Life in Buffalo—375 Million Years Ago
My uncle’s goal on these field trips was to teach us about paleontology…as well as something about life in Buffalo before the Buffalo Bills. (Photo of Eighteen Mile Creek by Doreen Regan)
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A Buffalo Christmas to Remember
Everyone in my hometown of Buffalo, NY will have a story to tell about the “bombogenesis” blizzard that hit the city late this December, just as many of its native sons and daughters were traveling home to be with family for the Christmas holidays. I was one of those making the journey. Fortunately, my story, […]
The Year I Met the Buffalo Bills
It was a beautiful summer day in early August, 1963. The Buffalo Bills, a young team that had been admitted into the American Football League just four years earlier, were wrapping up their annual summer training and getting ready for their first game of the season. The excitement in the city was palpable. My Dad, […]
The Most Prestigious Club You Probably Never Heard Of
Tucked away a discrete distance from busy Delaware Avenue, and a stone’s throw from the famous Wilcox Mansion where Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as President after the assassination of William McKinley, lies a stately Italian Renaissance-style structure that I suspect few people in Buffalo have ever noticed, let alone visited. It is the home […]
Gimme That Summer Lovin’
It’s hard to underestimate the impact of the long Buffalo winters on young romance.
Paying Homage to Poland, Pussy Willows, and Dyngus Day
People all over western New York are embracing the “spirit of Polonia,” even if for only a day.
The Hullabaloo over Same-Sex Schools
The benefits of going to a single-gender high school can’t be proven scientifically, but I can attest to my own experience.
Merry West Side Christmas
Grandma was happiest surrounded by loved ones on Christmas.
My Mad Crush on Commander Tom
Alas, though Commander Tom was charming and kind to everyone, he never paid any attention to me, even when I won a giant Tootsie Roll.
“A City within a Park”
I spent many childhood days in Buffalo’s city parks. Little did I know then they were designed by America’s first and greatest landscape architect.
The Bodacious Gardens of Buffalo
When I was growing up on the West Side, little did I know that my crowded, urban neighborhood would one day host the biggest, most beautiful Garden Walk in America.
Dreaming of a View of Lake Erie
Is it any wonder that I long to return, this time to my own cottage with a view of my beloved lake?