City
December 31, 2010 2:00 PM
By Liz Lipsitz:
That's right. Urban Roots is a year round garden center. The snow is on the ground, the ground below has frozen, the plants are all asleep under their blanket (at least for the moment.) So what's a garden center to do in winter? Well, for a few years now we've been trying to figure that out, we've tried a thing or two, had good results and bad. We're ready to talk a little about what's going on.
The holidays are almost done, and Urban Roots was a lively holiday store this season. Living Christmas trees, wreaths and greens, poinsettias and other holiday plants, as well as gifts galore for gardeners, including many local- and artist-made items. If there's a gardener in your life, you might want to think of us on Valentines Day or birthdays, too.
Indoor gardening is a growing interest for many gardeners and a real passion for some. It is a wonderful salve for the soul of the gardener
City
December 31, 2010 1:22 PM
K-Fashion first caught my eye one evening thanks to a series of well-lit windows displaying an ensemble of colorful clothing and accessories. The 'K' in K-Fashion stands for Katherine (Hughes), the young proprietor who recently opened the urban clothing boutique. As much as I was surprised to find such a young-looking business owner on Allen Street, I was even more intrigued to learn that Katherine had been helping out next door at her mother's salon since the age of 16. I soon learned that she was an 'old hat' when it came to her life's passion: beauty and fashion.
Today, Katherine
lifestyle
December 30, 2010 5:20 PM
Ring in the New Year with a great downtown Buffalo view at the Western New York Book Arts Center.
The Book Arts Center's 3rd Annual New Year's Eve Party is quite
possibly the best place in town to watch the Electric Tower Ball Drop -
and more! Groove to live downtempo jazz by featured musician David Kane on the first floor, and kick up you heels to the DJ stylings of Matt Olmsted on the beautiful second floor.
The night would not be complete without the opportunity to bid on
artwork in the Silent Auction by regional and national
City
December 30, 2010 1:11 PM
Recently, the Erie County Legislature made a unanimous vote to restore $3 million dollars in funding to the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System. Sharon A. Thomas, chair of the Library System, released the following statement in response to this action:
"On behalf of the Library Trustees, Administrators and staff, I am most grateful that the County's governing body has unanimously agreed to restore $3 million in funding for the 37-branch Library System," said Thomas. "This supplemental funding will allow all communities to meet or exceed New York State minimum
City
December 30, 2010 9:17 AM
By Julia Foy:
Over the past few weeks, Buffalo has experienced, on-again/off-again coatings of fresh snow, marking the beginning of another unpredictable winter season. This yearly change in temperature and landscape prompts everyone to don wool sweaters, mittens, and fuzzy socks whether they're heading for the ski slopes or planning a sledding adventure at Delaware Park. As for daily routines, once bundled up, you find neighbors working industriously to keep snow off their sidewalks, driveways, and cars. As a Buffalonian, the sight of snow is commonplace
City
December 30, 2010 8:45 AM
For those of you who can't make it to the weekly Common Council
meeting, following is the briefing. From this week's meeting as
provided by the council:
The Council re-passed an amendment it had previously made to the Mayor's Recommend Capital Budget, overriding the Mayor's attempted veto of $450,000 in funding for the Nevilly Court Field Turf Installation Project in the South Council District.
The Council approved a resolution sponsored by Lovejoy District Council Member Richard A. Fontana declaring the mailing address for the new Federal Courthouse fronting
lifestyle
December 29, 2010 11:49 AM
With the New Year comes that ritual promise that you're going to get into shape and start working out. Living in Buffalo can make that a difficult promise to keep with the cold weather and snow. Instead of paying for that expensive gym membership to stay out of the snow, why not embrace it? One of the best ways to get into shape is cross country skiing, and Buffalo Nordic Ski Club is Western New York's only club that works to promote this sport in the local area.
"Our tag line since the club was founded in 1980 has been: 'Why hate winter when you can enjoy it by learning
Regional
December 28, 2010 12:56 PM
Does it seem like professional sports teams are changing their uniform designs more frequently than they used to? That's because they are. And why do they do this? Because fans get excited about the new designs. They argue about them. They love them. They hate them. And they buy them.
Nike will replace Reebok as the official NFL apparel provider in 2012 and it's expected Nike will introduce new uniform designs. Images of the new uniform designs were allegedly leaked about 6 weeks ago and, to fan the flames of speculation, we ran a post which included
City
December 28, 2010 11:57 AM
After passing by this new West Side bakery numerous times, it took a 'shout out' from a BRO reader to get me to walk in. In the email, the reader told me that although the exterior of the building was not exactly eye-catching, the culinary delights on the inside were stellar. Upon closer inspection, I learned that there was indeed a bustling little bakery inside of the Ferry and Hoyt Convenience Store and Bakery (that's quite a name), that the residents in the neighborhood had started calling "La Panaderia". Before we go any further, I hope that the owner listens to the customers and renames the
City
December 27, 2010 7:50 PM
FASHION MANIAC TEAM:
Features Editor : Cassie Elsaesser
All Photography & Managing Editor : Cheryl Gorski
Stylists : Cassie Elsaesser & Cameron Richard
Makeup : Dani Weiser
Hair Stylist : Whitney Curry
Prop Stylist : Todd Warfield, Lucy Mancuso, Michael Merisola
Executive Producer / Video Journalist : Richard Renda
She Wore Black Velvet by: Cassie Elsaesser
With New Years looming around the corner, some of us probably
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