This past Mother's Day was a big hit with the brunch crowd at the Pan American Grill and Brewery. After all, brunch goes hand-in-hand with certain days of dedication. For a while now I've been hearing rumblings of some of the brunch ideas that Pan Am has been considering, and one in particular stood out - the Monthly Gospel Brunch series. The first Gospel Brunch kicks off this Sunday, May 19, and from there the series continues the third Sunday of each month. 
The Sunday Gospel Brunch series is being headed up by a partnership between great

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Buffalo First!'s annual Love Your Mom and Pop campaign returns with a vendor marketplace event will take place on Saturday, May 18th, 10am-4pm, in the lobby of the Tri-Main Center, a landmark Buffalo mixed-use building, home to over 70 locally owned businesses and organizations. The event will feature local food and drink, an artisan and entrepreneur vendor market with 20 vendors perfect for Father's Day shopping, presentation of our social media contest winners, live local music, local food and drink, kids crafts, and an opportunity

When you think of a cruise night, you usually think of high horsepower, classic cars.  Buffalo Green Projects has thought a little different about what it means to host a "Cruise Night" with an event focusing on alternative energy vehicles and transportation. The event is this Thursday May 16th from 4:30-7PM at the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus "Electric Car Lot" on Ellicott at Goodell.  
It will feature hybrids, electric cars, flex fuel, diesels, bicycles, scooters and one giant hybrid Metrobus.  There will be representatives

The Pasta Peddler has officially opened at The Horsefeathers Building on Connecticut Street on the city's West Side. The producer and retailer is the second permanent business to open within the building, which up until this point has mainly hosted the Winter Market. Last week Martin Cooks restaurant opened for dinner service (see here). 
The Pasta Peddler first opened in Buffalo a decade ago, and is owned and operated by Eric Amodeo and his father in-law Mike Sedia. 
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Hamlin Park is a neighborhood that is very under the radar for most Buffalonians looking for a new place or suburbanites moving into the city. People assume simply because it's east of Main Street that

I have been writing these "My favorite Buildings" stories to highlight the lesser known buildings in Buffalo's tremendous collection of architecture.  The media focus on Buffalo architecture is typically quite shallow and tends to be shined on just a few major landmarks. The result is that too many people tend to think that Buffalo's architectural riches begin and end with the Richardson designed State Hospital or the Albright Knox Gallery etc.  For this reason you won't find like likes of City Hall in this series.  There are just too many others that we need to cherish. This odd

This Wednesday The Pan American Grill and Brewery is welcoming a very special guest to its Wednesday evening jazz series. In a stroke of luck, the fledgling series has managed to attract the likes of pianist/keyboard player George Caldwell, who has played with some of the most reputable names in the jazz business, including Savion Glover (5yr. intermittently), The Count Basie Orchestra (7yr.), The Duke Ellington Orchestra (3yr.), Apollo Theatre Band (1 yr.), Ruth Brown (1yr.), Panama Francis And The Savoy Sultans (2 yr.), Midtown Jazz Mobile (9 yr.), Fine Line (2yr.), Herman Green And The Green

Yes, it's true. The former Dolci Bakery, located across from The Lexington Co-op, will soon be a occupied by White Rabbit Frozen Yogurt. The self serve frozen yogurt shop will offer 18 flavors at a time, and will have 40 rotating flavors throughout the year... not to mention myriad toppings. The Elmwood Village Association sent out an announcement earlier today, welcoming manager and part owner Andy Kandola to the street. "It's time for the Elmwood community to experience frozen yogurt in a new way", says Kandola. "Delicious fro-yo flavors like cotton candy, red velvet, classic

There was a ribbon cutting this past weekend for Black Rock Canal Park. I took a ride to the County park yesterday, despite the foul weather conditions, to see the most recent work that had been completed. Most noticeable is the sizable dog park with two separate sides for both large and small dogs. The dog park has a shelter area for dog owners (and their dogs) to escape from the rain and snow - a nice feature considering its proximity to the water.
On the other side of the park (to the north), there is a new roundabout with permeable stone pavers and granite curbs

Painting for Preservation will be capturing the stately beauty of 36-50 East Utica Street on Saturday, May 18, 2013 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm.  Artists of all media and skill level, community members, and interested observers are invited to document these beautiful but neglected historic homes through participation in on-site art-making and story sharing.  Dana Saylor-Furman, an organizing

The Urban Homestead Program that is offered by the City of Buffalo enables qualified buyers to purchase a home that has been deemed "homestead eligible" for $1.00 and there are plenty of properties left. There are three main requirements when purchasing a homestead property; the owner must fix all code violations within 18 months, have immediate access to at least $5000, and live there for at least three years. You

There's a yogurt shop coming to Elmwood, and it's called Yotality. Located in the former Chow Chocolat location, at 715 Elmwood Avenue, Yotality owners Gene and Suzy O'Donovan (founders of Montana Mills Bread Company) will be bringing a new twist in the frozen yogurt craze to the street. If you take a look at their website, you can see that the concept is fairly simple. Just grab a bowl of your favorite frozen yogurt, add the toppings, and then weigh, pay and enjoy. Kinda like a salad bar, but with frozen yogurt. 
The

By Suzanne Jaszcz:
In addition to all the local film projects that are bouncing around the city as of late, I was recently approached by a local filmmaker asking me if I could promote his web series.  The show is titled By the Book and they are getting ready to film their second season of episodes./var/www/vhosts/buffalorising.com/httpdocs/index.html

There is a renewed push by Senator Tim Kennedy (among other Buffalo politicians) to unchain the waterfront from the bonds of the skyway. It's been a heated issue for years, with debates raging over countless pros and cons. Formerly I was 100% behind the removal of the skyway, but in recent years I've come around to seeing the ribbon of elevated roadway in a new light. It took a friend who was visiting from Los Angeles to make me rethink the way that I looked at the skyway.

Good morning to all of you. 
Thank you for taking the time to share this important event with me. Time is precious. The fact that you've chosen to spend part of your weekend with me is appreciated.
I want to thank my mother for her introduction. I can't begin to tell you the valuable lessons and many moments of inspiration that my mother has blessed me with. Two that I have never forgotten are these: 
No matter what it is in life that you choose to be, be the very best, and
Remember

Niagara Falls City Hall was constructed in 1923-1924 in the Beaux Arts style and embodies Neo-Classical Revival architectural details. The exterior building material is smooth ashlar sandstone. The monumental stair at the front of the building and the free standing stair assemblies in the landscape have limestone treads, while the stairs have cheek walls of sandstone matching the building. The entry hall is a two story space with a central skylight made possible by the employment of a light court. The walls of this court are constructed of red colored brick. The building was listed on the National

Earlier today I ran into someone who just moved here from NYC, bought a house on the West Side, is opening a business (more on that later this week), and is now telling all of her NYC friends to do the same. "I was living in a shoebox in New York," she said. "And I was working like crazy to pay the bills. When I learned about Buffalo, I came for a visit, and then decided to buy a house on the West Side with what amounts to pocket change in another city. Now I'm opening a business, and I can't say enough about this city. I read about the Horsefeathers Market on Buffalo Rising, and decided that

The variety of creative entrepreneurs planting their flags at the Foundry keeps on growing. Nestled in a corner adjacent to the resident metalworkers, you'll find Nickel City Cycles--Buffalo's only custom bicycle builders. 
For the past three months, partners Patrick Meszler (lead image) and Nathan Klumpp (below) have been honing their frame design and production skills. Meszler works full-time at Campus Wheelworks and has been professionally trained in fitting bikes. "I've been racing bikes and mountain bikes and wrenching since I was 14 years old, so I've

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced $91 million in awards for shovel-ready projects to build affordable housing across the state. The low-interest loans and tax credits will build and preserve 2,060 units of affordable housing and are expected to leverage more than $485 million in grants, loans and private resources.

In Buffalo, People United for Sustainable Housing, Inc. has been allocated $3.5 million to continue its efforts to revitalize the west side.  The Mass Ave. Community Homes project involves new construction of 28 rental units on vacant lots and rehabilitation of 18

Redevelopment plans for a Scott Street building are becoming clearer.  Ellicott Development is moving forward with plans to put a mix of uses into the Fairmont Creamery at 199 Scott Street.  The eight-story building occupies a prominent site along the I-190 in the Cobblestone District.  Ellicott Development has owned the 120,000 sq.ft. property since 2001 and is one of the larger completely vacant buildings downtown.