Canisius College has teamed up with Roswell Park Cancer Institute to launch a light-hearted but effective way to promote health in young men in the Buffalo community and elsewhere. On March 31, Canisius and Roswell officially unveiled the "Check Yo Nutz" campaign, the Western New York area's first testicular cancer awareness program based on a college campus, targeted to men ages 15-40.

The campaign aims to increase awareness of the disease and make sure that these

It's kind of hard to imagine James Karagiannis, aka The Ice Cream Dude, selling his wares from anything but his custom fridge bikes. When I last ran into James, he shared some exciting news with me. He told me that he is considering a permanent space at the Broadway Market in order to supplement sales when the bikes are not on the road. To me that sounded like a good idea, especially when I learned that his side gig during the off-season is delivering pizza (not on bike).

In recent months I've heard more and more people talking about The Broadway Market, and not just because the Easter

By Green Options Buffalo:

Green Options Buffalo's award winning Recycle-A-Bicycle program is expanding and seeking additional instructors to teach area youth the basics of bicycle repair and maintenance, as well as the environmental impacts of transportation, at after school programs across the city of Buffalo.

GO-Buffalo's Recycle-A-Bicycle program is an after school initiative for at-risk youth within the city of Buffalo, winning the "Bronze Commitment to Education" award from the Buffalo Alliance for Education in 2007. Recycle-A-Bicycle teaches up to 40 students

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As more and more layers are being shed while the weather becomes more forgiving, the scarf remains, as one of the most chic carry-through items of the season. Scarves take on a whole new personality for spring, worn with more utility as a multi-tasking accessory. Worn flurry and free, scarves tie in beautifully with the notion of romantic

Despite Sam Savarino's interest in converting the ravaged St. Mary's-on-the-Hill Church into residences, the City is moving forward with an emergency demolition order.  The landmarked circa-1903 church, now just a roofless shell, is located at the northeast corner of Niagara and Vermont streets directly behind the Connecticut Street Armory. 

Myri-Oyewo, who lives downstate, purchased the vacant

Drive By Press was created to educate and share the contemporary practice of printmaking with students and art audiences across America. DBP has visited well over 100! Universities, Colleges,and public schools, traveling over 100,000 miles!
Today they are at the Buffalo State College printmaking department in Upton Hall demonstrating printmaking techniques.

The Erie County Industrial Development Agency (ECIDA) announced six local companies have qualified for its innovative Minority Entrepreneurs Grant and Loan Program. The businesses - five existing firms and one start-up - will get a total of $139,000 in low-interest loans and grants through the Buffalo and Erie County Regional Development Corporation, the affiliated lending corporation of the ECIDA.

"These companies were selected from an initial field of 89 applications.  After much scrutiny we determined these six businesses showed the greatest potential for success and we are delighted

This week at my church, we continue deeper into the wonder that began anew on Easter, and we step into the biggest mystery of all, resurrection.

I like to think that this site's name comes from the Christian hope in resurrection, even if a connection to the Greek's Phoenix is just as likely.

Either way, I would like to suggest that resurrection is just the mindset that Buffalo needs.

I particularly like the metaphor that Paul uses to describe resurrection in 1

Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Staff Review:

The historic Bosco estate in Upstate New York welcomes five talented individuals to its prestigious artist in residence program each year.  The current five find that their unique experiences at Bosco are eerily connected to a series of tragic events which occurred more than a century earlier.   Ellis Brooks is writing a first novel loosely based upon the tragedy.   She delves into the mystery of the disappearance of once famous spiritual medium Corinth

Yes, I know this one is a bit hard to love but love it I do.  It is a brute but it has good bones. Dwell Magazine in this online story agrees with me.  The building was built at a time of major urban renewal in this part of downtown.  The paper originally occupied a very old and ornate commercial building on Main that stood in the way of the proposed Marine Midland Building (now HSBC).  The old building was beautiful but it was the kind of beauty that was not so much appreciated in those days.

On Thursday, April 8th Pearl Street Grill and Brewery will be hosting another Beer Release Party and Brewmaster's Challenge Competition Awards Presentation.  The event will take place from 5:00pm to 7:00pm in the new Street Brawler's Back Alley Bar. Come help celebrate the release of the winning brew from the recent competition in Pearl Street's ongoing brewing competition series - Black Rock Canalfest, a spring festival lager also known as Marzen, a close cousin of Oktoberfest.  Black Rock Canalfest is named to promote the upcoming Black Rock Canal Park project.  Come to sample

Everyone hates moving.  Whether it is lifting heavy stuff, sliding large furniture through small doorways, or just packing up something you never really liked and probably never will, we all know what a pain it is to move. 

That is why we are asking for your help.  The more Buffalo Rising T-shirts we can sell, the less we have to lug to our new home.  We can let the United States Postal Service do the moving for us.  For a limited time only, we are offering $7.00 off each t-shirt you buy just

Have you noticed that on warmer days Bidwell Parkway has turned into a Frisbee thrower's paradise? There are more Kan-Jammers, casual throwers and even some golfers these days. I've talked to a few of the players who have expressed an interest in seeing a Frisbee golf course established somewhere in the city, but not being an expert in the game, I thought that I would reach out to readers who play, to see if there is enough room to map a course at one of the local parks.

Frisbee golf has turned into a passionate sport that has gained a ton of momentum over the past five years. Not only

A group of West Side organizations have teamed up to create a launchpad for aspiring entrepreneurs. Called the West Side Bazaar, the vending project hopes to open in June and upon opening will feature offerings as eclectic as the cultural diversity of the area.

Vendors are to be provided store booths, utilities, workshops and business mentoring in hopes of continuing to revitalize the Grant Street commercial district for local shoppers and tourists. The bazaar will contribute to vendors' rent for the first two-plus years.

The effort is also intended to provide opportunities

The World's largest Dyngus Day Celebration proved to be another exceptional event held throughout the city and region. Record setting numbers came out to enjoy dozens of festivities during Easter Monday's unseasonably mild weather. ="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto

With the news of a second Sweet_ness 7 (S7) moving into the Parkside community, and other recent developments such as the Parkside House B&B, there appears to be a crucial momentum building that is palpable yet still fragile. While visiting the S7 diggs yesterday, I was surprised to see that the old Park Meadow (The PM) was occupied by an eatery called Luzvina's Family Restaurant. That means that soon both of the Russell Street corners at Parkside will be occupied.

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Informedone got this one right off the bat- Electric Tower.  And so did several others.  Not much is known about this interior space located in the building's signature spire.  It may have been used as performance space or for employee meetings.  Does anyone have the details?

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If there is one thing that you can say about Prish Moran, owner of Sweet_ness 7 on Grant Street, it's that she is never idle. You would think that managing a rather large, multi-use building with both residential and commercial tenants would be a full time job. Prish operates the café, oversees the Grant Street Art Gallery, constantly interacts with her tenants, and brainstorms ways to create dynamic enterprises out of underutilized spaces.

In recent weeks, Prish has set her eyes on an entirely different area of the city. After being approached by Penny Wyatt, owner of a property located

The owners of home décor boutique room, Michael Poczkalski & David Brugh have opened the doors to another room, their new flagship store on Hertel Avenue.  The boutique on Elmwood Avenue is now devoted to baby décor and seasonal finds. Comfortably contemporary in home décor, room has evolved, to become a large furniture store in the heart of Buffalo's Little Italy as it delivers world class design experience.

The new space at 1400 Hertel Avenue is extraordinary. In what was the original building that once housed a Woolworth's, many aspects of the original

Once again, one of the city's eye-catching gardens has made an appearance in a national gardening magazine called Backyard Solutions. Although there were five gardens featured in the magazine, the one shown here (corner of Bryant and Ashland) happens to be growing around a prized urban house. People who live in the neighborhood call it The Wee House, mainly due to its exceptionally small size.

I've had the pleasure of walking inside this small structure and can attest to the surprisingly comfortable layout within. As much as I have written about the house in the past on BRO, the corner