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Right here, right now : the Buffalo anthology / edited by Jody K. Biehl.

Author:

Biehl, Jody K., editor.

ISBN:

9780997774269

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

237 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Content Type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

Abstract:

Buffalo is a magical place to be and this anthology walks the reader through the decades. The newness of the city is electrifying and sits atop a glorious history of power, disappointment, artistic flair, racial injustice and spicy chicken wings-and Buffalo has the Niagara Falls in its backyard. Told through the eyes of more than 65 artists, writers, and residents, the essays will give readers a feel of the city, its good and bad sides, and why many people love calling Buffalo their home. The contributors include: Lauren Belfer, Wolf Blitzer, Marv Levy, John Lombardo, Mary Ramsey, Robby Takac, and many more.

Subject Term:

American literature -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.

City and town life -- New York (State) -- Buffalo -- Literary collections.

Geographic Term:

Buffalo (N.Y.) -- Literary collections.

Added Author:

Biehl, Jody K.,

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Buffalo is a magical place to be and this anthology walks the reader through the decades. The newness of the city is electrifying and sits atop a glorious history of power, disappointment, artistic flair, racial injustice and spicy chicken wings--and Buffalo has the Niagara Falls in its backyard. Told through the eyes of more than 65 artists, writers, and residents, the essays will give readers a feel of the city, its good and bad sides, and why many people love calling Buffalo their home. The contributors include: Lauren Belfer, Wolf Blitzer, Marv Levy, John Lombardo, Mary Ramsey, Robby Takac, and many more.

Author Notes

Jody K. Biehl is the director of the journalism program at the University at Buffalo and the former editor for Der Spiegel magazine in Berlin. She lives in Buffalo, New York.

Jody K. BiehlLauren BelferGreg ShemkovitzLuke HammillElizabeth LicataHenry Louis Taylor, Jr.Simon HustedChristina LincolnJohn KordrupelTyler BagwellMary LevyJon PenfoldBrian CastnerPerry NicholasMaria ScrivaniJustin KernDennis MaloneyElena CalaScott ReimannJustin KarcherDavid J. HillStan SearlLee CoppolaMarcus Joseph Ruslander, Jr. and AKA Mark RussellJeff Z. KleinGeorgia BurnetteDick HirschPatricia SweetCayli EndertonCrystal OckenfussSara AliKorey GreeneRonald WendlingJennifer ConnorJeff MiersMitch GerberRobin Lee JordanAndrew Z. GalarneauBarbara ColeJonathon WelchMary KaneElizabeth BowenBruce AdamsJohn Lombardo and Mary RamseyRobby TakacJoAnn FallettaTom DudzickWolf BlitzerErik BradyJody K. BiehlNoah FalckTom TolesLynette D'AmicoPat Green ObermeierKay PattersonMargaret SullivanChris Hawley

Introduction	p. 7
Our City, Then & Now
Finding Inspiration in Frederick Law Olmsted's City	p. 12
A City Spoke	p. 14
Where is Buffalo?	p. 18
Keeping it Real: Slices of a New Buffalo	p. 20
Latte City or Just City: Will Blacks Rise or Be Forgotten in the New Buffalo?	p. 23
Pedaling through the Snow	p. 30
Recover the Radials	p. 35
Buffalo Grows Up	p. 38
The Language of America: Stories of Buffalo's Immigrant Press	p. 44
Flashpoints
Tampa Stadium, January 27, 1991	p. 52
Surprise!	p. 59
The Bells of St. Ann's	p. 64
It Couldn't Be Anywhere Else	p. 67
Taking the Cake	p. 70
Run, Bucky, Run	p. 72
Breathless	p. 77
Wedding Day	p. 79
Power Lines	p. 84
Tailgating at the Gates of Hell	p. 89
When the Prize is Meat: A Look at the People and Inner Workings of a Meat Raffle in WNY	p. 91
Protests at Buffalo State College	p. 95
The Rise and Fall of the Buffalo Mafia	p. 97
Neighborhood Stories
From Buffalo to Washington and the Piano Lessons that Paid Off	p. 104
North Park, With and Without Hate	p. 107
Back In the Day: Remembrances of Black Buffalo from the 1940s and 1950s	p. 112
The Rise and Fall of Lackawanna	p. 119
Walking Away in Riverside	p. 123
I Haven't Met the Old Woman in the Knit Sweater Yet Because Life Is Disappointing	p. 127
Manufactured Articles	p. 128
A Long Journey: Proud to be Arab	p. 129
Korey's Story: How I Survived Life on Buffalo's East Side	p. 133
Neighborhood Stories (continued)
The Way We Were	p. 140
The Lemon Street Connection	p. 144
Food, Art, Books & Music
The Armies of the Nightlife: A Requiem for the Wild, the Innocent, and the Old, Weird Buffalo	p. 150
Down Beat	p. 155
Finding the Words We Do Not Have Yet at the Just Buffalo Writing Center	p. 158
I Am a Buffaholic	p. 163
Let love be at the end: Louise Clifton's literary legacy	p. 169
Rustling the Leaves in Buffalo: The Story of Talking Leaves...Books	p. 177
Epitaph: Buffalo girl	p. 183
Broadway: A Salute to Urban Markets	p. 185
Buffalo Artist	p. 189
John & Mary-Notes & Harmony	p. 196
Music is Art	p. 200
Kleinhans Music Hall, 4:30PM	p. 203
Home & Belonging
A Hydraulics Boyhood	p. 206
My Buffalo Roots	p. 212
The Capital of My Heart	p. 214
Along Came Zeus: How My Dog Helped Me Find Home in Buffalo	p. 216
January in a Jar	p. 221
Tom Tales' Final Cartoon for the Courier-Express, September 1982	p. 222
First Home, Last Home	p. 223
God is Dead: How about Laughlin's?	p. 227
Who Would Move to Buffalo?	p. 229
Notes from the Expatriate Underground	p. 233
Art & Photography
David Torke	p. 28
Brendan Bannon	p. 42
Julian Montague	p. 68
Joan Linder	p. 82
Milton Rogovin	p. 138
Michael Morgulis	p. 194
Additional images are credited where they appear.

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