On a gloomy, December day, when “the sky won’t snow and the sun won’t shine,” it’s tempting to stay curled up somewhere warm, inside, by a fire. Or to busy myself with the million things I have to do before the holidays. It’s easy to find excuses not to take a walk in the woods when it’s cold, wet, and dreary.
 
But those are often the days when I need it most, when the ordinary world is wearisome and business becomes busyness. I bundle up and go.
 

Congratulations to Aidan Gillespie, who had this to say about Forest Park: I love this park because it's a large open space in the middle of the city (larger than Central Park in NYC) and it has a free zoo, art museum, history museum, and outdoor theater. Enjoy! ...

Our amazing interviewer, Stephanie Richards, spoke with GLUE launch party guest and Buffalo resident Martha McCloskey about what makes Buffalo great, and what would make it greater. Martha cited one idea poached from Denver - put ski trails in public city parks! She didn't omit the intractable issues, but we love her totally achievable ideas for improving quality of life...