Not many people these days can say they’ve worked for the same employer for more than 50 years. But store manager Randy ...

At the turn of every New Year, many of us make promises to ourselves for a fresh start: daily workouts, cleaner eating, better sleep and less stress. And yet, by ...

The wind outside my new Buffalo apartment didn’t just whip; it sighed, it smirked, it threw its head back and laughed, shaking the windows like a tachycardic pulse. The sky ...

"You can really make a day of it” gets tossed around a lot, usually to describe places with a handful of decent stops ...

What began as a chance meeting in the early months of the pandemic turned into a love story that would take place over the ...

Amid brisk and breezy weather, Western New York farmers are busy with a singularly sugary harvest. Through late winter into ...

Neil Gerard wants everyone to have cool stuff in their home. That’s why, every week, he scouts for vintage furniture and sells it at extremely reasonable prices at his shop, ...

Gifting a book by a Buffalo-based author takes the shop local ethos to a whole new level … and there’s no shortage of books to consider for everyone on your list. Here’s a roundup of some recently ...

It’s hard to imagine a world without Popeye, Betty Boop and Superman. These characters are fixtures in our culture. We see them on umbrellas, coffee mugs, bumper stickers and even on arms and legs, as ...

At least 10 feet off the ground, Erica Cope pulls herself up and twists around two long pieces of silk fabric suspended from the ceiling. As she contorts her body and flips forward, she’s not thinking ...

This feature is part of a shop local series inspired by It's Our Job and the mantra: Put your money where your heart is. Buffalo Magazine is proud to support this campaign by Buffalo Niagara ...

The Saturday before Christmas Eve, something special happens on Main Street in East Aurora. More than 2,000 locals and visitors alike gather to raise their voices in familiar holiday songs. The ...