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Niagara Falls City Hall was constructed in 1923-1924 in the Beaux Arts style and embodies Neo-Classical Revival architectural details. The exterior building material is smooth ashlar sandstone. The monumental stair at the front of the building and the free standing stair assemblies in the landscape have limestone treads, while the stairs have cheek walls of sandstone matching the building. The entry hall is a two story space with a central skylight made possible by the employment of a light court. The walls of this court are constructed of red colored brick. The building was listed on the National

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that the Western New York Regional Economic Development Council (WNYREDC) will move forward with the reconstruction and reconfiguration of a one mile stretch of the Robert Moses Parkway, south of Niagara Falls.
 
For many years, the expressway has been seen as an obstacle between city neighborhoods and the waterfront. This project will fully restore visual and physical access to the various natural and cultural features along the Niagara River and the Niagara Gorge.
 
"The Robert Moses Parkway is an outdated impediment to the

The 7th Annual Buffalo Enviro-Fair in Niagara Square will be held this Friday from 11 am until 2 pm.  This year it falls on Arbor Day.   Many local organizations will interact with the public about ways to steward their planet.

Exhibits will include: Reinstein Woods, Healing Waters Fly Fishing, Re-Tree WNY, Erie County Department of Environment and Planning, The Great Green Store, Hazman, Inc., Rubberform Recycled Products, Viridian Energy, CIR Electrical, Dig Safely NY, Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy, Buffalo Central Terminal

Buffalo Suzuki Strings (BSS), one of only a handful of Suzuki-only music schools in the U.S., will feature Suzuki Master Teachers Bill Preucil, Doris Preucil, Kimberly Meier-Sims, Christie Felsing, Pam Devenport, Dave Madsen, and Mary Craig Powell, on April 26th, 27th and 28th, during its 45th Anniversary Workshop.

"We are honored to have these Suzuki Master Teachers at our school, and are so pleased to be able to offer this extraordinary experience to our students.  From our beginners to our Advanced Ensemble students, they will have

Last month the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics put out the first official release of annual job data for metropolitan areas, so I wanted to take a brief look at this for large metro areas (more than one million in population, based on old metro area definitions that the BLS still uses). Here are the top 10 cities for percentage job growth. Nashville takes the crown.

Preservation Buffalo Niagara is recognizing outstanding preservation projects and those contributing to regional preservation efforts at its annual awards ceremony May 31, 11:30 AM at Kleinhans Music Hall.  Buffalo Rising has been profiling this year's winners leading up to the May event.

The Oakwood Cemetery Association in Niagara Falls has engaged in best practices for the preservation of iconic buildings, grave markers and the landscape design. The association has converted an often ignored space into a living and active museum. Regular programming focuses on educating the public

Preservation Buffalo Niagara is recognizing outstanding preservation projects and those contributing to preservation efforts at its annual awards ceremony May 31, 11:30 AM at Kleinhans Music Hall.  Buffalo Rising is profiling this year's winners leading up to next month's event.

The Evans Bank project is being recognized as an outstanding example of adaptive re-use of a historic building. The existing Mennonite Meeting House was used only for storage of the Town of Amherst Archival records. The building at that point was in serious need of maintenance and repair. Iskalo

It is by now well-known that Upstate New York's tallest office tower will become nearly vacant by the end of the year. After decades of high tenant capacity, the 1.2 million sq. ft. giant will lose more than 90 percent of its current occupants. The biggest movers, HSBC Bank and Phillips Lytle law firm, have opted out of a renewed lease at the tower and already have plans to move into their own respective buildings upon lease expiration.  The tower when completed in 1972 brought new hope in downtown Buffalo. Today it is drab on the outside and in need of new