SELLING BUFFALO
The biggest question facing WNY today is not whether the Bills are ever going to move or when Bass Pro will open, although both of those certainly matter. The real question is: How do we sell Buffalo? In other words, how do wethose of us who live and work herehelp the rest of the world understand what we love about the Queen City? To find out, we’re talking to some of the folks who are doing their part to improve the city’s imagepeople like Ed Healey, Jim and Barbara Bono, and Tom Kucharski. Donna Evans-Deyermond ponders what it takes to generate cultural tourism. And Kelly Hayes McAlonie celebrates Buffalo’s status as an architectural destination.
By Larry Brooks, Jana Eisenberg,
Donna Evans-Deyermond, Allissa Kline,
and Kelly Hayes McAlonie
WHAT TO DO THIS SUMMER:
THE SPREE 33
The traditional, the wild, the family-friendly, and the rest. Plus, a look at Aurora, Chautauqua, and film fests.
By Bruce Eaton, Ron Ehmke,
Elizabeth Licata, Christopher Schobert,
and Joe Sweeney
GERM WARFARE
The story of Steve Kurtz almost sounds like the plot of a seventies paranoia thrilleras Spree’s Bruce Adams puts it, “An untimely death ... escalates into a nightmare.” But as the piece shows, “This isn’t a crazy dream.” For Kurtz, this is post-9/11 America, and it’s a scary place.
By Bruce Adams
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