What’s the best way to spend a day in Buffalo? Where should you go to eat, drink, shop and stroll? How do you find a real deal? To find out, we suggest you consult the people in the know -- the locals. To make your travel planning easier, we asked around and compiled a collection of favorite attractions, activities and Buffalo’s hidden treasures. Let these insiders help you plan a trip that is sure to please.
 Born in Buffalo, Melonya returned to the area from New York City in 1993. She now works as a Business Development Specialist for the Buffalo Niagara Partnership. |
 A professor at Canisius College, Tanya moved to Buffalo a few years ago with her husband. They consider themselves ‘foodies’ who enjoy the urban lifestyle, eating out at interesting restaurants, going to the theatre, to good bookstores, to farmer’s markets, sitting on patios at cafés, etc. |
 Librarian, author of Victorian Buffalo (Western New York Wares, ©1999), president of the Preservation Coalition of Erie County, founder and creator of BuffaloResearch.com |
 Better known as the “Wing King,” Drew is the president and founder of the RMI Promotions Group, and started the National Buffalo Wing Festival in 2002. |
 A Buffalo booster for 25 years, Leslie and her husband, Howard, have raised three children in Buffalo and are ardent supporters of the Buffalo region as a place to live, work and raise a family. Leslie is a painter and leader of the local arts community. She is a director of the Albright Knox Art Gallery. They have a summer home at the Chautauqua Institution allowing them to embrace the best of Western New York all year round. |
 Kevin is a preservationist, adjunct professor at the University at Buffalo and Station Master for Motherland Connextions, a heritage tourism tour company. An ambassador for the region for most of his adult life, he is passionate about the rich histories that make up the Buffalo Niagara region, particularly the Underground Railroad. He lives in Niagara Falls with his wife and four daughters. |
 An attorney and former journalist, Jessica Keltz works as Downtown Living Coordinator at Buffalo Place Inc. She grew up in Bradford, Pa. but now makes her home in the Kleinhans neighborhood on Buffalo’s West Side. |
 Nancy Vargo is a lifelong resident of Western New York who recently moved to North Buffalo. Educated locally, she has split her career between positions in nursing and public relations. Her hobbies include photography and music and she loves spending time with her family, friends and two Golden Retrievers. |
 Born in Buffalo, Bill returned to Western New York after 20 years in numerous cities, most recently Washington, D.C. He is currently a Regional Director for the National Black MBA Association, Inc. |
 Animal behaviorist and slug expert turned Buffalo Zoo President/CEO |
 Born in Buffalo, Caitlin Zulewski grew up in Cortland, New York. She returned to Buffalo to attend Canisius College, fell in love with her hometown, and stayed here. She works as an Account Manager for Travers Collins & Company, a local marketing communications firm. |
 Kate Resetarits is a happy homeowner in the Elmwood Village section of Buffalo, who works with her family in commercial construction and development. She loves summer in Buffalo, playing tennis in Delaware Park, and hanging out with her English Bulldog, Dually. |
 Chairperson, Revitalize Buffalo, and Education Coordinator at The Center for Hospice & Palliative Care |
 Born and raised in Buffalo, Doug is a local television/radio personality and the owner of Urban Legacy Filmworks, an emerging independent media production company that has produced a number of documentaries on BuffaloÕs African American community. |
 A native of Boston, Massachusetts, Ed came to Buffalo to pursue his Ph.D. in English at UB. He got involved in the arts instead, and is nowemployed as the Executive Director of Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center. |
 A public relations practitioner and adjunct professor at St. Bonaventure University. She is very involved with the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and lives in North Buffalo. |
 A nationally published writer and a Western New York columnist and radio commentator. She is particularly passionate about sharing her perspective as a born and bred Buffalo Gal. |
 Blair Woods is a self-employed manager and tour manager of pop rock bands. His clients have included such renowned artists as Cowboy Junkies, 10,000 Maniacs and Edie Brickell & the New Bohemians. He is a member of Urban Roots’ Board of Directors and a community activist committed to the betterment of his immediate neighborhood and to the City of Buffalo. |
 Meela Moore was born and raised in Buffalo. She earned both her B.A. and M.B.A. from Canisius College. She now works with for AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers In Service To America) as a leader. In this capacity she assists non-profits in increasing financial independence, improving sustainability, and becoming more efficient in program delivery. |
Nicholas works as a morning radio host at Kiss 98.5, WKSE-FM. He lives in Lewiston with his wife and daughter, spending his time between family, recording studios and nightclubs as a resident DJ. |
Buffalo-born Griggs, left an island job at a Five Star/ Five Diamond resort to come home after 24 years away. She and her husband have a small brick home blocks from City Hall and a cottage on “the Lake.” Her marketing duties with Uniland Development Company currently allow her to live and work in the Downtown area she loves. |
Alexis De Veaux is an award-winning writer whose work is nationally and internationally known. She was born in Harlem, New York but has happily lived in Buffalo the past twenty years. She teaches at the University at Buffalo, is an avid enthusiast of city life, and loves checking out the neighborhood with her dog, Aangus. |
