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Love your mom, love your pop, get paid, save the city

blog by Ben Kirst  • 

{video_photo_caption}Buffalo First gives independent business a chance to show off their wares this May.

The prime weather months are right around the corner, supposedly. If you’re a local artisan, crafter, artist or guy who cooks up kettle korn, then you know that you’re about to hit prime time: the busy festival season when you can make all those hours…

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Local rising: Register for BALLE Conference in Buffalo

blog by Ben Tsujimoto  • 

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If you want to visit forward-thinking cities in the United States, your best bets are Portland, Ore.; Austin, Texas; and Seattle, Wash.; as well as major metropolitan areas like Washington, DC, and New York City. A recovering Rust Belt city like Buffalo doesn’t…

Arts + Entertainment

Holiday Movement Dance Party at Ujima - PHOTOS

gallery by Chuck Alaimo  • 

{video_photo_caption}Dance Dance Dance!!!

One of the best things about the holidays is all the faces that return to Buffalo! This year's Holiday "Movement" Dance Party at Ujima was just that! With an all-star cast of DJs -- DJ Lopro, DJ Cutler, Ali Critellli and Zoe Scruggs. With a special guest appearance…

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Wrap, relax and be merry with Yelp

blog by Kathryn Przybyla  • 

{video_photo_caption}Photo courtesy of Facebook.

Holiday shopping can really take a lot out of you. With hours spent at the mall, the last thing you’ll want to do when you get home is actually wrap presents.

That is where Yelp…

Arts + Entertainment

Venture to Black Rock for IndieSound

blog by Ben Tsujimoto  • 

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IndieSound captures the beauty of Buffalo’s eccentric communities. During the event’s previous iteration on Allen Street, music lovers bounced from restaurant…

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Sustainable economy rooted in rust

blog by S.J. Velasquez  • 

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Author Catherine Tumber’s message is an unlikely one: rust belt cities can serve as models for sustainable urban living.

She has the evidence to back it up, and interested parties can listen to Tumber make her case Thursday evening at Burchfield Penney…

Arts + Entertainment

What is…Buffalo Trivia?

blog by Dan Ludwig  • 

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Alright kids, smartphones down and Google search fields closed.  Who was the last Republican mayor of Buffalo?  Buffalo Bills running back Fred Jackson attended Coe College, in what state is that college located?

Chester A. Kowal and Iowa, two answers…

Neighborhood

Social media gurus unite at Buffalo First!‘s “Grow Local” forum

blog by Ben Tsujimoto  • 

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On the heels of February’s “Sports Geeks: Sports Journalism & Social Media” and March’s “Social Media Summit,” Buffalo First! presents a social…

Arts + Entertainment

IndieSound in Allentown

gallery by BuffaloDotCom  • 

{video_photo_caption}Photo of IndieSound in Allentown by Nate Benson

Allentown was filled with joyful tunes on Saturday, as Buffalo's first IndieSound took root. Buffalo.com photographer Nate Benson shot photos. The Good Neighborhood and Buffalo First! sponsored the occasion where local musicians played in Allentown venues and in the…