by Chris Clemens Curating, researching, managing and basically everything that goes with having a website takes a lot of energy, and coffee. Though my palate isn’t as refined as some world class food critics, I’m still pretty picky about my morning brew. The list New York coffee roasters is wicked long, especially if you include […]
by Michael Brewster You might think that The Last Town in the Confederacy would be in Tennessee or Missouri or some dusty forgotten western corner of Texas, and you’d be… Wrong. Town Line, New York, a little hamlet outside of Buffalo in Erie County has the dubious distinction of rejoining the Union after an invitation […]
While Anchor Bar in Buffalo is cited as the original Buffalo chicken wing, Duff’s Famous Wings is often preferred by locals to the original. by Chris Clemens We all know of course that the “Buffalo Chicken Wing” was first invented at the Anchor Bar in 1964. Since then, countless iterations have popped out of fryers […]
This roadside shoe tree in East Amherst near Buffalo has been collecting shoes for years. by Chris Clemens In certain Middle Eastern countries it’s considered to be incredibly insulting to throw your shoe at someone. Some Eastern religions remove their shoes before entering a temple. In Slovakia, it’s a Christmas Day tradition to stand with […]
Eternal Flame Falls is a waterfall gorge featuring a natural gas powered eternal flame in a small grotto created in the shale rock bed. by Chris Clemens Orchard Park is a southeast suburb of Buffalo. It’s probably most famous for being the home the holiest of sites for Upstate football fans. In addition to being […]