President Obama has announced $151 Million in high speed Rail funds for the Empire Corridor, that runs from Albany to Niagara Falls.Both Representative Louise Slaughter and Congressman Brian Higgins have pushed hard for high speed rail, and last week, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told the U.S. Conference of Mayors, that when it comes to high-speed rail “there is no bigger advocate than Louise Slaughter…she is on this.” Over the course of the last year, Slaughter has led meetings with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, Congressional leaders, NY City & State officials, Governor Paterson’s office, the N.Y. Department of Transportation, the…
Author: Elena Cala Buscarino
Wine Thief’s winter menu is out, and just in time for a special Sunday opening for dinner on Valentine’s Day, February 14th. In fact, owner Dave Cooper is thinking of adding a Sunday brunch or Monday dinner to the restaurant’s regular hours by popular demand.As usual, there was the usual mix at Wine Thief when we walked in – couples, singles, a new-in-town D’Youville professor who was chatting at the bar with a neighborhood couple (who met at the Wine Thief and nurtured their romance there), and no less than two tables, quietly and happily celebrating birthdays.If you hang around…
Brendon Anderegg and Koen Holtkamp, childhood friends, are the duo that make up the musical genius of Mountains. They play tonight at Soundlab, a venue that is all about bringing in experimental music. “Soundlab is a club with many distinct faces – as opposed to a singular one – and often people who are used to one [genre] might be surprised that there are so many others,” says Craig Reynolds, director of Soundlab. Both Anderegg and Holtkamp trained at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago after beginning their collaborative efforts here, bouncing ideas off of one another. As each of…
You remember Guy Fieri’s tour through town last summer. He stopped at Sophia’s and The Lake Effect Diner, among other eateries. On February 1st at 10PM, The Blackthorn Restaurant and Pub in South Buffalo will be one of the featured restaurants on the national hit Food Network TV show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, in which Fieri will instruct his viewers in “beef on weck”. Buffalo Rising readers voted in The Blackthorn when we asked for reader suggestions, and production people from Fieri’s show were paying attention. Located at 2134 Seneca street in South Buffalo, The Blackthorn will be hosting a viewing…
Everything’s going to be alright for Delores Powell and her family, thanks to an army of Buffalo soldiers and their well-aimed good intentions. Last night, at Shea’s Buffalo Theater, the faithful gathered to witness the culmination of a dream come true, when the two-hour Buffalo special, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, aired on ABC.The ABC show was responsible for bringing the the makeover to Powell’s family after a prompt from PUSH Buffalo, but it’s no wonder that Extreme Host, Ty Pennington said, “I mean, this is like more volunteers than I’ve seen anywhere.” Pennington said he hopes effort like the kind he…
Program hopes to engage young business leaders, students.A different kind of performance experience, putting the audience up close and personal with the spectacular musicians of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, will be achieved through their classical new showcase of INFORMance on Thursday February 11th. This informal show is a mixture of several unique compositions that, while serving as entertainment, will also be informational. Over the course of the night, the youth present, and the entire community, will be educated on specific instruments used in the show and about the importance of music in our society. Joseph Young, who was given the honor…
Last month, we told you about “room” moving their furniture and accessory store from the corner of Elmwood and Potomac to 1400 Hertel Avenue. Today we stopped in to the new space as it undergoes changes, readying it for next month’s big grand opening, and we found out it’s going to be so much more than we expected.According to co-owner Michael Poczkalski, who was in the foyer laying tiles in the vast showroom (left), this new location of room will house several local city and suburban retailers’ wares, making it a one stop shop. Italian Marble & Granite (Clarence…
“Today’s meeting involved a good discussion about the University at Buffalo’s strategic plan and the university’s role in the economic development of our community.” This statement was issued jointly after yesterday’s meeting in which University at Buffalo President John Simpson and Congressman Brian Higgins discussed any role UB might play in regard to the future of the Statler Towers. The dialogue came a result of last Saturday’s press conference in which Higgins attempted to kill two birds with one stone, suggesting UB move their School of Law to the Statler Towers, rather than South Campus, thereby increasing UB’s presence downtown and saving the…
According to Assemblyman Sam Hoyt, the beauty of the move to have the Statler listed on the Endangered Historic Places list lies in the fact that the designation will put the Statler on the national radar for any saviors who may be waiting in the wings. If the third time is the charm, the Statler is due for its white knight, following false starts by Bashar Issa and William Koessler.Developer Uri Kaufman has already shown interest, and has a bid on the table for an undisclosed amount, along with what he termed “a lovely letter from Mayor Brown” offering to…
The Buffalo Public Schools Reconstruction Project is the largest preservation effort ever in Buffalo’s history, and Phase III is near completion. The approximately $1.3 billion effort to reconstruct the schools has resulted in monumental improvements in these dated but splendid buildings, and Riverside High, at 51 Ontario Street, is no exception.Under the management of LPCiminelli Inc., and with oversight by BPS Associate Architect Paul McDonnell, Riverside is in the final stages of being revamped and reconstructed to fit the needs of the 21st century in stunning style, while preserving the character of the original design, built in the 1920s. The final…