Last Friday, Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper held a technical briefing and review of their Green Infrastructure Solutions Plan to address sewer overflow issues in the city.The International Joint Commission that oversees the Great Lakes has identified the Niagara and Buffalo rivers as “Areas of Concern,” due to the pollution that has contaminated these waterways from sewage and storm water outfalls. This raw sewage that poisons the rivers after the sewers overflow poses a severe health risk to those who come into contact with them and also endangers the fish that inhabit them by reducing the level of available oxygen in the…
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Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the U.S. Department of State and the American Planning Association announced the three finalists in their Changemaker’s International Sustainable Urban Housing Competition. Out of 11 finalists from countries around the globe, PUSH Buffalo and its Green Development Zone came out on top.The leaders and staff of PUSH (People United for Sustainable Housing) will be hosting a celebration event in honor of this important victory for our city and the efforts being made towards sustainable reform. The event will be taking place today at 3:30 p.m. at 10 Winter Street, which…
“Brews and BBQ,” a fundraiser hosted by Seven Chances Inc. will be held at Flying Bison Brewery on Saturday April 16, 2011 from 12:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. The event will benefit Buffalo police officer Gary Sengbusch as well as other beneficiaries of Seven Chances, Inc. The “Brews” are provided by Flying Bison, who will be offering many of their home brews available for purchase throughout the event. The “BBQ” items are courtesy of local businesses and individual donations which will be sampled by guests throughout the event. The fun does not stop there! A winner will be announced for…
The company Naked Buffalo is offering a wide variety of tours of the Buffalo area and has released the 2011 schedule of tours set to begin on April 9th. The company which originally started by showing one tour of Mafia sites in Niagara Falls has expanded to offer eight historical tours in Buffalo. The tours are meant to “reveal the fun underbelly of Buffalo history”. “We were already presenting material that no one else has covered, and we needed a name that really showed we were different. We think we have that now,” said company co-founder Michael Rizzo. The current…
On Tuesday, April 26, all you will need to do your part in helping end the AIDS epidemic is your fork, knife and an appetite. AIDS Community Services of Western New York will be hosting their ninth year of “Dining Out For Life,” which brings local restaurants on board to raise money to help them continue to provide multiple services and programs to families coping with AIDS/HIV in WNY. Ninety restaurants in the region will be participating by donating at least 25% of their profits that day. “If you go out to dinner, all you have to donate is your…
In celebration of Earth Day, Buffalo ReUSE will be hosting an “E-Waste Collection” event, which will offer the chance to get rid of your old TV, computer or other electronic devices once and for all. On Saturday April 16, the Buffalo ReUSE retail store, located at 298 Northampton Street, will be accepting E-waste drop-offs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. They will be collaborating with local electronics recycler, Sunnking, to help the community dispose of these items the responsible way. Below is a list of items they will be accepting for recycling:Computers & LaptopsPrintersKeyboards & MiceMonitorsTelevisionsMicrowavesCopiersTypewritersFax MachinesCellular Phones & PagersAudio…
The ten-day Buffalo Niagara Film Festival will be kicking off on Friday, April 8 and running through April 17. The festival will bring together filmmakers, screenwriters, industry representatives and members of the local community to show appreciation for the art of film and support for those in Buffalo who make it their passion. The festival will feature documentary films, feature films, music videos, short films, student films and Western New York films. Those who attend will have the chance to see samples of the various film projects and also interact with the people who are involved in their creation. It…
While the beer hasn’t officially started flowing from Community Beer Works nanobrewery just yet, Buffalonians who are looking to get a taste of what they will be offering are in for some good news.On Monday, April 18, the crew from CBW will be hosting a fundraiser at the Blue Monk, where they will be giving away some free samples of two different prototypes. Rudy Watkins, head brewer at CBW, is working on preparing home-brewed batches of their American Pale Ale and Saison for tasting.The sampling will start at 6 p.m. with the APA. According to Ethan Cox, president of CBW,…
At some point, the snow is going to stop falling on the city of Buffalo and we will all be well-overdue for some fun in the sun. Heart of the City Neighborhoods, Inc. (HOCN) is already looking forward to those days, which will bring their 2nd Annual Kickball Tournament fundraiser. Although the date of the tournament is not until June 4, the organization is running a special on early bird registration that will be ending this Friday, April 8. Teams who register before this date will be given a reduced rate of $10 per person. Regular registrations will be $15…
A new nonprofit organization known as Canopy of Neighbors has been put together with a mission to help seniors in the Elmwood Village area stay in their homes as long as possible by providing linkages to outside services. The group opened its doors on February 28th and has been a part of the national Village-to-Village Network. Villages are organizations that help seniors stay in their homes as long as they can. “We assist seniors by linking them with already existing organizations, by providing services through our core of volunteers, and by making appointments for them with professional vendors of many…