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Biography: Born and raised in Buffalo, I chose to stay here in hopes that during my youth and adulthood I will be able to witness the resurgence in our great city. I chose UB over Northeastern for undergraduate school, and I chose UB again over Illinois for my Master's Degree in Urban Planning. I have high hopes for Buffalo, despite the overwhelming pessimism that is driving so many to leave our area.
Last Login: 1 week, 1 day ago
User Rating: 3.36 (83 votes)

Interests:: Redevelopment, revitalization, construction, mass transit, people watching, large crowds in tight quarters, snow, autumn, beaches, culture, Toronto, Chicago, Las Vegas, Portland, Massachusetts
Favorite Movies:: American Beauty, Napolean Dynamite, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Session 9
Favorite Music:: Radiohead, Keane, Rooney, Deathcab, Regina Spektor, John Mayer, Peter Bjorn and John
Favorite Books:: City on the Edge by Mark Goldman

Most Recent Video

Postcard Project: CEPA

In one of CEPA's after school programs, Teaching Artists Amy Meza Luraschi and Curtis Erlinger have been working on an extraordinary postcard project with students from Tapestry High School. Amy and Cutis worked with the 9th grade Tapestry students …
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SAMPLE's Fire Roasted Pineapple Mojito

We're here today with SAMPLE for an inside peek at the recipe and the process used to make another of their delicious and unique cocktails. Today's featured beverage is the Fire Roasted Pineapple Mojito, a tasty and refreshing drink that graces SAMP …
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Releasing The Funny A Few More Times

Last week was a big week in film for Buffalo, with the 2nd Annual Buffalo Niagara Film Festival (BNFF) bringing a number of films in from abroad to watch alongside our locally made productions. Fresh off an interview with The Shredd and Ragan show o …
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BR and Release the Funny: The Event

Buffalo Rising and Beth and Jerry MacKay of Littleflick Pictures are teaming up this Friday, April 4, for the Buffalo premier of Release the Funny. We'll be at the Market Arcade for a 7:30 show, followed by Q & A with Jerry and Beth, founders of Li …
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Elmwood by Banner: Red

The Elmwood Village, recently designated as one of the Ten Best Neighborhoods in America by the American Planning Association, is located in the upper West Side of the City of Buffalo. Over the course of this series, our video camera will follow Elm …
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Most Recent Comments

Activist

This park has been years in the planning with a whole lot of people piecing resources and concepts together. While I find 11111inBlo's comments really discouraging, I am REALLY happy that the Main & Jewett ...
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Joshua

ARTISTS AND MODELS --- CENTRAL TERMINAL --- MAY 31ST ----
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benfranklin

A six unit apartment building, with 15000 yearly fixed costs, with rental rates at $300 per month, expecting a 10% return, is worth about 60 grand. Raise the rents to $550, and the same building is worth ab...
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Jay

Barbed wire fencing is not permitted anywhere within city limits, however one can have it with a zba approval.
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GDC

This IS only a survey on Two Loft Buildings. But, from my experience of the downtown scene (let's go back since '98). Only recently have I seen people walking thier dogs along Main Streets pedestrian mall (s...
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