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• Commented on Knock that crap down, they say.
  Excellent piece steel. thank you....
• Commented on West Side Renaissance & PUSH Buffalo
  As a business owner, homeowner and developer on the West Side, and from a family who has lived there for 5 generations, I would like to commend PUSH on what they do. No person or organization is perfect, but works...
• Commented on Location needed for building bocce court(s)
  The Five Points intersection has a vacant lot right across the street from the bakery....
• Commented on Fox News: Top US revival cities worth visiting
  I got 750lbs of grain right at the farm today, it will be toast with butter tomorrow....
• Commented on Buffalo leads the way with GPS Bike Share
  They don't complain but they park illegally and create a dangerous situation....
• Commented on Buffalo leads the way with GPS Bike Share
  I wonder if this would work for my business. I do not have much parking and don't want to create more surface parking, but a lot of my customers drive. Perhaps I could purchase a vacant lot nearby and have...
• Commented on PUSH Campaign Kickoff Meeting starts discussion on what to do with Club Utica
  It would be great if the business or businesses that occupy that space were not only mindful of the retail destination that Five Points Bakery and Urban Roots have created, but capitalized upon it. This intersection is very unique and...
• Commented on New Cheese on the Block
  My kids call it the Chi shop, and I could not agree more. Love the energy. Love the cheese....
• Commented on A Toast To Five Points
  You get $2 of Lively Run goat cheese alone as a side and if you really want to milk it, you can get two sides of goat cheese, a $3 White Cow Dairy whey drink, cheddar and power bread toast...
• Commented on A Toast To Five Points
  For the people with wheat allergies that can finally eat bread again do to our labor intensive soaking process, or the parents whose kids love it here and play with our magnetic tiles, and read books for hours while they...
• Commented on A Toast To Five Points
  To all BRO readers who came out when we first opened, and to Newell who wrote about us first, thank you. Stop in tomorrow, Saturday and mention this article for a free slice of toast....
• Commented on Black Rock of the Ages
  That is right jhorn, Irene (my grandma) saw the 190 cut her riverside home from the river, and fought for years. She did get a pedestrian bridge, but Riverside has never been the same since it was next to the...
• Commented on Small business hours can be hard on customers...
  I know it sucked. I really hated to do it. We hired a person for Saturday while we were away for the weekend but couldn't get anyone to work on Sunday. We posted on the front door that anyone who...
• Commented on Small business hours can be hard on customers...
  Our hours at Five Points Bakery 9-3 everyday and open until 6 on Thursday and Friday are based on a balance of production and customer needs. We recently changed our Sunday hours from 10-2 to 9-3 (the same as every...
• Commented on Small business hours can be hard on customers...
  Staying open when your customers want you open is absolutely essential to the success of any business. Knowing who your customers are is the first step, which many businesses seem not to spend time understanding. Every time I have extended...
• Commented on Acropolis in need of supporters, not critics.
  I agree it's weak, especially since you have no idea of who's shoes you would be hypothetically putting on. I am just playing the devils advocate here since the article is one-sided, offering no input or perspective from the residents....
• Commented on Acropolis in need of supporters, not critics.
  I know one of them who is a honest person who shared an alternate viewpoint that, unless you were in their shoes would not appreciate. I don't want to name names because they have been getting harassed and attacked on...
• Commented on Dolci Comes Into Its Own
  Dolci is incredible. It is my go-to spot when I need an inner lift. The owners never fail me....
• Commented on Opportunity Knocks for $40,000
  This building is a goldmine....
• Commented on Cantina Loco
  Thank you, thank you, thank you....
• Commented on GO-Buffalo's 30 Days of Bicycle Benefits: Five Points Bakery
  Our whole-grain cinnamon rolls not only taste good but there is 25% of your daily fiber as well as 12 grams of protein each....
• Commented on GO-Buffalo Kicks Off Bike Month with 30 Days of Bicycle Benefits
  As a business the problem I have with the helmet sticker is that, while I have a lot of bicyclists who come to the bakery, most don't wear helmets. It seems there should be a way to allow the non-helmet...
• Commented on The Eights Bistro - A Unique Dining Experience
  Congratulations!...
• Commented on Designing to Live Sustainably 2011
  What do you win in this competition?...
• Commented on Media Smackdown: The Buffalo News vs. WBEN
  Buffalo Rising? This isn't Buffalo Rising it is more like Buffalo Kibitzing....
• Commented on Dolci Busts A Move
  I would love some input on what comparable spaces are going for. I did not know if going door to door was the right way to go about it, so if you have some knowledge on the subject that would...
• Commented on Dolci Busts A Move
  We had a 2 year lease with a 2 year renewal, but we were two weeks late with our written renewal request....
• Commented on Dolci Busts A Move
  What is a reasonable rent increase? I am renegotiating a commercial lease and want to be fair to the landlord while not accepting an unfair increase just because we are successful. Anyone here privy to commercial rents on the lower...
• Commented on Buy into Buffalo: Handcrafted Toast Tongs
  You are right they are just toast tongs, and it does not need to be a work of art, nothing does. I am getting a pair of hand made moccasins for my wife for Christmas, and they are $450. I...
• Commented on Buy into Buffalo: Handcrafted Toast Tongs
  They do not triple the price. They charge a fair price for what they do, which is nothing less than works of art....