When the phone rings at Russell’s Atelier in West Seneca, owner Russell Cleversley fields calls from across the region from individuals who have heard of his excellent reputation for producing museum-quality art reproductions. Or, perhaps they have seen one of his superb art reproductions or one of his fine art works. Over the course of his more than 40-year career, Cleversley has prepared thousands of original artworks, sculptures and art images for reproduction in museum catalogs as well as limited-edition, archival-quality giclée prints. If you want or need your giclée print to be a faithful match to your original, Russell’s Atelier is the place to go. 

Chateau Buffalo, Buffalo’s urban winery specializing in wines and craft hard ciders made with locally grown grapes and fruits, has opened in Buffalo’s Niagara Frontier Food Terminal in the city’s Clinton-Bailey market area. The 3,500-square-foot facility is used for both retail sales and production, according to owner Carl Schmitter. 

Located at 175 Niagara Frontier Food Terminal (1500 Clinton St.), the beautifully renovated winery and retail store occupies previously vacant space in the historic food terminal dating back to the early 1930s. Store hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, and by appointment.

Two family owned businesses are among the first to open their doors within the historic Horsefeathers Building at 346 Connecticut on Buffalo’s West Side. The Pasta Peddler and Blackbird Sweets are now open for business and the proprietors are eager to share their family recipes with their new neighbors and customers.

Founded in 1994, The Pasta Peddler is owned and operated by Eric Amodeo and his father-in-law, Mike Sedia. Blackbird Sweets was founded in 2004 by Andrea Sedia Amodeo, wife of Eric and daughter of Mike.