After taking a little ribbing about my recent vacation and surfing in Mexico (below), WBFO News Director Mark Scott, Newell and I rolled up our sleeves and got down to Buffalo business on this segment of the Buffalo Rising Roundtable.
First up was the upheaval in the Ellicott District. Now that Brian Davis has resigned, many people have let it be known that they’d like the Ellicott District council seat. The first person who came to our minds was Marilyn Rodgers (listen to the podcast above to hear why). Ellicott is a uniquely blended district that needs a free-thinking, hard worker to advocate for it. This unfolding story is going to be very interesting. Some would say the council chair isn’t even cold yet, but the real problem is that it hasn’t been warm in quite some time.
Next we talked about the Buffalo Powder Keg Festival. How would you like to bobsled down an entrance ramp, be part of a curling team, play volley ball in the snow? It looks like it’s going to happen! Make sure you’re in town on February 27th and 28th; you’ll be able to say you were at the very first one. If you listen to the podcast for no other reason than to hear Newell enthuse about capitalizing on one of our biggest seasonal assets – snow – it will be worth the listen.
After that we moved on to the fastest growing business corner in North Buffalo at Hertel and Parker. You’ve got to hand it to the Daly’s and all of their tenants for their keen vision and investment in the community. Building by building, corner by corner, it’s good to know people like the Daly’s are getting things done. Any more stories like this out there we need to know about? Let us in on it!
Lastly, we talked about what went wrong with the post that was looking for maternity fashions in Buffalo. The point was maternity fashion in Buffalo. Any entrepreneurs out there looking for a business idea? Maybe you’ll want to go into John Daly’s last remaining storefront with a shop for mothers-to-be.
We ended with a happy Thanksgiving wish for all. We hope yours is.
Image: The road to La Boca.