Located on the side of the Williamsville Townhall, is this fantastically large mural. It was put up…read morein 2019 by a local artist Chris Piontkowski. I couldn't find the name for it, but I drive by it all the time and stoped for a closer look today. You'll see it as you are either walking in the area or at the local farmers market, or driving down Main Street towards Buffalo, It's on the east side of the building. Williamsville's Beautification Committee raised the money for this and it's a large public art and public funded project.

I know very little anout the town of Greece or the business that is done inside this building. I do…read moreknow and love their playground! A family comes to this playground a decent amount. It has a splash park that's open in the summer. A nice little pond to walk around and a turf playground. The play ground is pretty durable and can be used by most sizes and abilities. It's a great place to come whenever you're in the area.

This is one of Rochester's hidden gems! The hidden sidewalk is beautiful walk through the homes by…read morethe lake! The view is breath taking. Who even knew it was here? Every home is just as beautiful as the next and their gardens and lawns are kept up nicely and their decks are over the water for the perfect view of the lake

I can't possibly recommend this enough. Over a dozen of the Niagara Region's wineries participate…read morein this event. Each month, with it's own theme, you can purchase a glass at the first winery on your stop. Check the website for pricing. My mother, myself and two sisters did this for Mother's Day a two years back. It was one price for the glass and you generally got tickets for three tastings at each winery. However, I see at least one event where instead of the upfront charge, there is a small fee at each winery for the tastings. Either way, rent a limo or get a designated driver (as we did) and get on your way to a day of fun with friends! This could be a great option for a bachelorette or some other celebration as well. We packed the car with cheese & crackers and other snacks to enjoy along the way. A tasting may be a small amount of wine, but multiply that times three at each winery, then times over a dozen wineries! Pick the right time of the year and the drive is beautiful. Take the time to explore the shops and the grounds of the wineries. This event was just so much fun. I recommend it to everyone.

I've been to most of the wineries along the trail, with the exception of those closer to Rochester…read more Overall the trail is wonderfully diverse and eclectic with a mix of traditional wines and more unique offerings that set our local trail apart from the rest. The best overall winery is Niagara Landing. They have the most generous tastings (6 pours for $3) and affordable prices, and they excel in a variety of wines so even people with different tastes from me are bound to find something they like. Other favorites include Honeymoon Trail, Black Willow and Spring Lake, but all wineries are worth a visit. Here's my favorite individual wines along the trail: Dry white: Chateau Niagara's 2013 Gewürztraminer Semi dry white: Chateau Niagara's semi-dry Riesling Semi sweet white: Niagara Landing's Rosebud White Sweet white: Honeymoon Trail's Diamond Dry blush or rosé: Long Cliff's Platinum Rosé Semi dry blush or rosé: the search continues... Semi sweet blush or rosé: Honeymoon Trail's Pink Diamond Sweet blush or rosé: Niagara Landing's Rosebud Rosé Dry red: Black Willow's Trilogy Red Sweet red: Black Willow's Black Widow Berry, Niagara Landing's Rosebud Red Fruit wine: Marjum Manor's Blue Beryl, but it's sold out (possibly returning 2017) Sparkling wine: Schultz' Mon Cheri Dessert wine: Niagara Landing's Almond Dream, fave wine AND dessert Also, I recommend Niagara Landing's Rosebud Cranberry to pair with your Thanksgiving Turkey (it's re-branded Spirit of Christmas) and Rosebud Gold with its pineapple flavor to pair with your Easter Ham. Rosebud Red is my go to for prime rib instead of a dry red. I also recommend the Black Willow meads, especially Odin's Nectar.

This is a super interesting mural. The Glen Park Joint Board commissioned it from artist Ali Price…read more She's a local artist with a few other public art pieces around the area. Called "Glen in Bloom", this artwork is interactive, there are things for the kids to go find on the mural. It's basically a sort of a scavenger hunt type idea. Teaching kids and adults alike about the local area birds and plants. It's painted on the outside of the shelter near the parking lot off Glen Ave.

Another Chuck Tingley mural in Medina New York. You can see his style. Very interesting "fake it…read moretil you make it" message. It was put up in 2020. It's in the parking lot of the buildings fronting Main Street, so you'll need to go to the alley behind to see it.

According to my friend Howard, Holley is a speed trap. A charming one at that. As always, these…read moresleepy hamlets take their speed limits seriously. Be very careful & mindful of your speed when travelling through Holley; you WILL get a ticket. Other than that, it's a charming little burg just outside of Brockport.

If the property taxes weren't so high, I'd be moving back to my hometown of Holley. I left there in…read more1972 to move to Phoenix (BIG mistake), and finally moved to TN in 2007. I would have moved back to Holley to retire, but the cost of living was/is way too high. On top of that, people in government (Mr. Kenney, for one) didn't respond to my interest and concerns about investing into the old high school. RIP, Holley.

Hometown of Le Roy Brown. Maybe…read more This cute little town has some pretty awesome highlights, and some great people living here including a couple of beautiful women who I adore. There is a great sandwich shop, and an even better ice cream shop. The sandwich is Woody's and the ice cream is Cruisers Creamery, and is one of the best ice cream places in all of Western New York.

Originally this place would not allow anyone to wear any kind of shoes, OR to go barefoot. Hence it…read morewas called Sockport for a long time. Then it became the capital of "saying something twice in different ways", which is why it was known as Dockport for years. Then it became "the Switzerland of WNY" and was known affectionately as "Clockport" for awhile. Then gang violence took over and it adopted the moniker "School Of Hard Knocksport." This caused everyone to put Locks on their doors... and bam. You have the present-day name. Actually think I gave Lockport a bad rap when I gave it a rap before although I didn't actually rap about it but I can rap about it as you see if you've read of my other reviews for a rap endlessly about other things that one might rap about. So here's the thing. It's a much nicer place than I thought. I might have seen the bad side of it before. I think it's actually really nice place to live. The main problem is that it's so damn out of the way like it's so far away from everything that it's hard to even fathom getting all the way up here. There's no highways that really go here except for the interstate 990 which doesn't really go all the way and then it turns into Millersport which is kind of kind of kind of a highway and then it joins Transit and it's just kind of annoying. Having said that I think it's a really cool place to live and I like the YMCA and there are some pretty decent food options and some pretty nice people up here as well. And they don't seem to be afflicted by the horrible weather to the same degree as other parts of the region are. So I have to give them a massive five star upgrade I think finally eventually now. I've been to Lockport more times than I can count. My sort-of doctor is here, my fave Italian restaurant is here, 3 or 4 good friends live here, and I used to visit a garage here. I know the town pretty well. City, rather. It's a great City. Seriously though it is named as such because of the locks. The Erie Canal dissects the heart of this charming little city which has everything from leafy estates to cozy trailer parks with Eminem lookalikes rap-battling in the bushes with little dogs named Jack. Speaking of Jack, everyone loves One-Eyed Jacks. Let me just say, on record. I don't. Sorry. Instead, try Pulp 716 for Boba and the infamous sweet sauce slices of Pizza Oven for a snack. What I do love is The Village Eatery. If not for that place, I might even give LP a 3, (although LPs were always better than singles, right?) but it's like, the best Italian American food everrrr. OK, it's comparably good along with Mulberry in Like-I-Wanna, but it's much more typical and wholesome and filling and would probably take my prize for best Italian American Food In USA. Yes. That good. Parts of LP are really pretty, and even though it's way way way out of the way, it's really cute. Taking the 990 & Millersport up here is pretty fast. If you try and go up Transit, well in the words of the late, great James Caan, "forget about it, beefcake." Oh and Lockport will soon be changing its name. It has become the heart of the gay male community in WNY, and 7-and-a-half percent of the population is now either gay, or male, or both. Oh wait I meant, is both. Experts say this will rise up very fast and impress everyone, growing to a massive, erect 69% by mid-2015. And since these strapping young (and old) (and Middle Aged) (and so on) men often send pelfies to each other, it obviously will soon be known as "C**kport."