BUFFALO Inspiration

When Buffalo’s Asbury Delaware Methodist Church first opened its doors in 1874, the Gothic Revival-style expanse wasn’t simply a collection of pews and an altar. Encased in Medina…

There’s a stretch along the edge of the Buffalo River where empty grain silos loom like modernist sculptures and Americana jazz plays as the cocktails pour in a…

Keri Thomas-Whiteside is the new owner of Westside Stories secondhand book shop, a name familiar to book lovers in Buffalo since it has been an anchor to a…

For nearly 20 years, Buffalo’s Town Ballroom has earned its rep as one of downtown’s most significant live music spots.   Since 2005, the locale has hosted some of the…

There’s nothing like starting your day with a delicious breakfast sandwich. Thanks to the ever-expanding breakfast sandwich scene in Buffalo, there’s plenty of options to enjoy. Check out…

Step into the rehabbed factory where barrels were made a century ago and discover a new space where beer is made, and fun is had, at what may…

Visitors to the Buffalo AKG Art Museum (formerly known as the Albright-Knox Art Gallery) can expect to see much more than a name change when stepping through the…

Aaron Bartley owns Fitz Books, an independent bookstore that opened in downtown Buffalo in 2020. It’s a double storefront selling used and new books of various genres but…

Jennifer Brazill is founder and producer of Borderland Music + Arts Festival.  It’s a multifaceted weekend-long celebration featuring local and national bands, artists making and selling artwork in former…

Mark Goldman tells Buffalo’s stories. He’s the author of four books about the city (“High Hopes,” “City on the Lake,” “City on the Edge,” and, most recently, “City…