BUFFALO Inspiration

Picture this: It’s the beginning of April, and we’re shoveling snow from our cars at 7am because Buffalo got hit with one of its late-season snowstorms overnight.   “Wow, I’m seriously over winter,” we all collectively say around the city, even though…

BAM! (Buffalo Art Movement is an art gallery named by its founder, Francisco Hernandez-Illizaliturri (aka Paco), a lifelong fan and collector of comic books. Paco, a doctor, is…

Billy Sandora-Nastyn and Pat Sandora-Nastyn, opened Daddy’s Plants in 2019 in a former warehouse where they’ve created an “oasis,” a welcoming space with a bank of windows overlooking…

Since opening its doors in 2015, Paradise Wine in Buffalo’s Five Points neighborhood has been hopping. Open six days a week (day of rest is Monday), the shop…

Distinctive in all of its 1930’s diner car finery, Swan Street Diner is an excellent place for classic breakfast and lunch fare within its fully-restored, barrel-vaulted space trimmed…

The tagline of Trend Up on Allen Street is “We’re not just a clothing store.” The shop, located in Buffalo’s Allentown neighborhood that’s equal parts local shops, bars…

Buffalo has truly blossomed over the past decade, and one of the most notable transformations has taken place in North Buffalo, on Hertel Avenue. A street that was…

A consortium of Frank Lloyd Wright sites located in Western Pennsylvania and Western New York have joined forces, launching a road trip that illustrates the epic arc and…

Masquerading as a vintage gas station, Route 20 Ice Cream on Southwestern Boulevard in Orchard Park has one of the most extensive menus of frozen treats imaginable. There…

Towering grain elevators. Soaring cliffs. A water lily-filled marsh. A 19th century lighthouse. The Big Ditch itself. These are just a few of the scenic views that await…