ONONDAGA NATION — In the hands of craftsman Alf Jacques, wood bends and changes in ways it won’t for other men. From logs of pale, white hickory, he conjures beauty, grace. He splits, steams and shapes the timber until something exquisite emerges–something that gleams. Jacques, 63, is a famed maker of wooden lacrosse sticks. He… Continue reading
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Life After Death: In the Wake of Murder, Learning to Live Again
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Bleeding from the chest and stomach, where the knife had ripped her open, 15-year-old Zayra Pagan called the police. She had been stabbed maybe 10 times—so many that she had lost count. 9-1-1, she dialed. A recording told her to stay on hold. The line was busy. Frantic, Zayra hung up and… Continue reading
Still That Bitch! Why Buffalo’s ‘Top Model’ All-Star Won’t Quit on Her Dream
BUFFALO, N.Y. — “I know how to conduct myself. Bitch, I worked at a bank. I worked at a bank. You think I would talk like this at a bank?” That was Buffalo native Angelea Preston’s pointed defense of why she did not show more attitude during a conversation with a celebrity interviewer earlier this… Continue reading
The Canoes Overhead: Nancy Rubins’ Epic New Sculpture at the Albright-Knox Is Whatever You Make of It
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A voluminous sculpture of about 60 tangled, aluminum boats has been turning heads skyward since construction started on June 6 at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. Planted on a lawn in the middle of a looped driveway off Elmwood Avenue, the web of mostly canoes rises like a tree, with watercraft bursting like… Continue reading
Wine From the Old World: In Buffalo, a Tradition From Italy Lives On
AMHERST, N.Y. — The winemaking rituals are an heirloom from the Old Country, an artifact of the world Luigi Aloisio left behind when he sailed for America in 1939. Every step is labor-intensive, from the washing and tightening of heavy, oak barrels to the stemming of grapes. The recipe is simple […]
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