During a recent tour of D'Youville's future Pharmacy Program building*, I couldn't help but envision what the neighborhood would look like in years to come. D'Youville's campus is in the midst of adding a state-of-the-art academic and lab facility that will (Fall of '10) attract top-notch faculty (starting with a Dean from Pittsburgh). As a matter of fact, Don Keller (photo right) clued me in that D'Youville has spent over $70,000,000, over the last ten years, on buildings including a library, a gymnasium, and apartments (lead image). Not only is there a building going up that will one day house

The world is speeding up!  Which is what makes traffic ridiculously annoying and detrimental to your social and professional life.  For those reasons, you could greatly benefit from 511NY, a website created by the New York State Department of Transportation to report up-to-date traffic, transit, and weather conditions.  Not only can you get updates from the website, but you can call 511 (free of charge) 24 hours a day for information.

They also have their own Twitter accounts which

BR friend and photographer Glenn E. Murray, Esq., took in Garden Walk Buffalo this past weekend.  The following is what he had to say, along with sending his pictures, which speak several thousand more words:

The word "oasis" repeatedly came to mind as I entered successive back yards;, and so many homes not officially

Join the Barkyard Barbecue at WJ Morrissey Irish Pub, as they continue to celebrate the opening of The Barkyard, Buffalo's first Micro Park and permanent Off Leash Area located in LaSalle Park! 

Thanks

After the Garden Walk on this Saturday, July 25th, you can keep enjoying the wonders of nature by heading over to the 14th Street Tree Farm, located 307 14th Street between Vermont and Rhode Island. PUSH Buffalo and Re-Tree Western New York are hosting a celebration for the tree farm's continued success from 4PM to 7PM. 
On Saturday, staff members from PUSH and Re-Tree will be on hand to grill up some food and serve the drinks. This

New York State Senator Antoine M. Thompson and the Majority Conference of the New York State Senate are teaming up to present the residents of Western New York with an educational opportunity to learn about property foreclosure prevention. The workshop will feature educational seminars and independent consultations with mortgage counselors to help the residents of Western New York through these trying

As our cool and wet July comes to an end and the annual display of flora creativity, Garden Walk, approaches, Great Lakes United encourages you to tour five gardens highlighted on the Walk that prioritize sustainable gardening practices. While some people may think that you need a huge landscaping budget to use sustainable practices, these gardens show what you can do with a little knowledge, work and creativity.
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Have you ever had trouble finding that perfect dress for a special occasion? That dress that fits perfectly and suits all of your needs? There is a solution! Let me introduce you to DressByDesign, an online-based business whose storefront is located at 43 Allen Street. The company allows a woman to completely design her own dress to her own liking on their Web site - from the fabric and style of the dress to the hem length and type of neck line. The store even offers custom sizing to expertly fit your needs. 
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When I first saw that a structure was going up at the corner of Pennsylvania and Niagara I was nervous. I had heard that the corner was getting a Dollar Store - with a traditional Dollar Store design. As I started to see what was being erected I actually laughed out loud. Why, in this day and age, are we still allowing anyone to take a corner like this and build walls? There's a wall on Pennsylvania and a wall on Niagara. I assume that the parking lot will be located off Niagara featuring an entranceway barely visible from the street. It's a traditional Dollar Store type of set up. Why on earth

Many of you have requested the opportunity to purchase Buffalo Rising shirts at a physical retail location and we have some good news - now you can! 

Spoiled Rotten, located on 831 Elmwood Avenue between Lancaster and Lafayette, now carries Buffalo Rising shirts. One of the more popular retailers on Elmwood, Spoiled Rotten has grown over the past several years and become the place to go for the latest in Buffalo apparel.  We're proud to have our shirts for sale in their store.

When I was a kid, I really enjoyed writing and drawing, and while I was comically bad at math, I masterfully quoted The Simpsons and considered myself to be very witty (as witty as you can be as a 6-12 year old).  Teachers didn't really think it was funny or particularly helpful, and I was reprimanded a lot. I wasn't a troublemaker, but I surely wasn't a teacher's pet.  Because I was creative. 
I wonder how many of my classmates felt that their own creativity was stifled by an authoritative education system that handcuffed our teachers into cramming

It's garden walk week.  And for many people of faith, it all begins with a garden. 

A favorite bumpersticker of mine states, "God's original plan was to hang out in a garden with some naked vegetarians."  While I would recommend that you put something on for this years gardenwalk, if only to avoid arrest, other aspects of that early story can be applied more directly.  Here are three theological propositions to consider as you enjoy the gardens

How often do you get the chance to travel to Italy, and play televised basketball?  If your answer is "Pretty frequently," then this basketball camp isn't for you.  But if you're looking to get some world-class instruction and the chance to travel to Italy for further improvement, you should definitely stay-tuned.

Roosevelt Bouie, a former European league professional basketball player, is offering three days of instruction, July 24-July 26, totaling nine

The year 2009 is very important for Hallwalls, marking their 35th anniversary.  To help celebrate this special milestone, Hallwalls has planned a massive two-part benefit art auction that will feature donated works from selected artists who either got their start from Hallwalls or had exhibited work there early in their careers.

The first part of the auction will be held on Thursday, August 6th at Asbury Hall.  The second part will held at Christie's in New York City on Wednesday, September 23rd.  The art in the New York City auction will be a part of Christie's "First

Thanks to a community effort led by members of the Charismatic Center, a hi-profile Grant Street mural is getting a much-needed facelift. Located at the corner of Grant and West Ferry, the mural is representative of an old-world market scene. Thanks to a renewed drive to brand Grant-Ferry as an International Marketplace, the mural has been chosen to broadcast the effort to the neighborhood.

The artwork is being restored by a wide range of volunteers ranging from refugees who live nearby to the Khol's Department Store's A-Team. Kohl's donated $500 to provide the local businesses (led

Today at 3PM, Councilman and mayoral hopeful Mickey Kearns held a press conference to announce that the Buffalo Common Council has voted unanimously to apply for USDOT Tiger Grant funds to take down the Skyway.  The grant for supplemental discretionary funds, which the City would have to file, is due in on September 15th of this year, and according to Kearns, the money would be available until September 30th of 2011.
At 3:18PM, John Norquist, President of the Congress for New Urbanism posted an article on his CNU blog that addresses our skyway, with the headline /city/index.html

We're happy to introduce some new Buffalo Rising shirt designs that are now available in the Buffalo Rising Store. 

Building on our most popular shirt - Queen City - we've introduced a couple new Queen City themed shirts including Queen City Football and Queen

Looking for a good job or better employment? If so, the Western New York Career Resource Expo is your chance to participate in a unique career related community service event geared towards assisting unemployed or underemployed Western New Yorkers. The event will service job-searching tips, networking opportunities and a wide array of practical, career-related guidance.

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Many gasped in disappointment as builders began cladding the new federal courthouse on Niagara Square with heavy concrete panels.  We had been promised a shimmering glass building.  Was this a bait and switch? Had cost cutting sliced the life from the building?  We were assured that the building is still destined to have a curtain of sparkling glass

Here's something we like to hear in conjunction with a local notable who gets national press: Growth Curve. That's what the Wall Street Journal has to say about the trajectory of typeface designer Richard Kegler's career and the ultimate popularity of his work.
Kegler, co-founder of P22 Type Foundry and director of Western New York Book Arts Center at 468 Washington (at Mohawk), formed his P22