http://www.buffalorising.com Buffalo Rising | Your Guide to Buffalo NY News, Arts, Events and Buffalo Restaurants en Copyright 2008 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:00:24 -0500 http://www.hyperlocalmedia.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ValoreBooks has changed its name to Bucks4Books, and with that change, it continues to bring new and innovative ways to make it easier, less time consuming and more profitable for college students to sell back their text books. The Buffalo based company was founded in 2002 by a group of Western New York college students looking for a better alternative to on-campus bookstores. Staying true to their slogan “A Refreshing Text Book Experience,” Bucks4Books made it their mission to provide students with many key advantages to the buyback experience. After having to wait on long lines, man... http://www.buffalorising.com/story/books4bucks_a_boon_to_buffalo http://www.buffalorising.com/story/books4bucks_a_boon_to_buffalo The City Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:00:24 -0500 This past July, the East Delavan Branch of the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library was given a grant of more than $133,000 from the Josephine Goodyear Foundation to help improve literacy rates in the area as part of the Read to Succeed Buffalo Literacy Coalition campaign. Organized by Good Schools for All, a program of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, the goal of the grant and its resultant programs is to achieve a 100 percent literacy rate in the City of Buffalo. This adds ... http://www.buffalorising.com/story/success_on_east_delavan http://www.buffalorising.com/story/success_on_east_delavan The City Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:23:36 -0500 Almost nothing incites a turf war on Buffalo Rising like The City vs. The Burbs talk (unless, of course, the topic happens to be Classic Art vs. Modern, or Casino vs. No Casino, or anything to do with the Peace Bridge and trolls). Therefore, we enjoyed this little parody from the Onion that pokes fun at the 'burbs, but at the same time takes a look at what might be a haughty attitude held by city dwellers in respect to the suburbs. This piece pushes stereotype to the max in a tongue-in-cheek look at a family that was "Found Alive in... http://www.buffalorising.com/story/our_friend_the_onion_and_subur http://www.buffalorising.com/story/our_friend_the_onion_and_subur The City Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:00:22 -0500 Toot toot! Everyone get on board at BECHS for Train Day! This annual event is set to take place the Friday after Thanksgiving, giving families an alternative activity to shopping or sitting around eating turkey sandwiches. Come on out and see a very impressive train display as well as other train-themed family activities. You don’t have to be a train enthusiast to have some great fun and to learn something about model trains. Train Day marks the beginning of the holiday run of the “Rail Barons” display. The display has over 200 feet of track, a scale Erie Canal lock, a hundred differ... http://www.buffalorising.com/story/next_stop_bechs http://www.buffalorising.com/story/next_stop_bechs The City Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:03:23 -0500 Pity the bench. Home to pigeon feeders, transit riders, vagrants and failing athletes, the bench gets a bad rap. But as street furniture, it serves a useful purpose. The Toronto Star’s Christopher Hume recently gave city street benches some overdue love. http://www.buffalorising.com/story/grab_some_pine_and_enjoy_the_c http://www.buffalorising.com/story/grab_some_pine_and_enjoy_the_c The City Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:03 -0500 Every now and then, we'll feature an ad from our Buffalo classifieds listings here on the homepage. Today, the focus is an ad for a beautiful waterfront townhouse for rent. According to the posting, the 2 bedroom, 2.5 bath townhouse comes fully furnished with a fireplace, a 2 car garage, and, of course, great views. If you're interested, check out the full listing and contact the seller. http://www.buffalorising.com/story/br_classifieds_waterfront_town http://www.buffalorising.com/story/br_classifieds_waterfront_town The City Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:48:30 -0500 Do you know a Buffalonian who now lives in Charlotte? Do you know someone who is moving back to Buffalo from Charlotte? What are your thoughts on the city? Good feelings? Bad feelings? It was as recent as 2007 that some reporters in Charlotte decided to conduct a study to find out where many of its new residents had come from. Buffalo, it turned out, was a surprisingly large source of transplants considering that it's a mid-sized city. With so many Buffalonians living in Charlotte, the city's NPR radio station, 90.7FM, wanted to air a series on the phenomenon. Reporter Scott Graf decided to... http://www.buffalorising.com/story/the_buffalocharlotte_connectio http://www.buffalorising.com/story/the_buffalocharlotte_connectio The City Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:29:42 -0500 After all of these news sources reported that Clinton had accepted the secretary of state position, the attached press release came out of her office. It was reported as recently as this afternoon that nothing would be decided until after Thanksgiving, but then the rash of news alerts poured in saying that it was a done deal. I suppose we'll know soon enough, but in the meanwhile the speculation continues. Don't let that stop... http://www.buffalorising.com/story/clinton_says_hold_on http://www.buffalorising.com/story/clinton_says_hold_on The City Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:53:38 -0500