What better place to achieve enlightenment and tranquility than on a grassy patch in the beautiful outdoors?

Try to come up with a better answer to that while I tell you about a couple outdoor yoga programs offered in Buffalo. There’s Catholic Health’s…

Saturday was a perfect day to stop by the Valley Community Association's Buffalo River Fest at the brand-spanking-new River Fest Park on Ohio Street in South Buffalo's Old First Ward. Countless vendors were selling jewelery, metal signs, clothing and more. Music was…

Full disclosure: I’m the mayor of Caz Coffee Cafe on Foursquare, so it’ll be especially rough for me to see my favorite little coffee shop close its doors to customers.

Just shy of seven years in operation, Caz…

Buffalo.com photographer Chuck Alaimo made the rounds in South Buffalo's Old First Ward to capture scenes from the annual "Old Neighborhood" St. Patrick's Day Parade. The unseasonably warm weather added to the always-festive atmosphere at this classic Buffalo event.

I thought I knew the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens like the back of my hand. Turns out, it offers a whole new experience once the sun sets.

On Tuesday night, I wandered over to the gardens much like I've done a thousand times in my life, having…

Hundreds of people attended the Polish Tavern Christmas tours throughout Buffalo’s Historic Polonia, so don’t miss out on the upcoming winter outings that Forgotten Buffalo…

South Buffalo’s own hockey phenom Patrick Kane is now appearing in the “Peggy” Discover Card commercial series.

In the commercial, Kane—who’s looking unusually dapper in his suit and tie—calls his credit card company, only…

I’ve talked a lot about the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s video project, “Buffalo Unscripted,” which was shot this past summer and debuted…

Mike Maccalupo spent his early life in South Buffalo before wandering the world and settling in North Carolina where he wrote his first novel, “Where the Road Begins.”

But those years in his tight-knit South Buffalo neighborhood (my neighborhood,…

It’s been years in the making, and the National Preservation Conference is finally upon us—yes, us, Buffalo!

You may have noticed the traffic…

For about two weeks, I had the pleasure of tagging along with the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Buffalo Unscripted team. We wandered through grain…

There's nothing better than watching your boss crawl through mud and fumble through stinky creek water. Unless, of course, you happen to be a videographer with a camera in hand. It's waaaaaay better when you can share this moment with the world. Hey, YouTube!

South Buffalo isn’t synonymous with Belgium, but the Irish-centric part of town does know a thing or two about throwing back a pint. With that said, it makes perfect sense that Gene…

Just when you felt the Celtic music and dance withdrawal kicking in, another Irish festival will pick up where the Buffalo Irish Festival left off.

On Saturday, Cazenovia Park will host the South…

Photo from the Flickr stream of JP02, Mr. Muddy Suitman

Behavioral targeting is an amazing thing.  A couple months ago, I saw that one of my Facebook friends had liked…