West Side of Buffalo - Moxie Gardiner

For the first time in American history, the President declared a “federal disaster” to address the devastating impacts of a winter storm.

There never seemed enough time at family gatherings for the three of us to have the “chick-chats” we had once dearly loved.

Where would you rather spend the month of August? In Europe or Buffalo?

This summer, I will find a comfortable piece of driftwood and sit and stare at the water for a while.

Sicilians have a saying—La Famiglia e Tutto (Family is Everything)—and they live by what they say.

I was overlooking an essential ingredient in a long and happy life—the love and support of friends.

I recently learned that September is a month of great trepidation for some people.

On my most recent trip back to Buffalo, I decided to take a walking tour through a different part of the city.

For centuries, poets, writers and philosophers have been inspired by weeping willow trees. So have I.

So ubiquitous was the Infant of Prague statue in West Side homes that as a child, I assumed every house in the world had one.

You are the ones who will have the wisdom, the vocabulary, the critical reasoning and the empathy to make the world a better place.

Family traditions are an important element of the Christmas holiday season, and the old West Side of Buffalo had some unique ones.