Living

BY JOE GENCO –Our Pastor friend Mike Bowers needs some stories about neighbors who have enriched your life. Probably our favorites ever were Dick and Janet Sherry. I remember the day I came home…

BY JOE GENCO –Buffalo Rising shares a laudatory opinion of Byron Brown. I don’t like him and think he’s done little more than fill a well-cut suit. Most things from that publication…

BY JOE GENCO –My friend Mike Bowers made a good point the other day. We are quick to help on the roadside or buy a cup of coffee for the stranger in line behind…

BY JOE GENCO –Carl Paladino lays out his motivations, and his views on how to make life better for the 1 in 2 children living in Buffalo poverty. http://artvoice.com/…/morally-bankrupt-board-education-bu…/… –When defendants attack:…

BY JOE GENCO –Come support my nephew Tim as Ashker’s unveils “A Collection of works by Timothy Genco” with a reception from 7-9 p.m. Friday. The reception appears to be simultaneous with…

BY JOE GENCO –A Key Bank security guard who tackled and apprehended a bank robber appears destined to lose his job for not following protocol. He should have just watched and reported…

BY JOE GENCO –Alec Baldwin is an ass. That’s why he’s so good at impersonating Trump. Here’s a really funny photo. Baldwin had a hat made with “Make America Great Again” written…

BY JOE GENCO —Jamie Moses lays out his view of Carl Paladino. 1) Paladino can be an ass. 2) Paladino’s speech is protected by the 1st Amendment. 3) Buffalo Schools have improved significantly…

BY JOE GENCO –Trump right-hand woman Kellyanne Conway will be in town for a fund raiser. Littlesis.org is keeping track of which businesses are supporting the event. https://littlesis.org/maps/1865-buffalo-business-backs-trump –Don’t look now, but President-elect Trump is…

BY JOE GENCO –I get the feeling the President-elect doesn’t understand the gravity of his job. For example, his treatment of intelligence reports on election hacking is weird and lacks decorum. Unpresidented,…

BY JOE GENCO –The slimy underbelly of Albany politics shows how people like Tim Kennedy and Catherine Young are paid for by Manhattan real estate investors. https://www.propublica.org/…/developers-of-manhattan-luxury… –The billboard is up, school board…

BY JOE GENCO –I like edible landscapes and trees. I will grow and forage more food in the coming year. A good start is to attend a free presentation at Ashkar’s from…

BY JOE GENCO Took a run to Blackbird Cider Works but it was closed. Hit a couple wineries and got dinner at Mariachi de Oro. I never knew Medina was our own…