ElizLicata
@ealicata.bsky.social
Editorial writer/columnist for the Buffalo News, garden blogger, art critic
Love this story by @chessabond.bsky.social about my friend Mike. buffalonews.com/life-enterta...
'Polyester Bakes' insists he's not a baker. His role on Gordon Ramsay's 'Next Level Baker' says otherwise
Michael Mararian, aka Polyester Bakes, is competing on Gordon Ramsay's holiday-themed TV show "Next Level Baker." He’s a natural fit for TV, even if he doesn’t consider himself a baker.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Love this story by @chessabond.bsky.social about my friend Mike. buffalonews.com/life-enterta...
Those were the days, for the most part. buffalonews.com/news/local/c...
Elizabeth Licata: Buffalo in the '90s was grittier, less developed and maybe a lot more fun
It was years before the city’s “renaissance,” but you could still have a really good time in early-to-mid-1990s Buffalo, Licata writes.
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June 30, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Those were the days, for the most part. buffalonews.com/news/local/c...
It pays to keep an eye out for the cool stuff. buffalonews.com/opinion/colu...
Elizabeth Licata: Unexpected roadside attractions lurk throughout Western New York
Vintage neon, giant cows, aluminum blade signs and Googie design. Western New York is a treasure trove of midcentury oddities. That is, they’re oddities now – they used to be
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June 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It pays to keep an eye out for the cool stuff. buffalonews.com/opinion/colu...
@mikemcandrew1.bsky.social guides for this interesting new Niagara Falls tour company. Photos by Joed Viera. buffalonews.com/news/local/a...
Elizabeth Licata: Artful tour guiding means respecting the past and moving with the times
It is an admirable thing to be a tour guide, Licata says. You need a welcoming spirit, an ability to remember essential facts and a pleasant, friendly attitude. A good guide needs to be articulate and...
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May 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
@mikemcandrew1.bsky.social guides for this interesting new Niagara Falls tour company. Photos by Joed Viera. buffalonews.com/news/local/a...
See, I really am planning a trip, so: buffalonews.com/news/local/a...
Elizabeth Licata: Canadians are canceling their visits. Will they welcome ours?
How welcome are Americans as we continue to plan trips across the border? Soon it will be Shaw season at Niagara-on-the-Lake, then beach and cottage season. Will boos and hisses be waiting for us?
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March 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
See, I really am planning a trip, so: buffalonews.com/news/local/a...
I love to write outdoorsy columns if only to enjoy the great nature photography of News photogs like Joshua Bessex. buffalonews.com/news/local/a...
Elizabeth Licata: During the pandemic, many discovered the great outdoors – but for how long?
Many found refuge in nature during the pandemic. The outdoors was a safe place. But have we retreated back inside now that the danger seems over? If so, people are
buffalonews.com
March 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I love to write outdoorsy columns if only to enjoy the great nature photography of News photogs like Joshua Bessex. buffalonews.com/news/local/a...
It helped to find words, however inadequate. Most would be. buffalonews.com/news/local/a...
Elizabeth Licata: Just like everybody else, I can't process the loss of Mickey Harmon
Elizabeth Licata remembers artist Mickey Harmon: "I am thankful I did know him. And hopeful that the anger and disbelief will be vanquished by that gratitude." Harmon and his partner, Jordan Celotto, ...
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March 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
It helped to find words, however inadequate. Most would be. buffalonews.com/news/local/a...
I know people say this but now I’m saying it. My heart is broken today. Mickey was magnificent. He was one of the hardest workers I have ever known and he cared.
March 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I know people say this but now I’m saying it. My heart is broken today. Mickey was magnificent. He was one of the hardest workers I have ever known and he cared.
Love @libbymarch.bsky.social photos in this story: buffalonews.com/news/local/f...
Elizabeth Licata: A new breed of Buffalo florists gives us reason to love Valentine’s Day
Just in time for Valentine's Day: Buffalo's newest crop of flower shops offer quirky, personality-driven takes on the ancient art of flower arranging. Personal service and sustainability are key.
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February 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Love @libbymarch.bsky.social photos in this story: buffalonews.com/news/local/f...
This is what happens when you don’t assume new is better: buffalonews.com/opinion/colu...
Elizabeth Licata: Lessons from Medina – respecting a heritage cast in sandstone
Savvy use of preservation and the allure of the past has made the tiny Village of Medina a must-see local attraction.
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January 13, 2025 at 10:28 PM
This is what happens when you don’t assume new is better: buffalonews.com/opinion/colu...
Connections between gardeners, environmentalists and life as we know it: buffalonews.com/opinion/colu...
Elizabeth Licata: At year's end, envisioning a cleaner and greener Buffalo
"Progress on cleaner water and greener streetscapes in Buffalo means playing the long game," writes Elizabeth Licata. "Thankfully, we're getting better at it."
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December 30, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Connections between gardeners, environmentalists and life as we know it: buffalonews.com/opinion/colu...
I’ve known this guy gore more than 30 years, but he always surprises me. In a good way. Meet Joe: buffalonews.com/news/local/j...
Elizabeth Licata: Joe George's mission has focused on the many ways we can be fed, body and soul
“When looking through the viewfinder of a camera, it forces me to focus on what is directly in front of me. I often tell people that what I photograph and write about is a form of personal therapy,” J...
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December 2, 2024 at 4:33 PM
I’ve known this guy gore more than 30 years, but he always surprises me. In a good way. Meet Joe: buffalonews.com/news/local/j...
At least they tried.
Amherst officials blame the program's failure to take root on the Covid-19 outbreak and on the soaring cost of trees in recent years.
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Amherst wanted to add 1 million trees in 5 years. It didn't come close, but says plan wasn't a failure
Amherst officials blame the program's failure to take root on the Covid-19 outbreak, which shut down the world just four months later, and on the soaring cost of trees in recent years.
buffalonews.com
November 24, 2024 at 4:39 PM
At least they tried.
Reposted by ElizLicata
“We really believe that this goal is absolutely achievable and we’re really excited to get people together around trees,” said Fiona Watt, the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s director of lands and forests.
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New York State wants to plant 25 million trees by 2033. Can it be done?
“We really believe that this goal is absolutely achievable and we’re really excited to get people together around trees,” said Fiona Watt, the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s director...
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November 24, 2024 at 12:35 PM
“We really believe that this goal is absolutely achievable and we’re really excited to get people together around trees,” said Fiona Watt, the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s director of lands and forests.
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Here’s some evidence of how important the work @buffaloguild.bsky.social is: buffalonews.com/news/local/b...
Thank you, Buffalo: Reporter Mark Sommer reflects on a career at The Buffalo News
Retired Buffalo News reporter and editor Mark Sommer reflects back on a 25-year career at The News.
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November 21, 2024 at 1:08 AM
Here’s some evidence of how important the work @buffaloguild.bsky.social is: buffalonews.com/news/local/b...
@buffalonews.bsky.social I need to get out more. Did not realize this was happening: buffalonews.com/news/local/c...
Elizabeth Licata: Independent bookshops never left − and now they're booming
Independent bookstores were supposed to be dead by now. To say that didn’t happen is a glorious understatement.
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November 17, 2024 at 8:36 PM
@buffalonews.bsky.social I need to get out more. Did not realize this was happening: buffalonews.com/news/local/c...