Last year, Buffalo beat out Garfield, NJ; Lancaster, PA; Pittsburgh; and Providence, RI to win the first-ever designation of “Capital of the Pierogy Pocket of America” in a national contest sponsored by Mrs. T’s Pierogies. This year, the parishioners of Corpus Christi Church hope to defend the Queen City’s title, and at the same time, bring the “pierogi spotlight” back to the East Side with Buffalo’s biggest Pierogi Party.

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The jokes one can make about Mr. Costello are plentiful and surely tired by now. Elvis has left the building! Elvis lives! He’s alive! ... Okay, that’s all I have the energy for at the moment.  Poor punning aside, there’s a lot to say about Mr. Elvis Costello, that great ultra-mod rocker who graces our fair city this evening for this year’s Rockin’ at the Knox.

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If you haven’t yet been to the Village of Williamsville’s Farmers’ Market, you’ve only got 8 more weeks to check it out!
Situated in the heart of the village at the old cider mill, market goers stop by for the fresh produce, flowers and various other goods, and stay for the socializing, live music, beautiful weather and the picturesque glen falls.

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It sounds stupid for me to be praising something so utilitarian now as the Internet, but with so much available at our fingertips, I’m still so delighted to come across sites like Flickr that both throws me out into the ether and lures me back into my own backyard.

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Joe Jordan, the owner of Stache on Elmwood Ave is pumped about the store’s recent move a few blocks north on Elmwood Avenue.  According to Joe, business has been great since they moved about a month ago.  Occupying the former Damsel in a Dress storefront at 830 Elmwood Ave (near Lafayette), Stache may be slightly smaller put certainly packs a punch. 

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If you were driving or walking around the Elmwood Village yesterday you may have noticed an abundance of Scions being driven around the neighborhood.  Don’t worry, you weren’t seeing double!  Scion sent a street team up the East Coast to promote awareness of their new 2008 models. 

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With the sudden realization that being a homegrown Western New Yorker didn’t necessarily mean that I knew my city, I’ve created my own mission to discover. Think of it as an adventure, or a journey, with nothing to lose and everything to gain. 

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This past week, we at Block Club had the opportunity to tour Buffalo with a new pair of eyes.  On Wednesday, our friend Ian came to Buffalo for the first time.  He’s from Tampa, FL and his only experience up north was a trip to New York City over 5 years ago. 

This would be an opportunity for us to pick and choose where we would eat and what we would see.  With only 3 days in Buffalo, it was crucial that we show him all that Buffalo has to offer.  First impressions are the most important, right? 

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Today is Labor Day – a day off for most of us.  Labor Day also marks a symbolic end to summer for a lot of people.  By the end of next week, most students will be back in school and with the weather starting to get cooler, surely autumn is right around the corner.  Before it gets too cold or before your life starts to get too hectic, enjoy your last day of summer on Lake Erie.

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I’m a bike rider. I’m not Captain Super Bike-Rider, but I use my bike instead of my car to get me from Point A to most Point Bs. I love it. I really can’t tell people enough how much I love riding my bike everywhere. I feel like “Oh the places you’ll go…” everyday!

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