Our Year of Living Differently
Goodbye 2020! What lessons did I learn from you to determine how I will live in 2021?
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Water in the Mouth
All I have to do is think about the authentic street food usually on offer at the Italian Festival—sfinge, cannoli, gardoons, zeppole, pizza bianca—and I begin to drool.
Small Victories
Back in 1943, nearly every yard on the West Side of Buffalo, no matter the size, became what was then called a Victory Garden. My mother and father both recall the vibrant, productive gardens that filled these small spaces, and remember doing what they could to contribute, though they were only small children when World […]
Love in the Time of Coronavirus
How we react and how we behave over the coming months will define who we are, and how we will be remembered, long after we are gone.