City
January 27, 2012 4:58 PM
By Carl Francis Penders:
"I've been going to Buffalo for four or five years. It's an amazing place," Roberta Lane of the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Boston office told the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance's not so sure Maggie Stier. So Maggie, who I encountered on the Roycroft Campus, came to see for herself, and like Roberta, left a believer. Even our weather enthused Shelly King-Davis of Yosemite, California, saying while exiting Shea's (Performing Arts Center) after the Trust's opening plenary, "You've got these amazing gray cloud formations, then you get a little sun, and then some rain." Two days later, Shelly and her partner John Lytle, who came for twelve days, proclaiming "We decided we were going to get to really know Buffalo," were still singing the area's praises, even after getting soaked at Graycliff, calling it "Spectacular--even in the rain."
Yet according to
City
January 26, 2012 5:14 PM
This Sunday, three grassroots activist groups are hosting a potluck dinner geared towards getting your ideas on the table and then funded. What could be better, and more soothing, than sharing some good food and your urban aspirations with some neighbors? The way that this grassroots idea-gathering initiative works is this: Pay ten bucks to get in, or bring a dish to pass along and only pay five bucks. Then listen to the different ideas submitted and find out who gets to take home the cash. The winner must apply the funds to the idea that he or she submitted. Obviously we are
City
January 25, 2012 10:41 PM
Fashion Maniac: Keeping tabs on Buffalo's fashion industry, including models, catwalks, retailers, designers, stylists, visual merchandisers and jewelers.
WELCOME TO AMERICA - Fashion in Colonial Times
Article by Phillip Johnson | Photos by Cheryl Gorski
Immigrants to the Colonies, as the United States were know as then, may have fled religious persecution among other reasons but they didn't change the way
City
January 25, 2012 3:40 PM
Meeting highlights include: shift Erie Community College's ("ECC") proposal for a Health Sciences Center for Excellence to its City Campus, regulate mobile food vehicle vendors, reconstruction of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Park Humboldt Basin Splash Pad, design, inspection and construction of the 500 block of Main Street, improvements to the Martin Luther King ("MLK"), Jr. Park Humboldt Basin, Riverside Park, and Delaware Park's Parkside Lodge and a grant for improvements to the MLK, Jr. Park Basin Stairs.
The Council adopted a resolution
City
January 25, 2012 11:39 AM
By Matt Hartrich (Buffalo Niagara Partnership):
The Buffalo Niagara Partnership recently released its Buffalo Building Reuse Project (BBRP) report, outlining recommendations to address the 2 million square feet of underutilized commercial office space in downtown Buffalo. The study, which seeks to improve downtown Buffalo's ability to compete for private investment, was completed at the request of Mayor Byron Brown. The yearlong initiative involved the collaboration of 35 experienced business leaders, economic development experts, and real
City
January 25, 2012 10:44 AM
By Jessica Edwards:
If you passed a small yellow school bus with a license plate that read "onthesly", which was filled with a group from Ghana, and driven by a stocky bearded hippie-like fellow named Griffin...would you guess they'd be coming home to Buffalo?
Over 10,000 miles, were put on that bus bought off of eBay to bring the music of the "Sly Drumming Ensemble" to colleges, schools, and festivals all over the U.S. This was all done by the most basic grassroots effort. Griffin Brady (founder of Slyboots School of Music) and
City
January 24, 2012 3:14 PM
By Michele Tucker:
Quick show of hands: how many of you have had an idea that you feel would help take Buffalo to the next level? We have, too - and we want your ideas!
Buffalo always seems to be right on the cusp of a renaissance. We love this city, with its good neighbors, rich history, and beautiful architecture. Buffalo inspires us and captures our imaginations. And let's be honest: there is no shortage of ideas here. What seems to be lacking is action - the action needed to turn these ideas into reality. So let's
City
January 24, 2012 11:20 AM
By Jason Zwara:
The deadlines set by State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. and Governor Andrew Cuomo for school districts to reach agreement with teacher and administrator unions on a new teacher evaluation system is quickly approaching, with a significant amount of state aid on the line. Commissioner King froze the $9 million in aid the State had awarded Buffalo Public Schools to improve five failing schools; Governor Cuomo raised the stakes, tying proposed increases in state aid to school districts to the success in reaching agreement on a new evaluation
City
January 24, 2012 9:31 AM
If you made it to Olmsted's Flurrious! festival this past Saturday, chances are that you saw some sights that you will never forget. For me, I thought that the quidditch brigade that led from Ring Road to the playing field was out of sight. The players were dressed in uniform colors, waving flags, chanting, parading, high-fiving and carrying on like nobody's business. By the time they reached the field, it looked like some sort of European village had been plunked down on top of a snowy meadow with rivals duking it out in a high intensity game of soccer or rugby. The only difference was that each
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