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Press Pass: Buffalo Spree's Interview Issue

Buffalo Spree

The March issue of Buffalo Spree is labeled "The Interview Issue."  The magazine's writers sat down with 20 prominent Western New Yorkers, asking them questions on a range of topics.  WBFO's Mark Scott has more in this week's Press Pass with Buffalo Spree Editor Elizabeth Licata.

Mayor Byron Brown is one of 20 WNY leaders who was part of the "Interview" issue

The interviews were about arts and culture, development, education, neighborhoods, politics and more.  Participating were Mayor Byron Brown, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, Lieutenant-Governor Kathy Hochul, Buffalo historian Mark Goldman, Buffalo News music critic Jeff Miers and a host of others.

Mark and Elizabeth also talk about preservation issues, including the current controversy surrounding plans for the future of the historic Amphitheater at the Chautauqua Institution.

They also touch on the brutal winter this region is experiencing.  And Elizabeth invites Buffalo Spree to vote for the Best of WNY 2015.