sunday december 4th 2005
Ran Webber: Why You Should Know Him
queenseyes
Buffalo artist Ran Webber will be traveling to Florence, Italy to take part in the Florence Biennale (Biennale Internazionale DelliArte Contemporanea),where he was chosen to show four of his recent paintings. The Biennale is sponsored by the Vatican, UN and Ferrari Motors and is held in a 15th Century Renaissance Fortress (Fortessa da Basso), December 3-11, 2005. His flight leaves tomorrow, and we would like to wish him good luck and success in Italy.
Webberis work is unique in that they are done with fresco paint on paper. At a point in their creation they are put out in …
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queenseyes
Industrial hemp contains less than 1% of THC the psychoactive component of marijuana. Trying to get high on industrial hemp is akin to trying to get drunk on non alcohol beer. I never knew that so many products could be made from hemp until just the other day. One of Elmwood's newest shops specializes in hemp, and the items they carry all have something to do with the versatile resource. The shop is called Buffalo Hemp Outfi…
West Coast Perspective
There are quite a few smaller projects taking place that do not receive much attention but are laying the foundation for a revitalized downtown. Take the Pierce Building at 653 Main Street for example.
saturday december 3rd 2005
There's even a parade!
queenseyes
The Holiday Season in the Elmwood Village promises to be the best one to date. In conjunction with Elmwood businesses, Forever Elmwood is planning a number of fun events and activities. In addition, other organizations are also planning events in the Elmwood Village and we have tried to include that information.
friday december 2nd 2005
Signs of life in the 700 block of Main?
West Coast Perspective
Adding hundreds of residential units downtown may be starting to payoff. Word on the street is that the commercial space at the Sidway Building has been leased and will be occupied by a martini bar. Rumored price for the space? $3600/month. The former office building underwent a $7 million transformation by Clover Management in 2004 and its 67 upper-end apartments are fully leased.
Article by Alexandra Chughtai-Harvey, originally published in the current Holiday Issue of Buffalo Rising Magazine
When you walk into the light-filled artist studio on the second floor of the Pierce Arrow Building overlooking Elmwood Avenue, you get the feeling that Florencio Glass Company
Article by Alexandra Chughtai-Harvey, originally published in the current Holiday Issue of Buffalo Rising Magazine
When you walk into the light-filled artist studio on the second floor of the Pierce Arrow Building overlooking Elmwood Avenue, you get the feeling that Florencio Glass Company s twenty-something owners, Susannah and Marcelo Florencio are onto something unique. This hip husband and wife team combine expertise in the ancient …
wednesday november 30th 2005
Poster Child for Demolition By Neglect
West Coast Perspective
While the City debates the merits of a 'demolition by neglect' ordinance, it would be wise to have a poster child to push the cause. My nomination goes to the Greystone Hotel on S. Johnson Park between Delaware and S. Elmwood Avenues.
queenseyes
Perhaps people, and kids especially, are spoiled today, because all the kids today have cars, it seems. When I was young you were lucky to have a bike. -James Cagney Thursday, December 1st, will be Buffalo Blue Bicycles' usual workshop and social gathering n all are welcome to come and join the fun.
On Saturday, December 3rd, we w…
tuesday november 29th 2005
SCOTUS Rejects Casino Lawsuit
George Johnson
The Supreme Court of the United States rejected a lawsuit against Governor Pataki over the constitutionality of Seneca casino compacts so development (and existing operations) can continue.
It was a flee flicker. SCOTUS only hears 5% cases it's petitioned to review and there are other legal and political avenues, but there's not much time left on the clock and the goal line is nowhere in sight.
