This Fashion Maniac edition makes it a dozen in a series that shows that Buffalo has what it takes when it comes to fashion trends and models who like to show the latest and greatest. Check out the other shoots to see the national trends and where to find them locally: United We Stand @ Tifft Nature Preserve, bathing suits on the Spirit of Buffalo, James

Scajaquada Creek has provided one University at Buffalo graduate student with a source of inspiration for his latest project--an art show celebrating this historic ecosystem and its significance to the area.

"So much of the history of Buffalo can be seen in the history of the creek, and so much energy surrounds the creek right now in terms of renewal and rejuvenation," said Jordan Dalton, the curator of Scajaquada: Beyond the Multitude. Dalton has combined his love of art with environmental activism in an effort

Fundraising for art projects is one of the toughest things to attempt in a recession. Traditional funding sources like foundations and grant makers generally have less to give and more and more applications to consider. New models for fundraising such as the online Kickstarter offer a unique way for people to pitch their projects directly to the public to enable micro-donation, and just like a long-tail model predicts, those micro-donations can add up to significant amounts.

Several local projects have seen the value in

How do you save a city after a half century of destructive urban policy and anti urban cultural trends?  That is the question we are all trying to answer these days. These days news is full of this or that project intended to make the city more attractive to the masses.  These projects rarely, however, trump the serious problems stemming from the poverty that is concentrated so heavily in parts of the city. Poor schools, crime, and outright racism are giant barriers to saving many of our cities. Some say  'Don't try to save the city'.  They say 'Wipe it away and start over from

Buffalo's premier Irish dance school is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a party at the Buffalo Irish Center. 

On Saturday, September 18th at 7pm, Rince na Tiarna School of Irish Dance students, alumni, friends, families and supporters
will celebrate's the school's rich history with a fun-filled party.  What began as a small school in Erie, Pennsylvania and South Buffalo has become a traditional Irish dance school recognized throughout the Irish dance world.  Founded by

Nardin Academy, the largest independent catholic school in the City of Buffalo and Western New York, unveiled its $3.5 million expansion project yesterday at a ceremony that included officially naming the Fatta Arts Center in recognition of Carol and Angelo Fatta for their long standing commitment and generosity to the Nardin community.  The expansion project has added 22,000 square feet of state-of-the-art facilities for various school enrichment programs, including music, dance and fine arts, at the Cleveland Avenue campus.  The project is the first exterior

Every Friday after work, a group of guys get together at Hoyt Lake (or Delaware Lake, Gala Waters, etc... it's all the same) to race their single hull, two-channel, electric offshore racing model boats. These boats can gather speeds of up to 40 mph, and can turn on a dime. Last Friday (around 4:30pm) I found Jerry and one of his friends tinkering around with three boats (though they had more in their cars), each of which possesses different capabilities and are able to test the conditions of the water and more importantly the handling skills of the owner. The boats also have the uncanny ability

A workshop on the Historic Homeownership Rehabilitation Tax Credit program will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 22 at the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site.  Organizers say there is going to be a special announcement at the beginning of the meeting from the Allentown Association and the Preservation League of NYS about an initiative that will streamline the use of the credits while boosting planning efforts in Allentown. 

The Historic Homeownership Rehabilitation

When I was first called to the city's West Village for an event called Flipping the Bird, I was not prepared for what I embarking upon. I had heard that there was an experimental airplane being built, and the builder, Russ Barcelona, was looking for help to flip the plane upside down so that he could sand the bottom a bit easier. This, I had to see. You might say that Russ is a genius of sorts. He claims to have hand built a roadster out of fiberglass in 1967, and 1969 he designed and built an electric powered car with a bunch of UB students. Now Russ is about to embark on the journey of a lifetime.

If you're into running and you're into green, join fellow enthusiasts at Ring Road at Delaware Park for The Green Buffalo Run. The run is part of an even bigger global movement sponsored by 350.org. In fact, on 10/10/10, the day of the run, over 2700 green events are taking place in over 150 countries. According to the 350.org website, "Scientists say that 350 parts per million CO2 in the atmosphere is the safe limit for humanity." That level is currently at 390 ppm. The scheduled events taking place throughout the world are, in part, to raise awareness that there

Submitted by Olmsted Parks:

Party for the Parks takes place Friday, September 24th from 6pm-11pm.

Buffalo is a city that appreciates two things: supporting a noble cause and a good party.  Both criteria can be fulfilled at this year's "Party for the Parks", held by the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy.  The "Party for the Parks" is the annual over 21 summer-ending party that benefits the Olmsted Parks Conservancy, the lone not-for-profit managing a park system in the country!  This year's event is being emceed by Channel 7's  Bridget Blythe.

Buffalo residents looking to celebrate the coming of fall in the traditional German fashion won't have to travel all the way to Munich to do so.
 
On September 25, the Buffalo Central Terminal will be hosting its 8th annual Buffalo Oktoberfest to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the traditional German festival.  The event will run from 5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Admission will be $10 and half-priced admission will be available to all college students with a valid college ID.   Anyone willing to wear a traditional German costume (the dirndl for women and lederhosen or

Making a list of endangered buildings is a great idea.  It sounds so logical to make people aware of the buildings that we should not lose.  It is a no-brainer.  Just publish the buildings that are endangered and they get saved, easy right?  Not so fast.   Making such a list is not so easy.  Of the 1000s of at-risk buildings in Buffalo which do you start with? What makes a building worthy of special attention?  How many buildings should the list have? Why not more than

The Associated Press is reporting that Carl Paladino has won the Republican nomination for New York governor.
Get ready for a very interesting general election campaign between Carl Paladino and Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.  
In other election news, Tim Kennedy beat Bill Stachowski in the 58th Senate district.  And Antoine Thompson won yet again defeating Rory

Congressman Brian Higgins outlined his plan for next steps in Buffalo's waterfront development, weeks after his ultimatum to Bass Pro sent the long-planned anchor packing and one day after board members of the ECHDC contemplated inviting the retailer back for a second look.  The Congressman formally submitted the plan to Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation and has been working on implementing components of his plan over the last

If you look at the drive-able sections of Main Street (Kensington heading towards downtown), it's not hard to see the street slowly turning around. From the projects slated (and started) at the corner of Ferry, the improvements at Utica and Bryant, Artspace, Ira Ross Institute, Granite Works... there's even hope for the Red Jacket building and the Bosch building (corner of Allen). If Canisius College would only tackle the big blue wall and a few more building owners would remove the Dryvit overlays and concrete

According to The Buffalo News, Larry Quinn would like to ask Bass Pro to reconsider being part of the Canalside project. This news came today, after the City shared ideas for the waterfront location which had been solicited directly from residents.

"Larry Quinn floated the idea at a meeting today after the city presented findings on what people want to see at Canal Side. Officials said many respondents called for a national retailer, a major fish attraction and other components that would have been

Kaleida Health's long-planned expansion of land-locked Women & Children's Hospital are shifting to the Medical Campus.  Plans for a new, five-story, 190,000 sq. ft. ambulatory care and research center on Hodge Avenue (entry image) have been dropped.  The expansion would have required the demolition of five structures which raised the ire of some neighborhood residents.  It would have been connected to the main hospital by a pedestrian bridge. 

At the medical campus, the out-patient

On the ninth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, a monument honoring those who have served - and given their lives - in our nation's most recent military conflicts.  The monument was unveiled in Forest Lawn Cemetery's Field of Valor, a beautiful site just north of Scajaquada Creek's Serenity Falls, and within view of Canisius College.

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Although I'm a big fan of Buffalo's annual Labor Day parade, in the heart of historic South Buffalo, right now the two parades at the top of my list in terms of color, enthusiasm, sense of place, and sheer ethnic intensity are the "Old Neighborhood" St. Patrick's Day parade in the Old First Ward and the Valley, and the Puerto Rican Day Parade on Buffalo's lower west side.

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