Profile for FromaDistance

Biography
Expat since '76, having done a stints in in San Francisco, Maui, Hi, and now Berkeley, CA Education: BS, Print Journalism, Newhouse School of Public Communications, SU, '73. Professional history: mostly non profit management with a focus in the arts and AIDS, governance also.
on 18/7/08
User Rating
3.60 (10 votes)
Interests:
Making the world a better place. Think Globally, act locally. I have local Bay Area commitments and national...but oddly, after all these years away, Buffalo still seems "local" to me, so it fits here. When I am visiting I try to check out things named in BRO, but time is short.
Favorite Movies:
"A Dog's Life,"
Favorite Music:
Mozart Clarinet Concerto, 2nd Movement; Madonna's "I Love New York; "limited portions of soundtrack of "Power Of One."
Favorite Books:
The current read, "Persepolis." "A Thousand Splendid Suns," is right up on the list; Phillippa Gregory in general, "The Inheritance of Loss, Kiran Desai.

FromaDistance's Comments

  • City Tower Site SOLD

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    Jul 18th, 12:25

    Yes, Carl, Issa has turned a tidy profit. But what does the 100+% increase in this sale price over last year's say about the downtown real estate market? Anything? What am I missing?

  • City Tower Site SOLD

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    Jul 17th, 20:12

    One curiosity: the appreciation on this parcel was more than 100% in slightly more than a year. What is that about in these "hard times?"

  • Buffalo Rising Zeitgeist

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    Apr 25th, 16:43

    Why does BRO rarely--if ever--have coverage of North Park, Parkside, or South Buffalo?

  • Buffalo Rising Zeitgeist

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    Apr 25th, 16:41

    Why does BRO rarely--if ever--have coverage of North Park, Parkside, or South Buffalo?

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