Babcia's Pierogi is about as family as you can get! George and Linda (Ziolkowski) Lund began the idea of creative and innovative pierogi fillings in 2001, "We realized that the art of pierogi making was becoming lost among the younger generation," Linda said. "The...
You've heard the saying - if it's not broken, don't fix it! That is how we feel about the live music for our 2nd annual Totally Buffalo Festival! Last year, everyone seemed to LOVE the bands - so we figured - let's bring everyone back!! So we are. The 2nd annual...
One year ago, we were planning our inaugural Totally Buffalo Festival. We were excited, nervous, afraid, overwhelmed - and super stoked about the first festival. And, it was amazing. We loved the atmosphere at Buffalo RiverWorks. We loved our incredibly talented...
The first annual Totally Buffalo 716MAS Festival is in the books - and it was amazing! We have so many people to thank - including our amazing staff, the incredible staff at Buffalo Riverworks, the talented and kind vendors, our wonderful sponsors, the dancers,...
If you've never heard of EPIC, let me tell you a bit about the work they do. EPIC supports the people who have the most influence on children by providing evidence-based programs for parents, a character education curriculum for families and schools, and training for...
When you're part of a singing family, you sing. That's what Beth Boron says. And she should know - her family sings loud and proud. I know this first hand from living a few doors down from this wonderful family. We moved two years ago, and still miss the Christmas...
Rock Steady Dancers will take the stage at 2:45 on Saturday! Rock Steady Dance Center, located in Cheektowaga NY, has been in business for 13 years. They offer classes in all genres, and take all kids from 3-18 years old. Some of the classes they offer are a baby...
Damon Robertson has been jamming for 22 years! Literally. He makes jams and jellies that fly of shelves and he's been doing so since he was 16. It started, as most amazing things do, with an incredible mother and grandmother who both loved to cook. Damon's love for...
The Royal Pitches is the University at Buffalo’s only all-female acapella group. Since their establishment in 1996, they take pride in using their voices to show the world what an all-female acappella group can achieve; to inspire women everywhere, to maintain the...
When we were deciding what fun activities and surprises to have at the Totally Buffalo 716MAS Festival, our daughter, Emma told us we "totally" needed to have Disney Princesses! So, we got 'em! Here's who's coming... Elsa, Anna and Belle The Princesses will be on hand...
Cheryl Brzezowski, Caitlin Burns and Teri Jo Ritz are the Queen City Sweethearts, a local acapella trio. They have been singing together for the past several years and have a repertoire of popular songs from the 1930s to the present day. They also have a program...
In case you'd like to know which vendors will be at the Totally Buffalo 716MAS Festival - the answer is simple - ALL of the most amazing vendors this area has to offer! Mark your calendar for December 2 and 3 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the largest shop-local event...
Santa is heading to Buffalo to spend time with some of the coolest kids in town! He will be at the Totally Buffalo 716MAS Festival on Saturday and Sunday, December 2 and 3. Totally Buffalo will have a North Pole set up in Buffalo Riverworks and Santa will be there all...
Part of the reason we are having festivals is to give back to the community. For the Totally Buffalo 716MAS Festival, we have selected two charities to focus on - to tell you about - to raise money for. One of them is Ali's Rally Foundation. Ali's Rally is named for...
For William Herman - writing has become a second career. And quite a leap from his first in the aerospace manufacturing business! It was a bit of a jump from left brain to right! The outcome: South of the City. It's a murder mystery based in Buffalo and the...
Get ready to shop local! Find some amazing products from hard working, local artisans - this weekend. Saturday and Sunday, December 2 and 3! From 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Buffalo Riverworks!!! Here's what you need to know: SHOPPING Who's ready to shop?! And I mean...
The Totally Buffalo 716MAS Festival is just a few weeks away now and we are ready to celebrate the amazing sounds of the season - along with everything else. We've been working on the live entertainment for weeks and we are so excited to share the lineup with you!...
One day Lisa Hodge took a class in copper enameling. She fell in love and was off and running. Copper & Glass Creations by Love the Buff was formed, "I then incorporated my love for the city of Buffalo by using a unique buffalo shape in my jewelry. I have since...
It's one month away, friends! One month until the amazing 2-day, shop-local extravaganza! That's what we're calling it! We can hardly wait. We've put a lot of work into the event and would love to share with you some of what you can expect. The event is two days -...
We are super excited about this amazing two-day event that will be one huge shop-local extravaganza! We loved the bands that we had at our first ever Totally Buffalo Festival in May - they were great and really rocked it out of the park. For this festival, however, we...
Welcome to Totally Buffalo! A local lifestyle website.
My name is Mary Friona-Celani and I am the creator of this site! I’m a wife, a mom, a grandma, a Buffalo booster, an entrepreneur and a small business owner. I’m so glad you stopped by. After 20 years in the buffalo media, I went out on my own to tell stories about the people, places, events and all-around fabulousness of this wonderful place we call home. Buffalo is different and so is this site. We are here to share stories, encourage kindness, and help make this a better place to live.
We’ll help those in need when we can through our charity arm, Totally Buffalo Cares.
We help local small businesses, artisans and vendors though our events and our Totally Buffalo Stores.
We’ll do all of this with a little help from friends in our community.
