Dan Fisher: September 2009 Archives

City September 30, 2009 1:26 PM
Governor Paterson Speaks at Burgard High in Buffalo
Buffalo Public School Burgard High and Superintendent Dr. James Williams welcomed Governor David Paterson, Mayor Brown, Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples-Stokes and Assemblyman Sam Hoyt, as they celebrated the completion of Phase III of the Joint Schools Reconstruction Project

Phase III of the project included a $138 million initiative, funding South Park in the amount of $36 million, Burgard for $35 million, International School #45 for $25 million, Lovejoy Discovery School #43 for $22 million, and Herman Badillo Bilingual School for $20 million.  Other projects in Phase III, which was split into IIIa and IIIb, are currently underway.  City Honors and Riverside High will be complete in August of 2010.

Phases IV and V will reconstruct the remaining Buffalo schools.  In total, $1.4 billion will be spent on the schools, making
City September 29, 2009 12:39 PM
Does Your Office Have Vision?
Photography, when executed properly, can create emotion or aggrandize its subject.   

The CEPA Gallery on Main Street contains an incredible collection of photography from local, national, and international artists.  They offer great exhibits at their headquarters, but you can also find more examples of their collection at various Buffalo businesses.

That's right - for example, in the Cobblestone District lobby of 95
City September 28, 2009 2:14 PM
WNY Peace Center Dinner and Anniversary
The WNY Peace Center invites you to support their youth conflict resolution program dinner at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center on Saturday, November 7th at 6PM.  Tickets are $40 per person, $25 for students and those with a limited income, and $300 for a table of eight.  You may also submit a check to:

WNY Peace Center
1272 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14209

Peace activist Kathy Kelly will be your keynote speaker. 
City September 28, 2009 10:20 AM
Reminder: Historic Tax Rehabilitation Workshops
If you're interested in receiving Sam Hoyt's Historic Tax Rehabilitation Tax Credit but need a little guidance, you should attend one of the workshops at the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society on Wednesday, September 30th.

The workshop for commercial real estate will take place from 1 to 3 PM and the workshop for residential historic tax credit will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 PM.

Representative Hoyt is working in conjunction with the State Historic Preservation Office, Preservation Buffalo Niagara, the Preservation League of Western New York State, and several local
City September 24, 2009 5:32 PM
Ground Broken on Curtiss Building Restoration
 There is certainly some important restoration taking place here in Buffalo these days. 

Today officially marks the beginning of another important piece of that restoration, when Mark Croce and friends broke ground on the Curtiss building at Huron and Franklin Streets. 

Upon completion late next year,
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City September 24, 2009 10:20 AM
Funds Secured for North Buffalo Ice Rink
About ten years ago, I took Jim Lorentz's hockey camp at the North Buffalo ice rink on Tacoma.  Even at that time I remember thinking, "This place is in need of a few repairs," as the locker room lights flickered on and off.  Those repairs are on the way, even if they're a little late, announced Senator Antoine Thompson's office.

The state will be sending $200,000 for repairs to the rink.  Funds are to be allocated as follows:

-$40,000 for safety glass and a new railing for visitor viewing areas

-$10,000 for energy efficient locker room heaters
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City September 24, 2009 10:04 AM
This Weekend in the Queen City
Fall officially began on Tuesday at 5:18 PM EDT!  That means that this weekend is your first fall weekend of 2009, and there are plenty of fun things to do!

Thursday, September 24

-Talking Leaves on Main Street will host Mary Malloy, author of the historical nautical novel The Wandering Heart, the first in a trilogy.  7 PM.  Talking Leaves will provide copies for signing.

-Mode Restaurant hosts their weekly Comedy. Showcase featuring the best in stand-up comics from Buffalo.  $5.  Hosted by
City September 23, 2009 6:46 AM
HECK in the Fruit Belt
Living in an old house in Buffalo has its ups and downs.  For example, the heating bill is especially up in winter, which really gets you down.  But there are plenty of little things you can do to "weatherize" your home in order to cut back on heating costs.

This winter, the WNY Apollo Alliance will kick-off their third annual Home Energy Conservation Kit (HECK) program.  As recent as last Saturday, Apollo volunteers visited homes in the Fruit Belt and made homes more efficient
lifestyle September 22, 2009 8:26 AM
Kanye West is coming to Buffalo, no plans for interrupting things yet
If you have the internet and you haven't heard about Kanye West interrupting Taylor Swift when she won the VMA for Best Female Video, I envy you.  It's been everywhere. 

Regardless of your feelings about it, he's a really famous musician, and he's coming to HSBC Arena with Lady Gaga on Sunday, December 20th as part of their tour; Fame Kills: Starring Lady Gaga and Kanye West. 

Tickets are available starting on October 3rd through www.tickets.com
Real Estate September 21, 2009 2:35 PM
Nardin Expands
Good news for Nardin Academy, which is composed of an all-girls high school and Montessori Elementary School.  Ground was officially broken on their Cleveland Avenue campus thanks to a $3.5 million expansion project that will add 22,000 square feet, 11,000 square feet per school, to the facility.  Interestingly enough, it is the first expansion project the school has received since 1964. 

The school received the money as a gift through Angelo and Carol Fatta, whose generous lead gift spearheaded the project.

After administrators, students and parents determined
lifestyle September 21, 2009 12:30 PM
Intro to Football at BECHS
Everyone knew that student in college whose course-load consisted of intermediate badminton and advanced handball.  Now, thanks to Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, you can be that person!

Beginning tomorrow and continuing through October 20th (except for October 13th) from 6:30 PM to 8 PM, you can sit-in with Buffalo Bills players and coaching alumni as they discuss their area of football expertise, as part of the Intro to Football lecture series.  Former Bills receivers Charley Ferguson and Lou Piccone will moderate each lecture. 
food September 17, 2009 1:32 PM
Something Cool for Restaurant Week: Dundee Ale Oktoberfest
For too long, wine had been hogging the spotlight.  Restaurants told you which wine paired best with which food.  We beer drinkers were left in the dark.  But then the day came when someone noticed that delicious craft beer could achieve a great relationship with food in exactly the same way wine could. 

As Jason Drewniak of Dundee Ales and Lagers said, "It's beer's turn."

So when you go to Buffalo Restaurant Week
City September 17, 2009 11:50 AM
National Grid Gives Genesee Gateway a Boost
The Genesee corridor at the corner of Genesee and Oak, once a symbol of economic prosperity in Buffalo that has laid empty and dormant for decades, will soon return to prominence through the efforts of Genesee Gateway LLC.  And sharing in that goal is National Grid, who yesterday donated $200,000 to the project as part of their Main Street/Commercial District Revitalization Program.  The Buffalo Urban Development Corporation applied for the grant on behalf of the Genesee Gateway LLC. 

"This
City September 17, 2009 10:02 AM
This Weekend in the Queen City
Another weekend!

Thursday, September 17th

-Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center presents Broken Branches, Fallen Fruit, a documentary by filmmaker Bill Jungels.  The film chronicles the struggles of faced by indigenous Latin American communities.  8 PM.  Tickets are $7 general, $5 students, $4 seniors.  All proceeds benefit the people of Chiapas, Mexico.

-Pay-What-You-Can-Night! at the Alleyway Theatre as they present The Careful Glover,
City September 16, 2009 12:08 PM
Wright Boathouse Funded for Completion
As you're aware, Frank Lloyd Wright architecture is not foreign to Buffalo, due in large part to Wright's close friendship with Darwin D. Martin of the Larkin Soap Company.  Wright's best known work here is the house he designed for Martin on Jewett Parkway, though you can find more examples of his work on Soldier's Parkway, Tillinghast Place, and through archived photos of the Larkin office building that was demolished in 1950. 

The Frank Lloyd Wright Rowing Boathouse was added
lifestyle September 15, 2009 3:00 PM
Nobody Puts Brady in the Corner
I had to hold off on writing this.  My grief was strong enough that thinking about the Bills game last night was too much.  But now I think it's best to get it out, ya know, talk about it.

As we all know, the Patriots defeated the Bills 25-24 last night. It was another Monday Night Football disaster following on the heels of the Cowboys and Browns meltdowns.  During the first 55 minutes or so, the Bills no-huddle offense worked efficiently and effectively while the defense made Brady and Moss look positively pedestrian.  With 2 minutes and 10 seconds left, the Bills
City September 11, 2009 12:46 PM
Unique Buffalo Business: F&S Design Studio
Sometimes we get so used to our surroundings that even the slightest upgrade can vastly improve the landscape in a commercial or residential district.  It's that type of forward thinking that Buffalo needs in order to bring back some of the beauty lost.

F&S Design Studio specializes in exterior design of high-end residential and commercial facades and scapes.  In their two years of business, they've worked with several Buffalo entities, including Nardin Academy, the Neuman Center, the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site,
City September 11, 2009 11:31 AM
First Niagara Moves to Larkin District
310 jobs are coming downtown thanks to First Niagara, who announced they will be moving corporate headquarters from Lockport to the LCo building, where they currently lease office space.  Their place in Lockport will serve as a central back office operation center.  First Niagara currently employs 1,100 people in Erie and Niagara counties.  Empire State Development has earmarked a $1.3 million grant to First Niagara.

With this move and the moves of other businesses downtown, Seneca Street is
City September 10, 2009 11:11 AM
This Weekend in the Queen City
What a weekend here in Buffalo!  Fall is sort of in the air, and there's still plenty of fun to be had. The Music Is Art festival hits Albright-Knox on Saturday, and there's also a good deal of art to enjoy this weekend, try and catch some of it! 

Thursday, September 10:

-A Conversation with Dava Sobel.  Ms. Sobel is the author of Longitude, The Planets, and Galileo's Daughter.  She will be at the Mason O. Damon Auditorium of the Central Library, 1 Lafeyette
City September 9, 2009 12:38 PM
AfterHours Urgent Care Returns
Lifetime Health Medical Group has reopened AfterHours, an urgent care facility at the William E. Mosher Health Center, 899 Main Street.

AfterHours is the only after hours medical facility in the City of Buffalo and the first in WNY to offer specific times for patients to receive care, which drastically reduces wait times.  They also offer same-day appointments for minor injuries and illnesses in afternoons, evenings, weekends, and holidays.  For now, the center will offer services from 2PM to 10PM on weekdays, 1PM to 8:30PM on Saturdays, and 2PM to 5:30PM on Sundays. 
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