Larry Quinn... can be very

BRO reader submission by Charles Gordon: I would like to reflect on Larry Quinn's long time...

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Selling [ Off ] Buffalo

Hertel Avenue mid century vintage reseller CooCooU is auctioning a piece of Buffalo history on...

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The Ultimate Sullivan Must

A major new monograph has been released on the work of architectural genius Louis Sullivan....

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Elena Cala Buscarino: March 2010 Archives

City March 15, 2010 3:17 PM

BRO on BFO: Elena's Big Fat Announcement

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This past Friday, I arrived at WBFO's Studio B to tape my final Buffalo Rising Roundtable with News Director Mark Scott (who I will miss terribly).
Flanked by my old boss, Buffalo Rising founder Newell Nussbaumer, and my new boss, Superintendent of Buffalo Public Schools Dr. James A. Williams, we talked about what we always talk about in a way - Buffalo's efforts to rise.
I don't see my new duties for the schools (title: Special Assistant to the Superintendent for Community Relations) as being much of a departure from what I did for Buffalo Rising these 3+ years. I will continue to report good news, will have a hand in change to some degree, and I'll be doing that Buffalo Rising-type community blending with involved stakeholders - all toward the greater good.
Since the

City March 3, 2010 4:00 PM

Front Park to Be Restored, Possible Tunnel to I-190

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Representatives of the Olmsted Parks Conservancy were happy today with an announcement from Congressman Brian Higgins that Front Park would be restored to its historic beauty. Part of the project will involve making a tunnel for cars and trucks to pass through (from plaza to roadway) where the southbound I-190 entrance ramp now exists.
Higgins says that the tunnel will cost $20 million more than a new elevated ramp, but that the difference can be made up in $25 million in Federal Highway that was earmarked for Peace Bridge community enhancements. Of the entire $750 million

City March 3, 2010 11:00 AM

Writing with Light: Native American Pride

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A special program will air on WNED this Friday, March 5th at 10PM, that highlights the Writing with Light Program at the Native American Magnet School (PS19), produced in conjunction with CEPA Gallery and Just Buffalo Literary Center.
Jon Hand's documentary explores the students' endeavors to

City March 1, 2010 2:02 PM

BRO on BFO: Hijacking Local Talent

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Newell was all tied up with festival business last Friday when we were set to tape the weekly podcast for the Buffalo Rising Roundtable. I quickly called two artists - a neo-Buffalonian and a repat - and asked them to join me in WBFO Studio B with News Director Mark Scott.
My thinking stemmed from a talk I had with artist Guillermo Kuitca, a native