Buffalo Rising

Pints in the Park is a popular summer pop-up beer garden series in Buffalo, NY, hosted by Resurgence Brewing Company. It transforms various parks across Western New York into outdoor, family-friendly, and dog-friendly hangouts throughout the summer, featuring live...

It didn’t take long for the Public Espresso location at The Hotel @ The Lafayette to get snapped up, according to developer Rocco Termini. Termini has pinpointed a new coffee house experience to take over the space, which was recently, and sadly, vacated by the beloved coffee brand. But if there’s anything that can help downtown get over a loss, it’s a win. And this particula...

Restaurateur Jason Davidson (Sully’s Harbor Bar/Liberty Hound/The Terrace at Delaware Park) and veteran Buffalo music journalist and musician Jeff Miers have announced the lineup for the 2026 season of their Music Matters Summer Concert Season.

The Agustín “Pucho” Olivencia Community Center at 261 Swan Street on the near East Side is in line for some exterior upgrades. Building owner Pucho Inc. is planning remove an existing window and replace it with a transparent garage door with a steel canopy over a front patio and new signage. 

MusicalFare presents Hairspray at Shea’s 710 Theatre, located at 710 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14202 (corner of Main Street and Tupper). The show stars Stevie Lou Kemp (Tracy Turnblad), Louis Colaiacovo (Edna Turnblad), Bobby Cooke (Wilbur Turnblad), Glen Chitty (Link Larkin), Dasia Cervi (Motormouth Maybelle), Austin Marshall (Seaweed), Arin Lee Dandes (Prudy), Penelope Sergi...