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Welcome to Buffalo: an eating town with a hockey problem

Lucy Lopez, Social Media Coordinator April 9, 2014

As a North Buffalo native, I’m in the center of it all.  I am a regulation “foodie” and the BuffaloEats blog is bookmarked on my computer. There are few things better than steak and eggs accompanied...

Dyngus Day, a day packed with authentic Polish music, food and fun, has been a Buffalo staple since 2006. It takes place on the Monday after Easter each year.

Dyngus Day celebrates Polish heritage, brings families together

Caitlin Kupiec, Reporter April 9, 2014

St. Patrick’s Day is a big deal in this country. You get dressed in green, cover your body from head to toe with shamrocks, and drink your body weight in green beer. Just about everyone has heard...

Director of Buffalo State’s Small Business Development Center Susan McCartney shows her Bengal pride.

Susan McCartney: part educator, part student

Colleen Young, Associate Culture Editor April 8, 2014

Jam-packed days are the norm for Susan McCartney, director of Buffalo State’s Small Business Development Center. But, for her, the results far outweigh the demands. McCartney is also an adjunct professor...

Communications Professor Tim OShei

Professor Profile: Tim O’Shei

Colleen Young, Associate Culture Editor April 4, 2014

When a baseball player strikes out, it doesn’t mean the game is over for him. He’ll still have another chance at bat later in the game, and possibly will even hit a home run. At age 16, Timothy...

MTV’s Girl Code/Guy Code Comedy tour hits campus

L’Oreal Adams, Reporter April 4, 2014

Buffalo State students were in for a treat when MTV’s Girl Code/Guy Code Comedy tour hit campus. The event, sponsored by United Students Government, Student Life Office and The Performing Arts Center,...

Black Rock: a hidden gem of foods and success

Caitlin Kupiec, Staff Writer April 1, 2014

Elmwood, Allen and Hertel are all streets that are fairly popular and common to think of when you come to Buffalo. But perhaps one of the more underrated areas in Buffalo, and a close neighbor to Buffalo...

The New Phoenix Theatre in downtown Buffalo offers pay what you can nights on Thursdays, which allow visitors to see shows for as little as they wish.

“Pay what you want” for local theatre

Alicia Yeager, Staff Writer March 19, 2014

The prototypical college student is one who wants to see the world – but has just a few bucks to do it with. Fortunately for them, there are ways around a double-digit bank account statement as far as...

Crowds gather at Shakespeare Hill every summer to enjoy the second most attended free outdoor Shakespeare event in America. Hamlet, from 2013

Nature meets culture at Shakespeare in Delaware Park

Angelica Rodriguez, Culture Editor March 19, 2014

There is a hill nestled in the northwest corner of Delaware Park, near Hoyt Lake, that attracts a crowd on nearly any given summer evening from June to August. This mass of people isn’t loud; it hasn’t...

Anthony Chase has been involved in the theater community for more than 20 years, both as a performer and as a drama critic.

Anthony Chase knows Buffalo theatre

Colleen Young, Associate Culture Editor March 19, 2014

Are you going to the theater tonight? Ask Anthony Chase to save you a seat. Chase, assistant dean of the school of arts and humanities at SUNY Buffalo State, spends about 300 nights a year in the theater....

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee played the first two weekends of March, under the direction of Jennifer Toohey, at Warren Enters Theater in Upton Hall.

Spelling bee brings back alumni, offers audience interaction

Caitlin Kupiec, Staff Writer March 19, 2014

The kids of Casting Hall Productions are reliving puberty all over again, taking their acting skills back to the days of braces and awkwardness. Over the past two weekends in early March, the Buffalo...

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