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Now if only a Dunkin Donuts would open up right next door...

this is a perfect fit

another good addition to downtown. Chains can work as long as they as a part of a larger downtown scheme. Will be great to get coffee here. Are they open past typical office hours? I can't get back to downtown until 6 these days which means a lot of places are out of reach still.

Construction on the building two doors away (is it 510 Main?)

Three new businesses locating there....I think owned by Al Bluemle (frog hair owner)

And Subway on the first floor......I believe.

Slowly but surely.

Construction on the building two doors away (is it 510 Main?)

Three new businesses locating there....I think owned by Al Bluemle (frog hair owner)

And Subway on the first floor......I believe.

Slowly but surely.

Great to see National Chains come back to downtown B-lo. Now if only we can get the National Retailers to join them.

queenseyes, What are the business hours of this business?

A storefront coffee shop, its only a small thing but it makes Buffalo more like a real city, and that should be praised!

good to see but our downtown really is pretty sad when a new coffee shop opens or newly installed benches on the sidewalks make news. baby steps I guess

Great addition. HOWEVER - I've not seen ONE pharmacy with open display windows in this country or Canada. A friend on mine who is a pharmacist and I were discussing this after the original post about CVS. He says that you will NEVER see this happen due to regulations.

the tim horton chain should run some kind of promotion at their subburban locations. a post card or something.

This is a bit off topic but the city of Buffalo should work with Tim Hortons to move their US headquarters to Buffalo. Buffalo is their largest US market shouldn't their hq be here? Plus it is only a 90 min drive from Oakville (Tim Hrotons headquarters). The US headquarters is in Columbus of all places because Tim Hortons was bought out by Wendy's a few years back. Tim Hortons is a rapidly growing corporation in the US and they are in the process of expansion in Ireland. This would be a huge addition to the Buffalo economy. I know it is more complicated than it sounds but its just a thought. Go Bills

So it begins.....downtown's retail revival and on the back's of....donut shops?!?

I was there today, business was brisk and the service was great, let's keep it going!

I wonder if they'll be open during and after Thurs. at the Sq.?

BuffaloNY. That really is such a simple question, almost a dumb question.

Of course one of our many agencies, politicians, IDA's, layers of government, public authorities has asked tim hortons that question............

Right? Or.............

(sarcasm)

I love Tim Hortons. Ther prices are great. They need to get a better top for the coffee cups, like the ones they have at Dunkin.

It's only open until 7PM on weekdays and it's closed on the weekend. :-(

7pm is way better than 5pm

I heard a White Castle's may open across the street! Buffalo is coming back, cocksure and proud.

Man, how pathetic does a city have to be when the opening of a Tim Horton's generates this level of excitement. I think there's a Tim Horton's in Amherst on the Boulevard, that really makes or breaks the city. And if you go to Toronto there are hundreds of Tim Hortons everywhere. Who gives a clunk. Downtown is still a pit, and always will be.

Ellicot commons has Sea Bar and coulpe good businesses opening soon.

Plenty more lofts apts and condos on there way. Genesess St will be a big help. Sooner or later, you will have a critical mass and you will be surprised how quickly it all comes together.

It is happening right underneath your nose.....Dulski building, Electric tower, Condo tower on waterfront, Ellicot lofts, Hollling press, Webb lofts....list goes on. These people will need places to shop,eat, and get their hair done.

Almost there.....

hey people, the downtown core of buffalo used to be remarkably chain-food free. in the last year, dunkin donuts and tim hortons have opened multiple establishments in the city center, ensuring that everyone can get comfy, familiar coffee/donuts-bites into their mouths every 15 feet down main street . once again, the corporate entity beats down anything and everything that is independent and local. this reality is horrible and and its only a matter of weeks before the few remaining shops are run into the ground because of it.

Queenseyes... maybe you should stop downtown a few more times before sharing your understanding of what occurs every single day at the jungle of main and court! the hot dog vendor and the saxophone artist preexist the opening of any damn tim hortons at that corner. to assume that they have come out to celebrate or feed off the business of yet another repetitive chain is both naive and insulting to them. in fact, i take offense on behalf of any street musician who is accused of such ridiculousness.

thats all... think about things.

savebuffalo: thats cute for you, me and the other 50 people on this site but not for the other 900K people who live in this area. that glowing tim hotons sigh makes people feel comftorable because they know the name. i guarentee the down town community is jumping for joy over this new store. take a look at any vibrant city in america and you will see chains. Buffalo is great in that we have very few within the city but a mix of chains and home grown places is going to be nessecary if we are ever going to move foward.