Entries Tagged as 'event'

February 28, 2008

The art of beer: Niagara Falls, March 7

Beer is a many splendored thing, by Flickr user aixcracker.
As if you needed more reasons to drink fine beer: The Art of Beer, March 7, is an easy way to enjoy dozens of hand-crafted brews for only $20, and raise money for a worthy institution.
The Niagara Arts and Cultural Center, 1201 Pine Ave., Niagara Falls, [...]

January 4, 2008

Out standing food: Ice Bowl tailgating

Flurries continued throughout the game, but no one acted like the sky was falling.

A special game demands something more than hot dogs at the tailgate, and the National Hockey League game on New Years Day between the Buffalo Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins was certainly special.
More than 70,000 people, the largest crowd ever [...]

October 18, 2007

Which town should pocket the prize?

Whether they’re stuffed with sauerkraut, potato, cheese or meat, they’re all ours … right? Photo by aleksandraw
Kevin Purdy, a journalist and blogger working in Niagara County, wrote the following post.
Straight from the files of the Stating the Obvious Dept.: Western New York takes its pierogies seriously.
So seriously that, for many churches around the area, sales [...]

July 8, 2007

Taste of heaven

Meet the Junkyard Dog. Even if there was just this one sandwich, it would have been a good afternoon. Photo by Sabrina May.
Kevin Purdy, a journalist working in Niagara County, wrote the following post.
A former editor of mine had an undying belief that nearly every story his newspaper produced needed an information box, a [...]

February 28, 2007

Life on a stick

Fairgoers know there is a certain logic to dining en brochette. You can keep walking as you eat, and the need for washing up can be kept to a minimum. Plus, afterward, you can poke your little brother with the pointy end, until your parents make you throw it away.
Here’s a video from the Minnesota [...]

February 24, 2007

The art of beer

The glasses won’t be this full - but there’ll be plenty to go around
The Buffalo Brewfest at the Central Terminal was such a huge success in September that organizers are talking about doing two days this year. In the meantime, if you like the idea of drinking good beer and eating good food to help [...]