This one is green and blue and made for youA chance to plant trees and get dirty kneesAn exemplary opportunity to beautify our community Join Green Options and Re-Tree to spruce up our streets.Street trees are an essential component of complete streets. Planting street trees throughout our communities adds to sustainability efforts by reducing stormwater runoff issues and ensuring benefits for mobility, community, and the environment.Green Options Buffalo has teamed up with Re-Tree WNY and the City of Buffalo to coordinate the volunteer street tree planting throughout the city this fall. Up to 800 trees will be planted in the…
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What happens when you mix two people who are good with kids and like to fix bicycles? An environmentally focused art program that engages kids in the creation of bicycle sculptures! The results of which will be on display at the Grant Street Gallery on Friday September 3rd from 6:00-9:00pm, located at 220 Grant Street (at Lafayette Avenue). This project was conceived at the Gloria J Parks Community Center by Arts Coordinator, Alissa Corby and Program Director, David Harter, both Green Options Buffalo volunteers. The students, who ranged in age from six to ten years old, worked to deconstruct the…
Dear Buffalo, You need a good laugh. The last couple of weeks have been hard. Shootings during an election year? You know things are out of hand when they can’t keep things safe while trying to get re-elected. Laughter is the best medicine. For the last few years, I have been trying to convince you all that Buffalo is a town ripe for comedy. Today is no different. This Wednesday night, veteran comedian (and big time Canadian TV personality) Maggie Cassella brings her one-woman show, Because I Said So, to the Ninth Ward @ Babeville. For the past 20 years,…
Tonight one of Buffalo’s coolest shows welcomes one of Buffalo’s newest, coolest bands. The Dykes of Hazard Variety Hour, Volume VII welcomes special musical guest, Storyville Players! A ticket to tonight’s performance will not only get you stand up and sketch comedy, but you will also enjoy live music. Did I mention this all takes place in Buffalo’s coolest venue, the Ninth Ward? In addition, there will be mad A/C cranking. Making all aforementioned statements true in both the figurative and literal world. The all around coolest. Becks: Are you all originally from Buffalo, and can you introduce the band…