saturday may 10th 2008
Ralston's Night Of Boxing
Eli George
Not many people may know it, but the Olympia Boxing Club at 300 Pearl Street has a champion working in it. Jimmy Ralston has been working there for two years and back in the 1960s was seventh in the world as a light heavyweight contender. Using his expertise from the world of boxing, he organizes a champion amateur boxing event.
The Battle At The Post is the next upcoming fight he organized and it takes place at the VFW Leonard Post at 2450 Walden Avenue in Cheektowaga. It features around 12 boxers: about 4 heavyweights, several middleweights, 2 champion women boxers, and 2 juniors who are 16 years old or under. All of the boxers involved belong to USA Boxing and the event is officially sanctioned by the organization.
Everyone involved is licensed from the judges to the participants and the event even has professional announcers, not to mention beautiful ring girls to announce the rounds. This is the second fight Ralston has held at the post this year and he says, “We really pack the…
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friday may 9th 2008
Lake Effect Man Is Larger Than Life
queenseyes
You may have already heard (or seen) the big buzz around the city today. Pearl Street Brew Pub has a new ornament hanging from one of its corners. You may recall this post back in February that featured a drawing of what was to come... a gigantic 'Lake Effect Man' beer tap. The tap is deigned to beckon people from miles around - and the premise is apparently working because there were photographers buzzing around the building all day long.
This morning Dino Pinelli, owner of Charlie O'Brien's (another fine Buffalo establishment) sent me a heads up that he had seen Lake Effect Man and the sight was very impressive. As I biked down to the scene I was not quite sure what to expect... but I must admit that the new addition is pretty cool. You can't miss the giant tap affixed to the corner of the building.
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On June 21st one of the city's most adventurous groups of builders and boaters are going to be taking to the Buffalo River. They're going to launch off into the river on boats that they will spend the next few weeks building. And the organizers are looking for more contestants to enter their home-built watercrafts. Last evening I ran into two of the organizers tossing back some brews at The Swannie House (on the Buffalo River). Rick Smith and Dave Smith (along with Swannie Jim) were already getting 'their regatta on' in preparation for this year's RiverFest.
The event is sponsored by Buffalo's very own Rigidized Metals. And this will be the first year that cash prizes are awarded to the winners ($1000 top cash prize). The contestan…
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Mayor Brown was at Polonia Hall on Paderewski Drive bright and early last Tuesday morning, as the Save Our Streets Task Force Clean Sweep for 2008 began the first of 20 clean sweeps, to run from May to October.
The mayor was joined by other members of the task force, comprised of various law enforcement and government agencies, including the City of Buffalo’s Law Department, Buffalo Police Department, Buffalo Sewer Authority, Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority, Buffalo Division of Youth, City of Buffalo Division of Permit and Inspection Services, Buffalo Employment and Training Center, National Grid, Time Warner Cable, National Fuel, Erie County District Attorney’s Office, NYS Attorney General’s Office, U.S. Marshall’s Office, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the United States Attorney’s Office.
Last year, the
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So what are you gonna do now that the warm weather is here? Maybe join a sport league? Did you know that Steve from Krudmart (in Allentown) is looking to field a bunch of kickball in order to start a Buffalo kickball league. He's looking for co-ed teams... from Steve:
"We want at least 6, hopefully 10 or 12. Teams must consist of at least 10 members, at least 4 of which must be female. This is a co-ed league and you can't send a field full of bros out there."
Steve has already started a MySpace page and a Facebook page dedicated to the effort, so if you are a member of either of those sites, be sure to conduct a search for more info. We'll keep you posted on the 'where' and 'when' once he has found enough teams. For more info, or to tell Steve that you're interested in fielding a team, just
Anthony Swinnich
Tom Calderone, President of VH1, will receive an honorary doctorate of human letters from Buffalo State College during Commencement this Saturday.
Calderone graduated from Buffalo State in 1986 before going on to become President of VH1. He was the program director at WBNY, the school's radio station, and is responsible for the alternative format the station still plays today. He remains heavily involved in the station's alumni chapter, frequently sets up internships for students and visits the campus frequently.
“Anyone who knows me knows that Buffalo State remains a very special place for me because the school helped mold me into the person that I am today,” said Calderone. “My years there were a truly positive 360-degree experience from my teachers and my classes to WBNY and back to all of my fellow students. I am deeply gratified to receive this honor and want t…
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This wonder of architectural expression was designed to work seamlessly with Buffalo's surrounding Allentown neighborhood, including the elegant Butler Mansion directly across the street. The owner, Walgreens drugstores, pulled out all the stops spending twice what it was spending on its typical prototype stores at the time of its construction. Its design went through many reviews and revisions until everyone was satisfied that this prominent corner of Buffalo's most historic neighborhood would receive the best building possible. THIS is the building they came up with. THIS is the best that was possible! THIS!
At one time this corner was the epicenter of Delaware Avenue high society. It was often referred to as the best address in Buffalo. Once, clustered here were four mansions (Williams, Butler, Metcalf, and Root) designed by McKim Mead and White, the nation's most presti…
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It didn’t take long to find an owner for the dollar house on Niagara Street. As a matter of fact, the dollar house now has three owners… three friends who are all about to graduate from the School of Architecture and Planning at the University at Buffalo. When they learned that there was a house for sale on Niagara Street for one dollar (see original post), they didn’t quite believe it. Joseph DiPerna thought it was a joke at first. But he told his buddy A.J. Hibsch about the house and the two of them decided to take Harvey Garrett up on his offer to see the house. After that initial visit they called a third friend of theirs, Daniel Jeffrey, who soon learned that the two had found a fixer-upper that could be picked up for a dollar… or 33.333 cents each.
It turns out that the three architecture st…
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There's a 96-foot tall ship coming to port on Saturday, May 10 at noon. The ship, christened Challenge, and built to resemble an 1800’s era schooner, will dock in the Buffalo Harbor carrying a new craft brew into the United States.
Labatt company officials, who were at first keeping a lid on the name of the craft brew, have now disclosed that the ship will carry barrels of Alexander Keith’s Traditional Lager that will be distributed for the first time in the United States. Buffalo, the City of Good Neighbors, was chosen to be the first city in the nation to try the beer.
Marketing Director of Labatt USA Peter Bodenham said "This is a very, very fun brand from the original brewery in Halifax, Nova Scotia," adding, " Alexander Keith is not new in Canada. Keith, who was also the mayor of Halifax at one point started this brewery in the 1800's, and we roll out about 240 mil…
