt Lake Endangered By Politics – Part Duex Yesterday, in a previous article, “The Clean Up of Hoyt Lake Endangered By Politics,”...
By Frank Parlato; A Sept. 10 post by the publication, The Public, entitled “More on Mazurek’s Money”, reviewed campaign contributions made by...
BY JOHN DUKE The Clean Up of Hoyt Lake Endangered By Politics – Part Duex Yesterday, in a previous article, “The Clean Up of Hoyt Lake Endangered By Politics,”...
In this weekend’s The Buffalo News, this news story indicating that Congressman Brian Higgins is raising criticisms and concerns that the Erie Canal...
The UB Department of Music jumpstarts the fall classical season by Jan Jezioro Jeffrey Stadelman, Professor of Composition and Chairman of the University at...
BY JOHN DUKE This year’s primaries will take place Tuesday, September 13, 2016. In the Race for State Senate there are 5 possible choices for the residents of...