Calling All Ivy Enthusiasts:
Gardeners and lovers of ivy are invited to an informational meeting to form a Western New York Chapter of the American Ivy Society, Saturday, October 15, 10am, at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens.
This meeting will determine goals and an agenda for the chapter. Anyone interested in the care and cultivation of ivies is encouraged to attend.
The American Ivy Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the genus Hedera through education and promotion. Interest includes all varieties of ivy, both indoor and outdoor. Membership is open to nurserymen, horticulturists, botanists, plant enthusiasts, professionals and non-professionals who share a passion of ivies of the world.
The Botanical Gardens houses the largest ivy collection in the region. For more information, call the Botanical Gardens at 827-1584.

As we mentioned in our previous post, we’re in the process of changing the Buffalo Rising site. We’re almost there as we expect to launch the new site on Friday, December 19th.
In the meantime, posting will be light as we log new stories in the new publishing system which will only be viewable when we launch on Friday.
As always, we appreciate our users’ patience as we make this transition but we promise it will be well worth it. With faster load times, a comment view …
Caroline Kennedy was in town for a visit with our mayor yesterday. A possible choice to succeed US Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Kennedy's name has been mentioned along with that of Attorney General Andrew Cuomo (son of former New York Governor Mario Cuomo) and our own Byron Brown, among others.
Certainly, Kennedy has "been around politics" all of her life, which is to say she was born into a family of politicos and lived in the White House--neither of which would necessarily f …
Free light rail rides on downtown's above ground section could be derailed thanks to the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority's budget mess. That is the news coming out of a Buffalo Place meeting this morning. Facing a budget shortfall and reduced State operating assistance, the NFTA is scrambling for new revenue sources and is contemplating charging for rides along the lengthy downtown pedestrian mall.
Well it is Christmas time in the city and the NFTA helped put people and especially children into the mood in a very festive and fun way. One of my favorite memories of childhood was taking the train downtown with my grandfather. I would gaze out the windows and watch the tunnel speed by. It always felt like we were going a million miles an hour.
Then there was the ability to stand up and walk around during the ride without the need to be strapped down. It was always a fun time … 



