Fabulous new mural that I noticed today in the Boulevard Consumer Square…read more It's on the outside of the new L.L. Bean, so perhaps commissioned by L.L. Bean although that's not clear. It's a new mural of our beloved buffalo to honor Buffalonians, by Nicole Cherry one of our local fabulous muralists. The Big Dipper even makes an appearance.

Saw Hermans Hermits with Peter Noone last nights. What a fantastic show and evening. Peter was…read morevery outgoing and seemed to enjoy the theater as much as we enjoyed the show. Music was perfect and his crowd work was especially pleasing. Loved the renovations that the theater has had...including the brand new, large restrooms. Thank you to all involved!!!!

This year all got a complete overhaul in the last two years. All the paint was touched-up, made…read morekore vibrant, redone etc. It looks fantastic.

This is a new mural painted in 2023 by local artist Cassie Ott. It's on the side of the Tonawanda…read moreaquatic center and you can see it from Sheridan. It's a very large mural depicting swimmers and water.

I spend most Saturday mornings at the No Tonawanda Farmers Market. Some Sat I spend more time in…read moreTonawanda, getting to know an area I don't know well. I came across this public art this morning. It's signed Tingley. It's a smaller piece with a musician, given the location that makes total sense. Colorful and bright, you'll see it as you drive down Oliver Street.

This is many peoples fav mural around town. They love it. Its very interesting and has tons going…read moreon. There are two artists, working under the AK Public Art program. Chuck Tingley and Matt Grote teamed up on this one. This is a very imaginative piece that makes you think of cartoons or childrens book characters. There are balloons galore and various cultural images intertwined.

Even if you weren't living in Buffalo in 2011 you probably have heard of Alix. She was…read moreskateboarding one night, legally, when a drunk driver hit her. She died. At 18. Doing what she loved. Hit by a man doing something illegal. The community was outraged. They came together and built a skatepark in her honor. Near UB North. Then the artist Nicole Cherry got to work and painted this mural. Her style is recognizable around town.

During the time of social distancing, I decided to take a walk on the UB bike path. I like to…read morestart at the Northtown center entrance. I happened upon this, which should tell you how long it's been since I walked the path. Very cool to finally see this.

Driving down Tonawanda you see a wide variety of things. Open lots. Empty storefronts. Thriving…read moresmall business storefronts. And then you come across this mural. With crayons no less. This is on the side of a building with a childcare business. It's pretty perfect for its location. So cheerful.

Every 2 years (I think) is the Hertel Alley art mural festival. A great way to see local mural…read moreartists at work. It always amazes me how they manage to get a design on such a big "canvas". Really impressive. The largest one was covering all the walls of "the Monacle". 7000 square feet of mural!

This project started several years ago. The organizer gets permission from the building owners for…read morethe wall art and has the walls of the buildings in the alley whitewashed to become a blank "canvas" for the artists. The alley extends three short blocks. I do not know how many artists apply to paint one of these walls, but this year there are 29 artists invited to make beautiful pictures in the Hertel Alley. These artists start drawing their outlines on Saturday morning and plan to complete their work by dusk on Sunday. In addition, this year a building called The Monocle, which has its back side in the alley, has artists painting on all sides of its exterior walls. It is a two story building with black walls. The design here flows all around the building's 7000 square foot surface. The Artists have been working on the Monocle's walls for over two weeks. It's a lovely walk past these three blocks of art work on progress.

This went up in 2021 I think. It's on the side of Mojo Market, overlooking their parking area…read more It's a colorful mural with some flowers and other nice shapes and patterns drawn. Nicole Cherry is the artist.

Wow! Awesome rink! So I came here on. Wednesday night (adult…read moreretro night). It was also the start of the annual Borderline Jam which I was unfamiliar with since I'm just getting back into skating again but there were so many incredibly talented skaters it just blew me away! I am just an average rollerblader. I haven't hit a rink in a quarter century until this past week so I can't even remember how to skate backwards but I still go fast and just flying around the rink listening to music on a great sound system with fun lighting was enough to make me happy and get great exercise too! Admission is usually $10 (I had to pay $15 because of the special event). There are skates to rent but I know nothing more as I have my own. There are plenty of lockers and they are a quarter to lock each time (I was busy skating and never opened it again until I left). The key doesn't have a wrist band so make sure you have a pocket or a fanny pack or something to put it in. There is a snack bar with things like pizza, pizza logs, nachos, popcorn, etc. at a fair price. There are also some alcoholic beverages! There's also vending machines with plenty of snacks and drinks. There is an arcade too which I wanted to play but unfortunately almost every game was turned off and no one at the ticket counter - im not sure if it is like that every adult night or just due to the special event but I wanted to play some games! Staff was friendly but so were the people! Everyone that came up to me was just genuinely being nice and inclusive and not being a creep. That really made me feel happy and excited to come back. What I love the most was all shapes sizes ages colors genders styles and skill sets all harmonized as one. Everyone was really enjoying themselves, getting along nicely, if someone is coming around you fast they will make a noise so you know or they may gently touch you for a moment so you know they rounding you so no one falls. It was really a nice venue with wonderful people where you can feel safe and free from all of the silly arguments you see on social media, or rudeness you see out in the wild quite often. Whether your 80 years old and still able to fly around the rink, younger and full of dance moves on skates that make heads turn, average like me, or just starting out and need some help .. and people there will be happy to help you ... this is the place to be! I really look forward to coming here again soon.

Attended a birthday party. Fun time. Lively atmosphere. Loud music. Kids had a great time. Trainers…read moreare available for purchase- don't just take them because they will be confiscated! #IYKYK LOL