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REVISITED: Books — When the Immigrants Were Irish
This article was originally published on March 3, but with St. Patrick’s Day weekend approaching, we thought it was time to revisit it! Author Tim Bohen knows the stories of the Irish in America, and especially in Buffalo. The Buffalo Hive’s Robert J. McLennan had a chance to talk to him about his book “Emerald Thread: The Irish in Buffalo” as we start St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.
Buffalo Music: Nietzsche’s – All Are Welcome Here
But the building at 248 Allen Street, known as Nietzsche’s since 1982, has been a mainstay on the Allen Street strip for nearly a century. And right about now, it’s going through its most significant transition in over 40 years. The Buffalo Hive’s Robert J. McLennan looked into the history of the building and spoke with the new owners for our Within These Walls series.
Passages: Steve Kurtz, pioneering bio artist, 1958-2025
Kurtz, who was a co-founder of the Critical Art Ensemble and a former University at Buffalo art professor, died Wednesday. He might be best known for the case in which law enforcement suggested he was guilty of “bio terrorism” when he was using harmless bacteria in his art, but there was a lot more to him than that.
