(By Andrew Golebiowski – Corpus Christi Church) Corpus Christi Church celebrates the tradition of Candlemas-Matki Boski Gromnicznej (Our Lady of the Thunder Candle) on Feb. 2. People brought their own “Thunder Candle” or “Gromnica to church to be blessed. Some of the candles brought to church had been carried from Poland.

After blessing, the candle is taken home to be lit during storms and other times of trouble, or to be placed in the hands of a dying person to allow the light to lead them to the next world.

Adam Mickiewicz Library and Dramatic Circle from Rich Lunghino on Vimeo.

This is a cool little video I found on Facebook today by Rich Lunghino.

I heart 703 Fillmore.  It is on Fillmore just south of Broadway.  Long before being the First Holy Temple Full Gospel Baptist Church, it was the Masiel Furniture store built in 1925.

In the pictures above, you can see some of the detail…look at the old awning framework and some of the awning still left.

I am glad the building is in use.

It is another little rough around the edges gem of a building in B-F.

Local radio personality Allan Harris let me post these here.  He had posted these on Facebook back in March of 2011.

Allan Harris

It is always seeing photos and images of the Central Terminal from different points in its history.

These were by Harris in college for a photo class.

Great stuff!!! Thanks Allan!!!

A couple of weeks ago on Facebook, I was introduced to the New Buffalo Brewing Company.

The company is currently in the development and testing phase of its beer.

From Buffalo Rising:

William Campbell is planning big things for the future of brewing in Buffalo. Bill is the owner and founder of New Buffalo Brewing Company, an upcoming microbrewery looking to introduce a variety of high-quality beers to the area. Currently the company is in the development and testing phases of their beer with a proposed opening date of August 2013.

When I found out they are looking for a home, the old Schreiber Brewery on Fillmore near Broadway popped into my head.

I passed along info about the building to them and BFA friend Tracy Land provided some interior pictures from a tour she took of the place a few years ago.

This building could meet their needs and potentially be a huge win for the neighborhood.

Now let’s see if we can get them from point A to point B-F…

Caught this on the Broadway Market’s Facebook page:

As you are contemplating the upcoming week, here is a question for you to ponder. Who stole the keeshka?

Have a great week!!!

After a meeting at Corpus Christi Church last night, I took a some photos around the neighborhood.

Enjoy!

I love it when things I do in the neighborhood turn out great. Such was the case with the Polka, Piwo, and Pierogi event at the Broadway Market on Saturday. It also served as a reminder to me as to what the Market can be year round. This treasure of ours over here in B-F needs to be an ethnic food magnet for all of WNY.

Have a great week everyone!!!