Eli George
Many of you have heard the statistics about the teenage mental health issues, most infamous being the teenage suicide rate. When it is the third leading cause of death in the age group between 15 and 24 years old, it is a serious problem. To help combat mental health issues like suicide, depressing, and eating disorders as well as raise awareness about mental health amongst teenagers, H.E.A.R.T. was born.
The Mental Health Association of Erie County, Inc started H.E.A.R.T. (Helping Every Adolescent Rally Together) in June of 2006 to help teach the importance of mental health awareness to adolescents through the use of artistic expression. Students whose schools have opted to take part in the program have the opportunity to learn to express themselves through the use of music and other forms as well as a traditional classroom portion to help them learn the concepts of good mental health.
To help fund the program and get it out to the public, Jessica LaFalce, the Director of Creative and…
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saturday october 11th 2008
Swinging in Buffalo--Swing Dancing, That Is
Thomas Tarapacki
It’s a little strange at first--when you walk into a yoga studio on the Elmwood strip on a Monday evening you expect to see a group of people practicing a savasana or a tadasana. Instead, you see people flying around the room, swing dancing.
Back in January BuffaloRising.com reported on a series of lindy style dances that were being launched at Shakti Yoga at 220 Lexington Avenue. Well, “Lindy Fix” on Monday night is going strong, and you’re invited to grab your dancing shoes and stop down. It starts off with a lesson at 8:00 PM, followed by an hour-and-half of dancing.
The group is led by Rob Leach, who came here from Santa Fe, NM back in July ‘07, where he performed with Moving People Dance Theatre and New Mexico Swing Fix. Rob travels to many national level workshops and has been honing hi…
buffalorising
You may remember this post from last year, when we featured a custom snow globe of Buffalo's City Hall created for The Floristry by Avalon Scarves.
This year, Avalon and The Floristry is allowing their loyal customers and BR readers to have their say in which piece of prominent local architecture is featured. What building(s) of Buffalo's heritage would you like to see recreated in a snow globe?
The choices are Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens, The Richardson Complex Towers, The Grain Elevators and Erie Canal, Crystal Beach and the Canadiana, The Electric Light Tower from the Pan American Expo and the ever-flexible "Other".
Avalon has set up a voting poll via Google which will help them simplify the tabulation of the results.
buffalorising
Hey, landlords and potential landlords! Want to learn about city housing rules in addition to furthering your knowledge about issues such as inspection procedures, eviction proceedings, leases and tenant screening and the new lead poisoning prevention program?
Want to learn how to detect and remove drug activity from your property, understand the role of the police and learn where to obtain funding sources for repairs?
Free Landlord Training and Workshop Sessions offered by the City of Buffalo and Mayor Byron Brown along with the Save Our Streets Task Force, will continue the Mayor’s efforts to create safer, healthier, more habitable communities.
Landlords will have the opportunity to enroll in Beginner Training Sessions or the Advanced Workshop Series, which will run simultaneously. Attendees of the workshop may register for courses such as Building Codes, Maintenance…
RaChaCha
Hidden in the recent coverage of the sale of the former American Axle plant was news that sent a shudder up my spine with its implications: half the complex will be demolished—in large part, for the value of the recovered materials. According to the coverage in the Buffalo News:
Jim Militello, of JR Militello Real Estate, a Buffalo firm specializing in sale and lease of commercial and industrial properties, said the buyer’s plans for partial demolition fit an emerging pattern where the rising price of scrap steel is a purchase motivator.
“The price of steel is at a point where a lot of buildings are worth more as scrap than they are as standing structures,” Militello said. “Nobody understands better than [Jon] Williams [of Onta…
Eli George
Many people expressed concern when the oldest tree was threatened, it’s a wonder how many people might be concerned if more than just one tree was threatened. Unfortunately, we may find out sooner rather than later. Pennsylvania and Michigan have had their ash trees absolutely devastated by the Emerald Ash Borer, a shiny green bug that came overseas from a wooden pallet and is now spreading as wild as a forest fire.
Since it was discovered in 2002, it has killed 40 million ash trees in just southeastern Michigan with tens of millions more lost in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Missouri, and Washington. The USDA has gone as far to quarintine different areas to try and prevent the spreading. The bug has been spotted as close to WNY as Western Pennsylvania, making it a fairly imminent th…
buffalorising
We all know the Buffalo Museum of Science has plenty of attractions for kids, but what about adults? Apparently, that same question occurred to the museum and they came up with a solution: the Lilian Fairchild Travel Series takes an audience and through photographs and speakers gives them glimpses of places all over the globe. Now, the popular program, which was previously only available on Wednesdays, will also be available on Sundays.
Sunday Specials have been added throughout the Fall lineup to help grow the audience for this program. Buying tickets to the program also gains you entry into the museum’s latest exhibit – “Culture Quest.” What’s great about this program is that though it’s more adult-oriented, it’s still a fantastic program for children. The price of admission for the museum doesn’t change for the program, so it’s still $7 for adults, $6 for S…
friday october 10th 2008
From b-movies to Mystic Motion
queenseyes
Through our b-movie madness night (Sundays*), we've been introducing people to the New Phoenix Theatre on Johnson Park. It's been really great to see the look on people's faces when they first walk into this historic building built in 1885. That's because the history of the building is really quite something. At one point it was a lecture hall for Buffalo Seminary. Then it became a séance house before becoming a soup kitchen. Eventually the building, like so many others in Buffalo, fell into disrepair. After years of uncertainty, The Phoenix, under the artful direction of Executive Director Richard Lambert, has become a clearinghouse for cultural enterprise.
That's why, when I hear a movie-goer ask, "Do they show anything here besides movies," I feel compelled to let them in on all of the different productions that take place there. As a matter of fact, the movie night is new t…
Lukia Costello
Once upon a time, the only place to get a good cabbage roll was at a peasant's home in an Eastern European village. Around since the 1930's, the Ukrainian-American Civic Center, one of the oldest operating ethnic clubs in the area, has served the social welfare needs of immigrant families. My family was one of them.
Many dances, weddings and holiday events have been held in the hall. I have a glorious picture of my grandmother decked out in an eerie Santa-like formal gown.
Up until very recently, Ukrainian children and youth have been paraded onto the stage to recite traditional poems and dances at various holidays (whether they wanted to or not). I speak from embarrassing personal experience. I remember one particular case that involved a bout of nerve inspired tunnel vision.
If you find it strange that I would be involved in the promotion of a place that held so much d…
Elena Cala Buscarino
On his 60th day in his new office, Commissioner of Economic Development, Permit and Inspection Services Brian Reilly called a meeting at Belmont Shelter's offices, 1195 Main Street, last night in order to ask the question: How Can We Maximize the Local Economic and Social Capital Impacts of Buffalo’s Vacant and Abandoned Residential Properties? The neighborhoods in question run from Main Street to Jefferson Avenue and Best Street to Kensington Avenue, and are best known as the Masten Park, Hamlin Park and Cold Spring areas.
Reilly billed the meeting as an opportunity in which "Issues and opportunities for supporting the future of Buffalo’s housing and creating value in our neighborhoods" would be discussed. Saying it was time to make time for people to talk, Reilly promised regular meetings like this one.
