The Food Issue |
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Eating Localby Joe George |
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Local Shops, Exotic Waresby Patricia Watson |
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The Chocolate Factoryby Judy Sperry |
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Soul Foodby Mallory Passuite |
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News |
US Marshals vs. the Indians at Buffalo Creek?by Bruce JacksonOn July 8, US District Court Judge William M. Skretny published his order vacating the ruling of the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) that the Seneca Nation of Indians (SNI) could legally operate a gambling casino on property they owned in downtown Buffalo. The Senecas’ land fit the legal definition of “Indian country,” and they could do anything on it the law permitted, which did not include gambling. |
The News, Briefly |
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Fiddler on the Hoofby George Sax |
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Carl Paladino calls out Superintendent James A. Williams on the airwavesby Geoff Kelly |
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Resultech Gets a Passby Buck Quigley |
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Getting a Grip |
Weirdos Riot: What's Wrong With the Buffalo News?by Michael I. Niman10 US Forest Service police officers arrest a man in Wyoming for crime of being “uncooperative.” Add the freak show specter of “eccentrics” and “hippie types” throwing rocks and sticks, however, and in the era of Jerry Springer, you’ve got the makings of a national news story. Hence, nearly 2,000 miles away, the Buffalo News ran the story under the headline, “5 arrested in Rainbow Family clash with feds.” |
The Campaign |
Wonks and Wordsby Bruce FisherNext week in Washington, respected specialists will gather at the Brookings Institution to unveil a set of carefully reasoned recommendations on how, where, and how much the next president should invest in the roads, bridges, transit lines, and wi-fi—in a word, the infrastructure—that will keep our economy going. |
Essay |
Greening Buffaloby Sam MagavernAcross the United States, cities are launching green initiatives. Environmentalists are focusing on cities because that’s where the action is. By 2030, the world will be two-thirds urban. The earth’s future depends on what happens in cities: whether they grow compactly or sprawl; whether their buildings are energy efficient or wasteful; whether they encourage mass transit or driving; whether they build coal plants or wind farms. |
Offbeat News |
News of the Weirdby Chuck ShepherdIn April, England’s University of East Anglia advertised for subjects for a study of whether a natural compound found in cocoa could cut the risk of heart disease among diabetic women; the participants must be willing to eat chocolates every day for a year. |
VinebyLine |
Postcard Mendozaby Paula ParadiseSunday 6/22/08. I am boarding the first of four planes for a 24-hour journey that will take me deep into Argentina’s largest and most significant wine region, the Mendoza Valley. I am scheduled to convene with a dozen or so wine professionals from across the US in the city of Mendoza, where we will meet with wine producers, tour vineyards, and taste the wines represented by American importer Fran Kysela. |
Chew on This |
The Asian Invasionby Judy Sperry & Geoff KellyIt’s never too late to be adventurous in your eating habits, especially during your lunch break, and If you’re searching for tasty lunch venues that won’t bust your budget (or your belt buckle), you’re in luck. |
You Auto Know |
Fit to be Tried: The 2009 Honda Fitby Jim CorbranNow you’d think, that in these times of high gas prices, if you’re sitting pretty with a vehicle in your showrooms which is practical, reliable, and gets a combined EPA mileage figure of over 30 miles per gallo—you’d think you’d keep that research and development money in the bank and just keep sellin’ cars. Why waste that hard-earned stockholders’ cash on new models when you’re already selling everything you can build? |
Music Feature |
Niagara-on-the-Lake: More Than Musicby Jan JezioroThe Niagara International Chamber Music Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake Ontario may well be the best-kept secret among classical music lovers on this side of the border. The festival, along with its artistic director, Atis Bankas, is celebrating its 10th anniversary with an ambitiously expanded season featuring almost 50 events in a variety of venues in the short space of four weeks, beginning with the gala ppening on Monday, July 21. |
Left of the Dial |
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Mugison - Mugiboogieby Joe Sweeny |
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Dr. Dog - Fateby Donny Kutzbach |
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Film Reviews |
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When Did You Last See Your Father?by George Sax |
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The Dark Knightby M. Faust |
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Mamma Mia!by M. Faust |
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Listings |
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On The Boards Theater Listings |
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Movie Times (Friday, July 18 thru Thursday, July 24) |
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Film Now Playing |
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Calendar Spotlight |
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Pissed Jeans (Saturday, July 19) |
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Asylum Street Spankers (Saturday, July 19) |
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Bill "Sauce Boss" Wharton (Sunday, July 20) |
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Looking Ahead . . . |
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See You There |
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Mother Red & Siren Street Shutdown w/Johnny Nobody & Club Awesome (Saturday, July 19) |
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Gusto at the Gallery: Buffalo Book Fair/Opening of Op Art Revisited (Friday, July 18) |
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Bill Kirchen (Sunday, July 20) |
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Icy Demons (Wednesday, July 23) |
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Letters to Artvoice |
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The Truth Will Outby Joseph Ciarlo |
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Dear Steve Russel, Jersey Street Residentby Paul Morgan |
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In With The Newby Ellie Corcoran |
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Move The Marketby Joseph H. Radder |
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In The Margins |
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Buffalo Book Fair (Friday, July 18) |
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AV Poetry: Private Titanics |
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Literary Buffalo Events Listings |
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Horoscopes |
Free Will Astrologyby Rob BresznyLEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free,” said the sculptor Michelangelo about a statue he made. Let that approach be your guide in the coming weeks, Leo. Proceed according to the hypothesis that the beautiful thing you want to create is embedded in stuff that’s hiding its true nature, and your job is simply to liberate it from what’s extraneous. |
Advice |
Ask AnyoneWhat with the price of gasoline, it seems like every wedding is a destination wedding now. I have a cousin getting married in Baltimore at the end of August, and no matter how I manage it—airline tickets or two tanks of gas—the trip down will cost as much as the motel room for two nights. I’m not cheap, but I am broke. Can I go without bringing a wedding present? And, if I do go sans gift, should I explain I can’t afford it so they don’t think I’m just a thoughtless jerk? |