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City: September 2009 Archives

City September 30, 2009 1:26 PM

Governor Paterson Speaks at Burgard High in Buffalo

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Buffalo Public School Burgard High and Superintendent Dr. James Williams welcomed Governor David Paterson, Mayor Brown, Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples-Stokes and Assemblyman Sam Hoyt, as they celebrated the completion of Phase III of the Joint Schools Reconstruction Project.

Phase III of the project included a $138 million initiative, funding South Park in the amount of $36 million, Burgard for $35 million, International School #45 for $25 million, Lovejoy Discovery School #43 for $22 million, and Herman Badillo Bilingual School for $20 million. Other projects in Phase III, which was split into IIIa and IIIb, are currently underway. City Honors and Riverside High will be complete in August of 2010.

Phases IV and V will reconstruct the remaining Buffalo schools. In total, $1.4 billion will be spent on the schools, making

City September 30, 2009 11:16 AM

Artists United For Human Rights and Lenny Revell

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UPDATE: Venue changed to Pearl Street Grill and Brewery.

Lenny Revell is just one of the several musicians who will lend their talents to this weekend's Artists United For Human

City September 29, 2009 4:39 PM

A New stART: The Color Purple

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City September 29, 2009 4:07 PM

Call to Non-Profits: Do You Need a Truck Now and Then?

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Buffalo CarShare Interim Executive Director Creighton Randall is excited that CarShare reached a milestone recently, when the innovative upstart company passed the 100-member mark and settled into a steady base of use.

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City September 29, 2009 12:39 PM

Does Your Office Have Vision?

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Photography, when executed properly, can create emotion or aggrandize its subject.

The CEPA Gallery on Main Street contains an incredible collection of photography from local, national, and international artists. They offer great exhibits at their headquarters, but you can also find more examples of their collection at various Buffalo businesses.

That's right - for example, in the Cobblestone District lobby of 95

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City September 29, 2009 9:50 AM

Herrera-Mishler Calls Press Conference Over Growing Parks Concern

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Following a joint announcement made by Mayor Byron Brown and County Executive Chris Collins that the City of Buffalo would take control of the City's six Olmsted Parks by the end of the year, Olmsted Conservancy CEO Thomas Herrera-Mishler fears that care of the parks will be taken out of the conservancy's hands, and will be holding a press conference at 10AM this morning at the Delaware Park Marcy Casino to garner support. (More in

City September 29, 2009 9:47 AM

A Boy and His (Stolen) Bike

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We know a stolen bicycle isn't big news in the big city, and judging by reader reaction to a post we once put up about some cats that were lost and in need of meds in Allentown, we were reluctant to post this plea. But come on, 17 years with the same bike? That's a long time.
And thievery, especially where it concerns someone's dedication to bicycling, thus reducing their carbon footprint, plainly pisses us off. Plus, wouldn't it feel good to spot this bike and be the one who helped get it back to its rightful owner?
So here

City September 29, 2009 7:11 AM

Have your Pet Blessed

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It was a big party last year, on the Feast Day of St. Francis, when I gathered with about 30 animals and their people, seeking blessings for the pets.

We will celebrate again this year, on Sunday Oct 4, at 1PM, at Lafayette Presbyterian Church. The Church, located at 875 Elmwood Avenue at Lafayette. We'll have a short reading of scripture, a reflection on who St.Francis was, and how his love for animals was rooted in the divine, and end with individual

City September 28, 2009 4:15 PM

BRO on BFO: Bills Stadium, New President for the CTRC, Brown for Lieutenant Governor, UB's John Simpson, Restaurant Week

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Another week, another Buffalo Rising Roundtable Podcast on WBFO. This one with some hardy arguments here and there.
WBFO News Director Mark Scott was eager to take the opposite view concerning our reader submission from Jared Pristach, in which he suggests that a Bills stadium be built in Buffalo. This was a post that brought over

City September 28, 2009 2:14 PM

WNY Peace Center Dinner and Anniversary

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The WNY Peace Center invites you to support their youth conflict resolution program dinner at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center on Saturday, November 7th at 6PM. Tickets are $40 per person, $25 for students and those with a limited income, and $300 for a table of eight. You may also submit a check to:

WNY Peace Center
1272 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14209

Peace activist Kathy Kelly will be your keynote speaker.

City September 28, 2009 1:55 PM

Buffalo CarShare Hosts Open Recruitment Day for WNY AmeriCorps VISTA

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This Tuesday, September 29th the VISTA Leaders of WNY AmeriCorps VISTA will be at Buffalo CarShare, 14 Allen St, from 10AM to 4PM looking to fill 14 full-time positions with non-profit organizations across the City of Buffalo. A lot of fantastic organizations are looking for the right person to help fulfill their mission.

"We're looking for people who want to be an active contributor to strengthening communities and empowering individuals in our area," says Amanda Ramos, VISTA Leader, "A year

City September 28, 2009 1:40 PM

Folk-Rocker Bill Mallonee Comes to Buffalo

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Finding beauty in broken things is a theme in Bill Mallonee's music that might resonate here in Buffalo.

Proclaimed by Paste Magazine to be number 65 among the 100 Greatest Living Songwriter's (between Frank Black and Sting), this singer songwriter will play at Lafayette Ave. Presbyterian Church on Saturday, Oct 3, at 7:30. Tickets are $10, $5 with student ID.

New York Press says that he's "...the best folk-rock act nobody's

City September 28, 2009 10:20 AM

Reminder: Historic Tax Rehabilitation Workshops

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If you're interested in receiving Sam Hoyt's Historic Tax Rehabilitation Tax Credit but need a little guidance, you should attend one of the workshops at the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society on Wednesday, September 30th.

The workshop for commercial real estate will take place from 1 to 3 PM and the workshop for residential historic tax credit will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 PM.

Representative Hoyt is working in conjunction with the State Historic Preservation Office, Preservation Buffalo Niagara, the Preservation League of Western New York State, and several local

City September 28, 2009 9:30 AM

Marine Drive Parking Garage

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In a meeting held by the City of Buffalo last week concerning the proposed Marine Drive parking garage, the Erie County Harbor Development Corporation (ECHDC) met with some opposition from residents of the Marine Drive Apartments that, according to spokesman Matthew Divison, came as a bit of a surprise.
"There were mixed reactions," Davison says, "and more staunch opposition from a small but more active and vocal group." Not everyone was displeased

City September 28, 2009 8:16 AM

Penzeys Coming After the Holidays

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Penzeys Spices spokeswoman Margie Gibbons says that the new Elmwood Avenue location is coming, but probably not until after the holidays. All of the shelving for their stores is a formulaic look that has the look of open wooden crates, and is manufactured in Wisconsin, home of Penzeys headquarters.
Slated to open at 783 Elmwood, Gibbons says that the inside of their space needs more work than expected at first, but that it's going to be "a great fit in the neighborhood." In the

City September 26, 2009 1:07 PM

James Seeking Warmer Climes for Winter

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Fear not, he'll be back with the spring, but this may be the last week you'll see Ice Cream James pedaling around Buffalo until then.
I ran into him a few nights ago (without my camera, so upfront apology for the cell phone pic in which his head looks suspiciously like a creamsicle) while he was cruising down Allen Street, enjoying a raspberry fruit bar. He said he had a hitch on his truck and was getting ready to head out, but he wasn't sure where to.
"I was going to go to Arizona," James said, "but people are telling me it's like one

City September 26, 2009 1:00 AM

Canal Side Looks Promising

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Bass Pro may not have signed on the dotted line, but the master planning process for Benderson Development's Canal Side project is moving forward. Internationally renowned architecture and planning firm Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn Architects is designing the project at the foot of Main Street. Though under contract for quite some time, the firm's vision for the 1.1 million sq.ft. development is now coming into focus. ="TEXT-ALIGN:

City September 25, 2009 2:04 PM

Collectors Gallery at the Albright-Knox Closes

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Yesterday we received an email from a local artist who said he was distraught with the closing of the AKAG's Collectors Gallery, a volunteer run gallery that showcased local artists, allowing for viewing, rental and purchase of the works there. It started out as The Picture Lending Library in 1933.
It was here that many local collectors began their acquisition of important works, and the artists involved were grateful, to say the least, at having their art exposed and bought in the prestigious gallery. Featuring

City September 25, 2009 1:41 PM

Big Idea: The Three Hour Chess Clock Debate Drinking Sandwich

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A non-partisan monthly feast for the argumentatively inclined - minus the chess.Reader Submission by Robert Biniszkiewicz
A chess clock is a simple device: two clocks, one box, two buttons, one lever. 'Hit' your clock and your time stops ticking. Simultaneously, your opponent's clock starts running. After making his or her move, your opponent 'hits' the clock and starts your time slipping away again. Play a game of speed chess, for example, and you each get five minutes to make all your moves. The game can't go over ten minutes. If there's no checkmate

City September 25, 2009 7:43 AM

Not Just a Talking Head

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Back in the late seventies, my friends and I were beyond tired of the disco and classic rock that droned endlessly over the radio waves. The popular music scene was sinking under the weight of formulaic blandness and exaggerated hair fashion. Finally along came a refreshing "new wave" of music talent that grew out of the British punk movement. Back

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