Courtney: December 2008 Archives

food December 19, 2008 12:09 PM
Live To Eat
Live to Eat's motto, Celebrating food and the pleasures of eating and life, sums up the feeling of the blog. Many Buffalo Rising readers will recognize Michael Franco as a YUM contributor (here are a few of his pieces). Now most of his writing is dedicated to Live to Eat.

The motivation for LTE came from the desire to remain connected to friends and family who live out of town, but resulted in an even deeper connection with those still in the area. Franco has been a hairdresser for 35 years and after getting the 'hair talk' out of the way, conversations in the chair turn to "food, movies, pregnancies; whatever's going on in women's lives." A week or two after a chat like this, he
Real Estate December 19, 2008 9:17 AM
Historic Building Gets New Facade
The circa 1918 brick building at the corner of Swan and Michigan is a familiar site for those who frequent Bisons and Sabres games. Recently, workers have been meticulously removing the original brick façade. The goal is to maintain historic authenticity by replacing the deteriorated brick with new, color-correct brick. Owner James T. Sandoro wants to "try to preserve it to as close to original as we can."

The building was built in 1918 as a factory outlet for the Simon

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