saturday january 14th 2006
The Church & Hallwalls: Impressions From Last Night
George Johnson
The Church: A Peek At The Progress (slideshow)
Hallwalls: The Opening (slideshow)
It's a beautiful thing done right. We've written about if before, and the News has covered it extensively and well. So we thought we'd just pass along a few of the overwhelming number of impression…
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West Coast Perspective
In all areas of Philadelphia, developers are rushing to convert old office buildings and factories and to construct new buildingso all to create luxury apartments, condominiums, and commercial uses that will benefit from Philadelphiais 10-year real estate tax abatements on improvements. Abatements are available in every area of the City. It works this way: Build a new house, renovate a shell, or improve commercial property and you pay no property taxes on the new structure f…
friday january 13th 2006
Mularkey Has Officially Mailed It In!
Tatonka
What in the world is going on with the Buffalo Bills?? Have you ever seen so many surprise press conferences announcing the hiring and firings of personnel? With the news of Mularkey leaving the Bills, I think that a lot of people got what they wanted. To me, this just proves that he never really had what it takes to be a head coach in the NFL. The pressure was mounting and once again, Mularkey collapsed like a house of cards.
Although it is unfortunate that matters had to come to this, it is hopefully the fresh start that this organization needs. What is most important right now is to find the right man for the job. This has been a team and an organization divided over the past few years and it is time to right the ship once and for a…
West Coast Perspective
Sure you do. Do you want to know why?
Walgreensi proposal for one or more stores in Buffalo has stirred a hornetis nest. This isnit the first time residents have organized to fight a big-box expansion. In 1998, Ellicott Development proposed to expand an existing Rite Aid at the corner of Elmwood Avenue and Bryant Street. Despite several attempts and redesigns, he was soundly defeated primarily because the plan infringed on the uniqueness, ambience and character of the…
thursday january 12th 2006
Walgreens & The Importance of Urban Guidelines
West Coast Perspective
Why the uproar over plans for a multi-million dollar investment in the city by Walgreens even before plans are unveiled? Strip away the soulless conglomerate vs. small business argument, forget the dubious need for yet another drug store, and also ignore the firmis stupidity in picking a site that requires the demolition of existing, occupied structures. From a planning and urban design standpoint, we can expect Walgreens to p…
STEEL
If anyone asked you what color the Buffalo Historical Society building is you would most likely answer "white". It would seem like a logical response because it sure looks white, especially at night with its brilliant lighting. What if I said It is also black and green and a multitude of other colors? In addition to its beautiful man-made architecture this building is endowed with a rich natural architecture inherited from the core of the earth.
wednesday january 11th 2006
That 70's Show
queenseyes
Buffalo's 1970's Talking Proud campaign has once again surfaced in the comment section of Buffalo Rising Online. That's the second time in recent months that someone has made reference to the campaign (which was apparently very effective), and it struck me that there is a new generation of Buffalonians out there that have no idea what the campaign was really all about.
queenseyes
Hereis a cool new concept coming to BuffaloOe a curbside dry-cleaning valet service. The idea is simple. Pull your car up, roll down your window, hand the attendant your dry-cleaning and let him or her know whether you will be back to pick up the load or if they should drop it off at you house. Now thatis convenience.
The idea was hatched a long time ago by Christine Pyne (photo: owner of Urban Valet), who told me that her current location wa…
West Coast Perspective
Is Walgreens invading? It is no longer a secret that the firm is looking to take out a block of Delaware near Delevan, but now we're hearing that they are also eyeing the northwest corner of Grant and Ferry Streets on the westside. Judy Einach has the scoop on Yahoo's BuffaloIssuesAlerts:
STEEL
After reading a recent Buffalo News story about funding and delays in renovation of the Buffalo State Psychiatric Hospital I was reminded of how much I love that building. This structure designed by H.H. Richardson is massive and I love the whole thing. However I really love the part that no one thinks of, the 1/4 mile long wings (or should I say wing since one wing was lopped off in the 60's). This building is not considered to be one of Richardson's b…
