Opening this Saturday, September 12th, at the Burchfield Penney Arts Center, is the only regional craft showcase in Western new York, attracting more than 100 works by 50 accomplished and up-and-coming artists. The 11th biennial Art in Craft Media 2009 exhibition will feature the region's leading artists working in clay, wood, fiber, metal and glass.

The event, formerly known as Craft Art Western New York, is supported by Sylvia L. Rosen, a noted ceramicist whose work is in the Burchfield Penney and at The Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art at Alfred University's

Ujima Theater, at 545 Elmwood Ave presents a special performance of "Do You See What I'm Saying" On Thursday, Sept 24, to benefit the Homeless Alliance of Western New York.  Tickets are $35, and can be purchased at wnyhomeless.org or by calling 853-1101.

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Newell Nussbaumer, founder of Buffalo Rising, is now the owner and creator of Navigetter, a newly launched site in the City of Buffalo. Navigetter is an online resource and search engine for... just about anything.

Here in this college town we call Buffalo, Navigetter

It's been so long since Chippewa Street was part of a "red light district" that other than a few scantilly clad co-eds in strapless mini dresses on a weekend night, we'd almost forgotten the "Chip Strip" was once home of the slogan "sex sells".
And now, the very last vestige of the once profoundly profane passage is gone; the XXX video store on Chippewa between Delaware and Franklin has shut down.  This is a good thing.
Those of you wanting blue movies will now be forced to go to the corners of Hertel and Elmwood, where there are two adult video

What a weekend here in Buffalo!  Fall is sort of in the air, and there's still plenty of fun to be had. The Music Is Art festival hits Albright-Knox on Saturday, and there's also a good deal of art to enjoy this weekend, try and catch some of it! 

Thursday, September 10:

-A Conversation with Dava Sobel.  Ms. Sobel is the author of Longitude, The Planets, and Galileo's Daughter.  She will be at the Mason O. Damon Auditorium of the Central Library, 1 Lafeyette

The funny title of this story stands for "Documentation and Conservation of buildings sites and neighborhoods of the Mo/city/index.html

Are you or someone you know worried about mortgage payments?  Take advantage of this workshop at the Frederick Law Olmsted School (Kensington School #56), 319 Suffolk Avenue, Buffalo NY, this Saturday, September 19, from

Owning a lighthouse would be cool. I would not bet on being able to live at the South Buffalo Lighthouse, but if you have ever harbored any maritime fantasies

Buffalo Bills wide receiver Terrell Owens, announced at a private press conference that he is the official spokesperson for a new campaign, "81 Tackles Hunger", in support of The Food Bank of Western New York.  September is "Hunger Action Month" and this campaign will replace the regular Buffalo Bills in stadium Fan Food Drive for the 2009-10 season.

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Meghan Mann is a 23-year-old go-getter who looks like the girl next door.  She put in $6,000+ of her own and investors' money in order to pull off Silent Exchange (ironically named in retrospect), and 500+ hours of long, hot summer due diligence.  Every time we had occasion to see Mann this summer, she gave excited updates of this concert event she was planning, adding, "I'm crossing all my 'T's and dotting all my 'I's. I don't want anything to go wrong!"
Mann was taking on a job

Lifetime Health Medical Group has reopened AfterHours, an urgent care facility at the William E. Mosher Health Center, 899 Main Street.

AfterHours is the only after hours medical facility in the City of Buffalo and the first in WNY to offer specific times for patients to receive care, which drastically reduces wait times.  They also offer same-day appointments for minor injuries and illnesses in afternoons, evenings, weekends, and holidays.  For now, the center will offer services from 2PM to 10PM on weekdays, 1PM to 8:30PM on Saturdays, and 2PM to 5:30PM on Sundays. 

The Democratic primary battle between Mayor Byron Brown and Mickey Kearns has intensified, as everyone knows, and the latest poll has the race at a virtual dead heat.  And this poll was conducted last Wednesday and Thursday before the latest allegations regarding Mayor Brown and Leonard Stokes.  The poll's validity, which was conducted by SurveyUSA on behalf of WGRZ, has some questions but it stands as the only quasi-scientific

Whenever I'm fortunate enough to talk with someone who wasn't fortunate enough to have been born in Buffalo, they often mention our impressive architecture.  We certainly don't take it for granted, as we can't help but notice BR reader fervor for anything architectural.

With that in mind, go to UB South tonight for an illustrated lecture by Vancouver-based Molo Design creators Todd McAllen and Stephanie Forsythe. The free lecture goes down at 5:30 tonight at UB's 301 Crosby Hall on Main Street.

Molo has

Just one week before primary elections for mayor of Buffalo in which the only candidates are incumbent Mayor Byron Brown and challenger Councilman Mickey Kearns, Brown has been accused of wrongdoing, once again involving star basketball player Leonard Stokes.
Already under investigation by the FBI is Stokes' failed One Sunset Restaurant, heavily financed by the City.  Now in question is whether or not Mayor Brown helped Stokes dodge jail time for unlawfully having a handicapped mirror tag in his car.  
When asked about the allegations by

Today marks the first day back for Buffalo Public School children and staff.  Yesterday, Superintendent of Schools Dr. James Williams addressed BPS employees.  His speech, calling to students and staff to "refuse to be average," is as follows:

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The ECHDC held their director's meeting today inside Buffalo headquarters at 95 Perry Street to discuss activities pursuant to their ongoing development of the Buffalo waterfront. 

First on the agenda; A Generic Environmental Impact Statement on the Canal Side.  Specifically, this EIS targeted the impact of the size of Bass Pro in regards to air quality, parking and traffic, and is required to explore reasonable alternatives to the proposal.  In this case, the largest reasonable development size for the site is 1.5 million square feet, which is approximately 50 percent

In May, we got word that four Inner Harbor streets are to be restored.  As planned, ground was broken on the site today by Mayor Byron Brown and Congressman Brian Higgins to kick off construction that is scheduled to be completed next August. 

Senator Charles Schumer and Congressman Higgins managed to secure $3.8 million in federal funds, which includes $2.3 million in federal stimulus money for the project that will be overseen by the City's Department of Public Works.  The

Last Friday, Newell and I had another meeting of the Buffalo Rising Roundtable (WBFO Podcast) at WBFO studios with News Director Mark Scott.
We talked about the membership of Buffalo ReUse voting to reinstate founder Michael Gainer in some capacity, and what it would mean to the organization, along with their move to add 4 new board members who will balance out those already in place.  Balance

The elevated sections of Route 5 and the I-190 are thought to be a scar on the city as well as a barrier to the waterfront.  

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Perhaps you're aware of Mayor Brown's Reading Rules! 2009 Kids Summer Reading Challenge; the reading initiative that challenged kids in Buffalo to read seven books and write a report on each.  Or maybe you're also aware that September is National Literacy Month. 


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