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• Commented on If you had $50,000 to invest in the city...
  http://www.youtube.com/embed/JNYue0Os55A?rel=0...
• Commented on A Tree Grows in Buffalo
  great....Buffalo as a walkable museum and sculpture park....Sounds interesting....Keep em coming...
• Commented on A Leap of Art in the 500 Block
  Great idea and will be a welcome sight, hopefully more to come....Have the NFTA do something with the awful white fence that stands so tall around that area as well... I really like the concept and idea, we have great...
• Commented on Comment Promoted: Make Preservation a Growth Industry
  Good idea...
• Commented on Lagerhaus 95 - What's not to like?
  Great things keep on happening....Its a push for all corners of the city......Its making small neighborhoods with character inside the city...All great cities have this and making each corner of the city unique and interesting will keep people coming...Good luck...
• Commented on Statler Ready for Trust Conference Opening Party Tonight
  I dont know the logistics of this but Bashar Issa had one idea right and that was to build parking underneath Niagara Sqaure...
• Commented on Two More Pieces of 500 Block Falling Into Place
  I know absolutely nothing about how much these properties are going for and our the agreements made...I love the fact that they are being filled in finally, because as someone said above this is a key corner and will look...
• Commented on Epic Restaurant & Lounge
  On a saturday night,, 10:30...The place was empty...I hope the best for them but not for the Owner of the building, who continues to disappoint the Elmwood Village with overpriced lease deals...It is embarrassing to continue to see his buildings...
• Commented on NoNoo Ramen
  This is the type of restaurant along with Europa and Toro that can define a neighborhood and create buzz and cool character..So many times we see people open restaurants to make gobbs and gobbs of money, when in fact the...
• Commented on German Heritage Comes Alive @ Canalside
  Alot of fun for a first try...Next year it could be twice as big and half indoor/outdoor....But plenty of fun.....Good job...
• Commented on Work at The Statler Moves Forward
  Ah but some quick solutions....Make First Niagara Center and Sheas both all year round event centers......Keep continuing to grow local festivals in downtown...Bring more bank positions and start up companies into the corridors..Invite the Universities and Colleges to take part...
• Commented on Work at The Statler Moves Forward
  Believe me, I love the, "build it and they will come" motto, but where are we going to get the people to sustain this great looking venture along with a just as spectacular renovation being done by Rocco Termini at...
• Commented on We're Re-Opening the Statler... Why Not Re-Imagine Niagara Square?
  Perfect idea, how does this get started now??????? Ive always wondered why is such a boring circle and why the lanes are so wide........
• Commented on Canalside: Time to get the snowball rolling...
  There are plenty of great ideas here; but the first idea should be to somehow get rid of the fences along main street near the arena..These are ugly and make it very uninviting. I know they serve a safety purpose...
• Commented on Buffalo in the News: The 'Rich' Promise
  Why doesnt he have the soccer team play some Friendly's at Coca cola Field?......I would go watch Soccer there.......
• Commented on Martin Cooks... for You!
  can someone tell me what happened to the new Buffalo Company pizza joint on elmwood next to tokyo shanghai? It opened a month ago and now is gone?????...
• Commented on Exploring Our Urban Fabric in Search of Opportunity
  That sounds good but I dont think so...Arent these owners, out of town owners who dont seem to care if people are leasing their property..?...
• Commented on Exploring Our Urban Fabric in Search of Opportunity
  That 6k lease price is such a joke in this city, it is a shame and embarrassing..One of the cities best corners is empty since MODE's departure and I imagine for that reason...I saw that Prime 490 is selling, maybe...
• Commented on Ship Canal Commons: Another Waterfront Destination
  Go down and check it out, it will be tough not to be impressed..nice place to go and relax when its done...
• Commented on Comment of the Day: Levy Responds
  I think Mr. Levy is doing a great job and everything he can with what he has at his disposal...I cant imagine on building an area that has no potential outside investors willing to buy into the concept.. I just...
• Commented on Comment of the Day: Levy Responds
  I like the rendering of the building and want it to be built and am not saying that we need Millenium park...But take certain parts/aspects of it and use it...continue to make this area as pedestrian/user friendly as possible.....
• Commented on Comment of the Day: Levy Responds
  This is what should be going on with all of this land.......... http://explorechicago.org/city/en/millennium/about.html Millennium Park Image...
• Commented on A documentary, some bickering, and my experience with refugees on the West Side: Part two of three.
  I guess part of it for me is that I kind of assume that these refugees will welcome there surroundings and take advantage of what is offered if it it offered in the right way...I dont know the ethnic groups...
• Commented on Beat Cops: Walking The Walk
  can stand her, she is definitely giving the people who really need the money a bad name. She is any eyesore and actually hurts Blockbusters business. We wont go there anymore just so she cant bother us...I would rather walk...
• Commented on Just One Proposal For Donovan Building Makeover
  Nice idea, werent they planning changes, upgrades anyway...
• Commented on Just One Proposal For Donovan Building Makeover
  Lets just wrap it up as opportunity missed for other developers and allow Phyllips Lytle and Benderson to make the move and transition...The renderings look great...What is there now doesnt look great......
• Commented on A Documentary, some bickering, and my experience with refugees on the West Side of Buffalo: Part one of three.
  It was a nice documentary and I cant imagine it was cut and pasted...I drive around the areas they live alot and can see why it would be difficult...I know its tough but it seems like simple changes would make...
• Commented on New ECC Plan Would See Expanded Downtown Footprint
  I agree with all of the comments above; auto tech and culinary? Awful potential compromise.....Sure Developers will get seed money to start build outs and thats all they really want..But to say thats a good deal is sad....Auto tech and...
• Commented on Name that Food Shack!
  Now that I have read todays paper about the Naval Park restaurant I am even more embarrassed..Can anyone do anything correct in this city? Is it possible for egos and red tape to once be put aside and just do...
• Commented on Name that Food Shack!
  Now that I have read todays paper about the Naval Park restaurant I am even more embarrassed..Can anyone do anything correct in this city? Is it possible for egos and red tape to once be put aside and just do...