- Step out, step lively in our parks
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- Chances are you’ve seen them. They jog, walk, sit, watch. They come in different shapes, ages, species. Some go solo. Others travel in bunches. They each share
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- Pastoral places to relax
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- Frederick Law Olmsted, the creator of Buffalo's park system, believed the purpose of green space was to refresh and delight the eye, and through the eye, the mind and spirit.
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- 'A Remarkable Mother:' Jimmy Carter writes about Miss Lillian
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- Her full name was Bessie Lillian Gordy Carter. The world knew her as “Miss Lillian.” The villagers in India called her “Lily behn,” our sister Lily. To former President Jimmy Carter, she was always “Mama.”
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- Lisa Earle McLeod: Blunders of the bathrobe brigade
- Wouldn’t it be great to work from home? You could come and go as you pleased; you’d always be available for your family; you could work in your bathrobe.
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Other Life News
- Car Talk: Shop refuses to take responsibility
Dear Tom and Ray: I had my tires rotated in Las Vegas. One week and 926 miles later, the right rear wheel fell off while I was in Northern California.
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- God Squad: Faith is a family issue
Q: My Jewish daughter is married to a Catholic man. Neither family is very religious but both feel the couple’s baby boy should have some religion in his life. He’s 18 months old, yet there’s been no religious ceremony.
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- Religion Notes / News of area faith groups
Mount Olive Baptist Church, 701 E. Delavan Ave., will host a citywide revival featuring guest preacher, the Rev. A. C. Stapleton of Houston, Texas, and lecturer, the Rev. James C. Blackburn, pastor of Greater Hope Baptist Church and president of the Baptist Ministers’ Conference of Buffalo.
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- Shift into neutral: Khakis and canvas feature in safari look for spring
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A little safari may be just what your wardrobe needs this spring. It’s practical, versatile and very much in style.
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- Susan Martin: New dog’s loving life – even the cats
Since I wrote about the dog we adopted from the SPCA a few months ago, a number of readers have asked me to write a column about how he is doing.
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Celebrations
- Kelly A. Hennessy and Timothy A. Oldenburg
- Meghan Martin and Sean Metz
- Bill and Louise Waytena Happy 50th Wedding Anniversary
- Laurie Krupski and Michael Griswold
Travel
- The Stoogeum celebrates all things Three Stooges
- It can be best to leave the dog at home on long road trips
- Go to Denver for culture, shopping and the great outdoors
- Travel Deals / Bargains from around the world
Food
- If they can, you can: Dinner for 4 for $12
- Getting to know the sweet side of rhubarb
- Try a Thai turkey burger
- Put the lime in the coconut and add shrimp
NeXt
- A prom primer for that special night
- Mother-daughter book club going strong at West Seneca West
- ‘Stark raving’ reviews for ‘IRON MAN’
- Girl Scout organizes dog walkathon to benefit Pet Connection
Home & Garden
- Garden Notes / News of area clubs and events
- It’s time to hoe, hoe, hoe
- Home office a little tight? Take a look at this book
- Shift into neutral: Khakis and canvas feature in safari look for spring
Health
- Study warns against teen use of pot
- Pastoral places to relax
- Too much, too little sleep tied to ill health in CDC study
- Wal-Mart expands its program of discount prescription drugs
Lifestyle News
- Pastoral places to relax
- Sometimes it pays to follow your instincts
- A short dress that flatters an older figure
- There’s a whole family of Kewpies out there
Golden Years
- Bert and Marie Huller
- Patricia and Leonard Kozlowski
- George and Lucille Misechok
- Vincent and Stella Miranda
Religion
- Panel to help fight parish embezzlement
- God Squad: Faith is a family issue
- Religion Notes / News of area faith groups
- God Squad: Views of cremation vary
Columns
- By Lisa Earle McLeod
Wouldn’t it be great to work from home? You could come and go as you pleased; you’d always be available for your family; you could work in your bathrobe.
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More Columns
Carolyn Hax
- Carolyn Hax: Suspicious of in-laws’ motives
- Carolyn Hax: Troubled by trade-in of ring
- Carolyn Hax: Getting to the root of jealousy
- There’s no good choice here
Janice Okun
Susan Martin
- Susan Martin: New dog’s loving life – even the cats
- Susan Martin: A good reason for the kids to get dirty
- Susan Martin: Spring, and the changes it brings
- Susan Martin: Lights out, keep on dreaming
