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As a life-long Buffalonian, with roots in this area almost 160 years deep, I am quite fond for this area. If you'd like to find out what's going on in Western New York and the surrounding region, click on one of the links below. For out-of-towners, some of these might add up to a good excuse for a visit, and for residents these might be good reasons for appreciating our home just a little bit more.

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Events and Happenings

Here are some events that are big enough to have their own home pages (a • green ball means it hasn't happened yet, or is currently happening, a • red ball means it's done for this year, and a • yellow ball indicates that the dates have been guessed). One of the best comprehensive sources of this kind of information is the WNY Events & Festivals Guide, published by the Bee Group Newspapers. Another good source is Buffalo.com's events page.

• The Shaw Festival (April 10 - October 28, 2012)
• Easter Season Hours at the Broadway Market (March 23 - April 7, 2012)
• Dyngus Day (April 9, 2012) (This site comes and goes, but here's a Wikipedia entry about the holiday)
• Niagara Falls at Night Illumination and Fireworks Schedules for 2012 (fireworks on certain nights June 6 - October 5, 2012)
• The 55rd Annual Allentown Art Festival (June 9-10, 2012)
• The Friendship Festival (June 29 - July 2, 2012)
• Taste Of Buffalo (July 7-8, 2012) (I've written some reviews of this event)
• Williamsville-Amherst Old Home Days (July 10-13, 2012)
• Hamburg Burgerfest (July 21, 2012)
• The Canal Fest of the Tonawandas (July 15-22, 2012)
• The Erie County Fair (August 8-19, 2012) (Here are apps for various mobile devices)
• The Canadian National Exhibition (August 17 - September 3, 2012) (Hope we have as good a time as Johnny!)
• The Elmwood Festival of the Arts (August 25-26, 2012)
• National Buffalo Wing Festival (September 1-2, 2012)
• New York State Festival of Balloons, Dansville, New York (August 30 - September 3, 2011)
• 2012 Buffalo Bisons Season (April 5 - September 3, 2012)
• 2012 Buffalo Bills Season (September 9, 2012 - December 30, 2012) (Here are apps for various mobile devices)
• 2011-2012 Buffalo Sabres Season (October 7, 2011 - April 7, 2012) (Here are apps for various mobile devices)

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Places That are Always Fun to Visit

• The Buffalo Zoo
• The Albright-Knox Art Gallery
• The National Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Fatima
• Martin's Fantasy Island
• First Niagara Center (formerly HSBC Arena, formerly Marine Midland Arena)
• The Buffalo Museum of Science (and Tifft Nature Preserve)
• Buffalo Tours (the tour of City Hall is very interesting)
• The Miss Buffalo II (a great visit to the harbor)
• Toy Town Museum (closed, but hopefully will reopen)
• The Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum
• Dunn Tire Raceway Park (aka Lancaster Speedway)
• The Original American Kazoo Company Factory, Museum, and Gift Shop
• The Broadway Market
• Niagara Falls, New York, and Niagara Falls, Ontario, including:
  • The Maid of The Mist
  • The Cave of the Winds
  • The Aquarium of Niagara Falls
  • Clifton Hill
  • The Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory
  • Niagara Falls at Night
  • Many other Attractions:
    • Niagara USA
    • InfoNiagara
    • Niagara Falls Live
    • Tourism Niagara Canada
• Toronto, including:
  • The Ontario Science Centre
  • Casa Loma
  • The Hockey Hall of Fame
  • The Toronto Zoo
  • Toronto Eaton Centre
  • Toronto's Beer Festival
  • Old Toronto Beer Tour
• Earl W. Brydges Artpark State Park (Lewiston, NY)
• The Niagara River Region USA
• Fort Erie Race Track

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Interesting Buffalo Links

• The Official City of Buffalo Home Page
• Business Directories:
• Western New York Internet Business Directory
• The Buffalo Free-Net's Western New York Information Center
• Food, Drink, and Other Good Stuff:
• Bill Rapaport's Guide to Restaurants in and Around Buffalo
• Buffalofoods.com
• Made in Buffalo
• History and Culture:
• Western New York Heritage Press (I love this magazine!)
• The Buffalo History Works
• Forgotten Buffalo (great nostalgia here)
• The Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society
• BuffaloResearch.com
• Buffalo and Western New York's History at Buffalonian.com
• The Erie Canal Home Page
• Buffalo Brewing History, by the author of the book "Rushing The Growler"
• Buffalo Architecture and History
• Off the Beaten Cyberpath: Unexpected Buffalo Websites
• buffalobooks.com
• Footprint Press (hiking and other outdoor info; check out their newsletters)
• The Buffalo Broadcast Pioneers
• Dan Tasman's Guide to Buffalo English (there's a name at the bottom you may recognize)
• Buffalo State College Alumni Foundation
• New York City Buffalo Bills Backers
• Nikola Tesla -- Erased At The Smithsonian

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Buffalo and Regional Tourism Links

• Buffalo Area:
  • Welcome Magazine
  • Buffalo Niagara International Airport
  • Visit Buffalo Niagara
  • Yahoo! Travel's Buffalo Tourism Page
  • Buffalo Place
  • New York State's Seaway Trail
  • Western New York Travel Guide
  • Round the Bend's Online Travel Guide for Upstate New York
  • Western New York Regional Knowledge Network (RKN)
  • Niagara Frontier Wildlife Habitat Council
• The Finger Lakes Region:
  • New York's Finger Lakes Region
  • Welcome to the Finger Lakes! (Spider Graphics)
    includes the Finger Lakes Wine Trails Map
  • Discover the Finger Lakes Region (The Friends of the Finger Lakes)
  • Finger Lakes Visitors Connection
  • Corning (an outstanding day trip, an even better weekend getaway)
  • The Glenn H. Curtiss Museum of Early Aviation
• Elsewhere In New York State:
  • City of Rochester, NY
  • Syracuse Online
  • Albany County Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • I Love New York - Tourism in New York State
  • New York State Fall Foliage Report
  • VirtualTourist: New York City
• Ontario, Canada:
  • The Town of Fort Erie
  • The official City of Toronto Web Site
  • Toronto City Guide

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Local Businesses

Some local businesses I hold in high regard:

• Ed Young's Towne Hardware
• Perry's Ice Cream
• The Advantage Company
• Fisher-Price
• Bully Hill Vineyards
• Premier Gourmet / Premier Wines & Spirits
• Watson's Chocolates
• Fowler's Chocolates
• Vidler's 5 & 10
• The Transit Drive-In

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Places To Eat

Some local restaurants that I can personally recommend:

• Sorrentino's Spaghetti House, Main & Mill, Williamsville, (716) 633-2150
• The Buffalo Brew Pub, 6861 Main St. (corner of Transit), Williamsville, (716) 632-0552 (my favorite place for wings)
• Anderson's Custard, 6075 Main Street, Williamsville, (716) 632-1416 (they have many other locations)
• Mighty Taco, 5495 Sheridan Drive, Williamsville (they have many other locations)
• Mr. Dee's, 450 Beach Rd. (corner of Maryvale), Cheektowaga, (716) 634-1298
• Mr. Bill's, 1500 Cleveland Dr. (near Cayuga), Cheektowaga, (716) 634-0783
• Lunetta's Restaurant, 878 Cleveland Drive (at Thruway), Cheektowaga, (716) 833-9756
• My Little Margie's, 5044 Broadway (corner of Penora), Depew, (716) 684-6556
• Danny's Buffalo Cuisine, 3715 Genesee St, Cheektowaga, (716) 634-1780
• The Fieldstone Country Inn, 5986 S. Transit Rd., Lockport, (716) 625-6193
• The Grapevine, 2545 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst, (716) 691-7799
• Shamus, 98 West Avenue, Lockport, (716) 433-9809
• Scharf's Schiller Park Restaurant, 34 S. Crossman St., Buffalo, (716) 895-7249
• Great Northern Pizza Kitchen, 5759 Main Street (corner of Garrison), Williamsville, (716) 565-BEST (2378)
• Chester's Cajun Grill, 9416 Transit Road, East Amherst, (716) 636-4554
• Milos Restaurant, 5877 Main Street, Williamsville, (716) 810-9489
• Grover's Bar & Grill, 9160 Transit Road, East Amherst, (716) 636-1803
• Tillman's Village Inn, 14369 Ridge Road (Route 104 at Route 98), Albion, (585) 589-9151 (ok, not quite "local" but I love this place)
• Ulrich's Tavern, 674 Ellicott St, Buffalo, (716) 855-849 (Buffalo's oldest continually run tavern)

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