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• Commented on Is the grass truly greener.... (for expats)
  As someone who likes Buffalo, and isn't from here originally (thus, not really married to it) all I can say is, what city are you thinking about? Because there are a lot of worse cities than Buffalo. I had a...
• Commented on The (ugly) Face of Buffalo.
  Since I live on Summer right off Elmwood (where I raise my kids and own a home) I think you go this reaction because it simply doesn't fit the description! I'm in that Wilson Farms all the time, and haven't...
• Commented on If you had $50,000 to invest in the city...
  Use it to get donors to match the funds, to expand hours and programs at local Boys&Girls clubs. I'm not affiliated right now, but have worked in B&GC in the past, and when I looked at Buffalo's budget for its...
• Commented on So about that $35 million dollars...
  The only idea for the harbor that I really liked so far is a Comedy Hall of Fame. It's stunning that North America doesn't have one. I'm not a comedy ticket purchaser, haven't actually ever gone to a show, but...
• Commented on New Haven: Downtown Core Getting Consolidated Community College
  If we're comparing this to what New Haven is doing, I don't think the concerns are big. New Haven is moving the school into two former department stores. It's not knocking any building down....
• Commented on New Haven: Downtown Core Getting Consolidated Community College
  I can't imagine there are many, such as myself, who grew up in New Haven and now live in Buffalo (for 8 years). New Haven had fewer people living in the downtown core than Buffalo as recently as a decade...
• Commented on Kaleida Shifts Children's Expansion to Medical Campus
  This is a disaster. Everyone talking about Elmwood being much in demand must not know the Utica to North section very well. It is most assuredly NOT in demand. Sure, there are some solid streets there such as Oakland, Ashland,...