wednesday january 25th 2006
My Favorite Buildings (An Update)
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While fumbling around on Flickr at the recommendation of "Fix Buffalo Today For Tomorrow" I stumbled on a treasure trove of Buffalo images. One that specifically caught my eye was this interior taken by David Coffee. I will have more from Mr. Coffee in the near future.
The image is of the interior of a building on Virginia near the corner of Delaware that I featured not too long ago on BR-O. In that post, I allu…
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Approaching the Sidebar on Hertel Avenue, it is hard to accurately predict the interior. As the keyboard signage suggests, the Sidebar is a piano bar, but it is also a neighborhood bar with lots of surprises within. Once inside, the clean dEcor and Art Deco vibe practically transport you to the roaring twenties with black tin ceilings, checkerboard floors, and rich paint tones that complement custom murals and Leonetto Cappiello drink prints.
Cheektowaga native Andy DiAmico opened the Sidebar two years ago. He loves the neighborhood and is hopeful for the future of Hertel as new businesses are already moving in and building up. (Like the nearby Empire Gri…
West Coast Perspective
Imagine a place where you can hop on your bike and ride mountain bike trails through towering columns, with beautiful views of a lake and mountains. Also imagine this is a place where it never rains and is right in downtown Seattle. A dream has become reality when the City of Seattle opened the I-5 Colonnade Park in early December. It was constructed under a section of elevated highway much like the I-190 in downtown Buffalo. The Seattle Post Intelligencer
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The University of Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning kicks off its spring lecture series with a bang. Mahadev Raman will be speaking today on the Main Street campus. He is an environmental engineer who leads Arup's building design sector in the Americas. Based in New York he has worked in Europe and North America where he has collaborated with Richard Rogers, Foster & Partners, Richard Meier and numerous other significant architects on a range of major projects. His expertise is in the design of energy efficient buildings and he is currently working on plans for a new sustainable campus for the University of California. He also teaches at Princeton and Columbia. Arup is one of…
tuesday january 24th 2006
Glimmer of Hope for Cobblestone Complex
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Lost amid the relief (and justified disbelief) that Ellicott Development was proceeding with plans to renovate the Greystone Building, was the disclosure that the firm is still considering converting the former Fairmont Creamery (aka Arctic Freezer) in the Cobblestone District to lofts.
The eight-story brick building located at 199 Scott Street was built in 1920 and …
monday january 23rd 2006
Greystone Hotel Renovation Back On
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Ellicott Development has delivered a late Christmas present: Revived plans to renovate the Greystone Hotel on Johnson Park. The developer has drawn the ire of this writer and neighborhood residents for stopping work on the building several years ago and leaving the buildi…
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Forever Elmwood is experiencing a few changes these days, as it always does when there is a new addition to its board. Justin Azzarella is the new Executive Director of Forever Elmwood and he is excited to stir things up in the neighborhood. Iive had the pleasure of knowing all of the organization's previous directors, and each one has brought unique ideas and expertise to the non-profit's table.
Justin and I met the other evening at Off the Wall to …
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Earlier last month, the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC) was awarded a monetary gift in the amount $50,000 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundationis Active Living by Design (ALbD) program (these highly competitive dollars were made available through the Special Opportunities Fund to ALbD grantees). The money is to be designated to a BNMC proposal called "Art Scape", which will ensure that public art is tied into current and future campus development. This is fantastic news for both the medical campus and the art community.
sunday january 22nd 2006
Wind Action Group
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This Thursday, January 26th, the Wind Action Group (WAG), as part of a contract with NYSERDA (the NYS Energy Research & Development Authority), has invited local environmental organizations to participate in the first of two Wind Energy Roundtables. This event will be held promptly from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM in room 1417 of Buffalo City Hall.
We invite you to participate as well, or to come and observe if you'd rather do that. We believe wind power …
If you live in the city of Buffalo and have little kids (aged 1 - 6) then this post and isurveyi are for you.
When the weather is too cold or wet to play outside with your preschoolers, where can you go to blow off some steam, have some fun, interact with other families, and maybe even learn a thing or two all within city limits of Buffalo?
Hmmm, current indoor options have their limitations: Camp Wee Explorers at the Buffalo Museum of Science, ($, for ages 2-7, only open Wednesday n Sunday); The Living Tree House at the Buffalo Zoo ($, only open Wed-Sun, …
