Preliminary plans are underway to turn the former North Jefferson Public Library on E. Utica into business space, in a further effort to revitalize the low-income neighborhood on the city,Aeos East Side. The Buffalo Economic Renaissance Corporation issued a Request For Proposals to provide interested consultants with the material needed to prepare construction drawings for the renovated interior and exterior of the space, located at 332 E. Utica St.
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Forget the endless boxes of clothes, return the overpriced jewelry, and give those you love a less tangible gift this holiday season. Eight of Buffalo’s cultural organizations have teamed together to offer holiday packages so you can give friends and family the gift of culture, of learning, of the best of Buffalo. Culture Craze, the year-old program, is the first of its kind to offer discounted packages to explore the arts and enjoy events unique to Buffalo. It was created as a way to build new audiences and attendance among the culturals and expose more young professionals to the arts…
There’s no draft anymore. There’s no mandatory public service you need to do. You enjoy many freedoms and privileges that millions of other people only dream about. The reason why that is? You have the right to elect your leaders and representatives. The past several years have shown – without exception – that your vote does count. Please vote your conscience. Just vote. Polls in New York State are open from 6am – 9pm.
Last yearis full length release, iBlack Sheep Boyi, garnered some pretty fantastic reviews for the Austin based Okkervil River. The sextetis 4th LP sees the band explore the metaphor of the title character, bringing listener along thematically, as the album ends with the sheep becoming a ram. What marks this band as a standout is the sincerity which they bring to every lyric, every note, and every arrangement they pack into every song. Simmering with emotion, the songs often build to climaxes that do not seem forced or shallow: Okkervil River means what they say, and maintain an accessibility that…
Whether you’re a Republican or Democrat, today is primary day. The most important thing you can do to change your community, and ensure that you are properly represented, is vote. Unfortunately, primary elections suffer from historically low turnout. In New York, however, the primary oftentimes offers you your best choice – better than in the general election. For instance, if you’re a Democratic voter in the 60th State Senate district, you have three choices today. In November, you’ll have only one. If you’re a Democrat, you can choose candidates in the following races: Governor, US Senate, State Senate (60), City…
Whatis inside this Grant Street building? Come visit and find out the treasures await you inside! The Massachusetts Avenue Project (MAP) is holding a Tag Sale fundraiser today Saturday, July 8th, from 10-4pm at the Massachusetts Avenue Project headquarters located at 271 Grant Street. Weire right across the street from Guerciois… between Lafayette and West Delevan. Hundreds of items are on sale: furniture, toys, housewares, games, clothes and more! Come join us tomorrow and support a worthy community development organization- all proceeds benefit the Massachusetts Avenue Project! For more information contact Christina Akers, Executive Director at 816-0000 or visit the…
Tonight marks the Buffalo premiere of Al Gore’s documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” at Dipson’s Amherst Theatre, 3500 Main Street, Buffalo (across from UB South). For anyone even remotely concerned about the issue of climate change, Gore’s movie is pretty much a must-see. After tonight’s 7pm screening, The WNY Coalition for Progress will hold a general meeting and post-movie discussion forum at Bobby McGee’s next door to the theater. You can purchase tickets for tonight’s 7pm show in advance by clicking this link. If you can join the discussion afterwards, sign up and RSVP through Meetup.com.
In the absence of color-coded budgets and talk of insolvency, county government can be downright dull. Talk of revision to the county charter sounds, at first, like a veritable snoozefest. But it’s not. It’s actually quite fascinating on the one hand, and critical to the future of Buffalo and Erie County, on the other. The Erie County Charter Revision Commission has been meeting, working, and deliberating for months on ways to change the county charter so that it works better, is more responsive to the constituents, and can maybe avoid future fiascos like the one we experienced in 2004-2005. While…
On Tuesday, the tables in the media area were peppered with a blue folder featuring Mayor Brown’s name and the City seal. Inside, we got a pen with the Mayor’s name on it, and this letter:
Buffalo is hosting Democrats from around the state and journalists from around the world this week. For a few humid, sunny days, Buffalo is the center of New York’s political universe. Inside the Hyatt, delegates are mingling, local volunteers are toiling, and journalists are reporting. The mood is jubilant; given the state of politics in New York right now, it’s hard for a Democrat not to be pretty satisfied about now. While some may think of this as a gaudy, self-congratulatory excercize (which it partly is), this is the way organized political parties in New York work.