BUFFALO Inspiration

There’s nothing like starting your day with a delicious breakfast sandwich. Thanks to the ever-expanding breakfast sandwich scene in Buffalo, there’s plenty of options to enjoy. Check out…

Step into the rehabbed factory where barrels were made a century ago and discover a new space where beer is made, and fun is had, at what may…

Visitors to the Buffalo AKG Art Museum (formerly known as the Albright-Knox Art Gallery) can expect to see much more than a name change when stepping through the…

Aaron Bartley owns Fitz Books, an independent bookstore that opened in downtown Buffalo in 2020. It’s a double storefront selling used and new books of various genres but…

Jennifer Brazill is founder and producer of Borderland Music + Arts Festival.  It’s a multifaceted weekend-long celebration featuring local and national bands, artists making and selling artwork in former…

Mark Goldman tells Buffalo’s stories. He’s the author of four books about the city (“High Hopes,” “City on the Lake,” “City on the Edge,” and, most recently, “City…

Monica Pellegrino Faix, Executive Director of Central Terminal Restoration Corporation and a professional optimist, refers to the Terminal’s Art Deco 17-story tower, massive concourse and outbuildings as “an amazing canvas…

As an undergrad at Buffalo State College Lindsey Taylor programmed events on campus and then at local venues. He dreamed of creating an event that “was a destination,…

McKay’s Work Clothing in Buffalo’s Irish Heritage District, is a third-generation business that opened in 1973. Located at the corner of Abbott and Ramona, along a strip of…

Michael Merisola and his long-running store CooCooU27 are synonymous with prime mid-century furnishings. Merisola has been at the helm of the store for decades, moving locations throughout Buffalo…