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What Even Is the Eastern Hills Mall?

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"What Even Is" is a multi-post series taking a look at some local malls in Western New York. For our inaugural article, we're taking a look at my favorite 80s dead mall: the Eastern Hills. In case you haven't heard, this mall is about to be redeveloped into a "Town Center", but before that long … Continue reading What Even Is the Eastern Hills Mall?

Ship Happens: The Higner Maritime Collection at Castellani

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Flock, story time. When I was little, I was obsessed with boats. I loved classic ocean liners: they were art on water. During a visit of the Castellani Art Museum at Niagara University, I got to see the wonderful work of Justin Higner. For 25 years, Higner has been making elaborate ships out of readily-available … Continue reading Ship Happens: The Higner Maritime Collection at Castellani

Happy New Year!

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Happy New Year, flock! I'm hoping for this year to be a spectacular one. 2017 was *pretty* good for this blog, but I'm expecting 2018 to be the year. There's a lot of projects coming up in 2018. The Hyatt will finally be done downtown, there's a new sculpture downtown, and shovels are everywhere! So, … Continue reading Happy New Year!

7.0 magnitude earthquake registered in Buffalo, NY as Bills get in playoffs

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The 17 year drought is over, flock: the Buffalo Bills are in the playoffs! That's right: I am currently trying to lower my blood pressure after the Bills beat the Miami Dolphins, putting them in the playoffs. The Bills got some help from the Cincinnati Bengals, who eliminated the Baltimore Ravens for us.  This. Is. … Continue reading 7.0 magnitude earthquake registered in Buffalo, NY as Bills get in playoffs