One of Buffalo's most significant houses is on the market.  156 Park Street in Allentown is for sale listed at $400,000.  The unusual home was the residence of Charles Rolfs who was a prominent craftsman style furniture designer and his wife who was a famous novelist.  She was a pioneering

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Heavily-utilized Porter Avenue, one of Buffalo's most historic streets, is scheduled to receive a $1.8 million make-over in 2009 to return it to its former splendor as an Olmsted Parkway.

Porter Avenue is one of Buffalo's oldest streets, pre-dating Joseph Ellicott's design for the village. It was once an ancient Indian trail, in use since the Revolutionary War. It was called "Guide Board Road," and was a passage from Main Street to the Niagara River and a ferry that would carry British loyalists to safety in Canada. The street was

The numbers are in, and BRO saw nearly 2 million visits in 2008.  Yes, you helped to make us one of the fastest-growing websites in the area, and we thank you.  With knowledge, however, comes change.  We are putting all of our energies into our website, while bidding a fond farewell to the print version of Buffalo Rising.
Here's what we know:

- Our website is daily; our magazine is monthly.
 - Our website covers news; our magazine covers features that later go up on the website. 

- Our

A friend of mine, Trina Tardone, is hosting (tending bar) Bike and Boat Night at McCarthy's Irish Pub on Wednesdays. McCarthy's has been growing in popularity with the bike and boat crowd, so it was only natural for Trina to suggest that her 'night on' be devoted to promoting the two cultures. It just so happened that two of her activist acquaintances, Justin Booth and Pierre Wallinder, were both looking for ways to promote their own interests - biking and boating. Both activists were pushing for a way to bring

Do you find yourself stuck on go? If you feel like you're constantly running through your life without enough time set aside to nourish and explore your mind, consider joining a weekly meditation session. It's time for you. 

The meditative and artistic sharing sessions will be hosted by El Buen Amigo, the fair trade

One BR reader, now living in DC, sent us this link to a Bourdain interview on a the dcist website.
If you recall, Bourdain of the Travel Channel's "Anthony Bourdain - No Reservations" was in town recently, filming, eating and getting a feel for life around Buffalo with local musician,

As a full-blooded, first-generation Siciliana, when I go to an Italian restaurant, food is only a part of what I look for.  I want comfort, familiarity, easy eleganza and food I might not make myself, but that which brings back memories or makes entirely new ones.

And then there's that

I had this H-O scale train set-up in the basement when I was young. I spent hours down there putting together buildings, adding landscaping,  making roads, and configuring track.  It started out as a train layout but, really, the thing that drew me to this miniature world was the ability to study urban design.  The layout depicted a small town.  This was mostly because the buildings I had were of a small town type.  
The town had a main street and several

There's a big push to make this coming Easter Festival at the Broadway Market the best in recent years. In order to pull that off, the market is looking for an influx of vendors to add diversity and density to the historic establishment. We all have different reasons to stop by the market during the spring shopping season - butter lambs are always a big hit (don't get me started), though personally I like to head over to grab a bite to eat at one of the many food offerings.

To me there have always been plenty of food offerings at the market. But if there was more overall diversity,

Erie

By Huewayne Watson

In a world dominated by color, from fashion to media, reds, greens, pinks, yellows, and blues jump out from the glossy pages of our magazines. They flash across our flat screen TVs, and leave lasting impressions in the fun-filled images we capture with new high-priced digital cameras.

So, where does that leave those who appreciate a world captured in black and white? To answer the question, black and white film

Do you know a woman who demonstrates support for the goals of female professionals, and provides significant and selfless assistance on their behalf?  Does she also demonstrate significant, measurable business/professional achievements that have produced exceptional results for an organization?

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By Huewayne Watson

If you've ever considered being environmentally conscious about discarding your old and useless electronic items commonly known as "e-waste," you may know that doing so is a challenging task. 

The

Today, Mayor Byron Brown released the results of an internal review he called for on December 24, 2008 in order to examine shortcomings in snow removal following historic snowfalls that took place on Friday, December 19th and Sunday,

By: Buffalo Foodie 

"The night of the election, people down here were dancing in the street," Jennifer Goetz tells me.  She and her husband, Adam, own SAMPLE in Allentown--one of Buffalo's most innovative restaurants/city/2009/01/index.html

Now that we've seen renderings and heard descriptions of Rock Harbor Commons (latest rendering shown), it's time to talk about the overall vision for the surrounding village. Of course, The Commons is just one piece of the puzzle, and the puzzle is ultimately another puzzle piece. If you think about this former brownfield in Black Rock, it is ideally situated between a number of key communities. To the north is historic Amherst Street and to the south is Forest Avenue  - a street that takes you to Grant Street and Elmwood

Spiral Scratch is a Buffalo record sanctuary, with an amazingly broad selection of vinyl.

By Cory Bartos

Students for Peace and a coalition of other local activist groups will be exercising our right to peacefully assemble in front of Sen. Schumer's office at 130 S. Elmwood this Friday the 16th at 4:00PM, to protest the bloodshed in the Gaza Strip.  

We invite the public to join us in telling our representatives that we do not support war, and demand an immediate cease-fire. In addition to the slaughter of children and use of archaeic WWI-era bombs, $44 million

The day after Barack Obama won the presidential election, local artist Peter Fowler was excited enough to create a 4' x 8' canvas of the president-elect.
The top image is a subsequent painting Fowler did, featuring the entire Obama family.  He says it was inspired by this painting of John Singer Sargent's and a compilation of photos of the first family. "I liked the idea of the Singer painting that had these different family members sort

Always on top of the latest "it" in trends, New Era Cap Co. Inc. has issued 7 new cap designs for the upcoming presidential inauguration. 
Starting today, New Era will be selling Barack Obama-inspired caps in all of its stores, with between 75 and 100 hats being available locally at their Delaware Avenue location. Limited to 7,000 in the series, the company may produce more in March, depending on public demand.  
According to New Era spokesperson Dana Marciniak, there's been a call for Obama hats for the past few months.  "Customers were looking for