What do teachers, lawyers, an environmentalist, and a music therapist all have in common? They perform great music together as the 6-piece, “Five To One” band. On a recent warm evening, I wandered into the Sportsmen’s Tavern on Amherst Street. This was an impromptu visit in search for something cold to quench my thirst on such a warm April night. I was delighted to find dear friends and former neighbors Ruth Ellen Bunis and her husband Russell Baker. They were there to see their daughter Abby perform with the band as a vocalist and percussionist. I could hear the band…
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008 marks the 6th annual Dining Out For Life celebration, a community-wide event to benefit AIDS Community Services WNY and AIDS Family Services. Both agencies are dedicated to stopping the spread of HIV/AIDS in our region and providing direct services to those living with the disease. HIV/AIDS has touched all our lives in one form or another. Whether we have lost someone we love or know someone who is living with the daily effects of HIV, we are all effected. In the case of Dining Out For Life, all you have to donate is your appetite! Founded…
Spending time with Gary and Linda Tatu reminds us of the last thoughts of The Road Not Taken, by Robert Frost: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. In his first career, Gary Tatu was a successful self-employed building contractor in Williamsville. For his second career, Gary and wife Linda founded Harvest House, a retreat and spirituality center at 1782 Seneca St., South Buffalo. Fast forward to 2003. Gary had just turned 62, and started collecting Social Security. Finally, he thought. A little extra money,…
If you’re interested in the growth of the Elmwood Village, then you might want to consider attending the organization’s next Happy Hour. The event takes place Wednesday, April 2nd from 5pm – 7pm at J.P. Bullfeathers. It’s time to socialize with your residential and commercial neighbors… and maybe even discuss different ways to grow the commercial district recently named one of the top ten in the US. Who should move into Fleet Feet? What’s up with Jimmy Mac’s? Will the former Sweet Tooth location ever get filled? Maybe you have some solutions… or maybe you just want to grab a…
I made some kaleidoscopic images of Buffalo buildings. I thought they would be fun as a quiz on BRO. Some are easy while others are tougher. Can you guess which building this is by just examining the detail? I used PaintShop Pro software, which has a kaleidoscope feature. I plug in variables such as how many sides the shape should have (2-20) and the scale, that sort of thing. Since it samples and repeats a small part of the image it takes some trial and error to get interesting results, but it’s hypnotic… I’m always interested in how architectural elements…
Below you will find the line-up for this year’s Buffalo Tours and Lectures. It’s a cross section between new builds and historic treasures. There is a tour on here for everyone – ranging from the Richardson-Olmsted Campus to exploring some of downtown’s latest developments. It’s time to learn about Buffalo by exploring the city’s past, present and future. Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Admission to each is only $10. Please note the various locations. Feb. 23 “Frank Lloyd Wright,” “Green & Wicks,” and “Terra Cotta in Buffalo” are being presented at the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society,…
Having been in the same location for two years, it seems Michael Morgulis is planning a big step for his gallery, Local Color. Morgulis, whose design studio, New Buffalo Graphics, uses his gallery in The Neighborhood Collective at 810 Elmwood as a showcase for his work, says in his latest newsletter that he is adding a new location for his work. However, he does plan to keep a presence in The Neighborhood Collective. Morgulis plans to open a New Buffalo Graphics store on Hertel Avenue in what he describes as the “heart of Buffalo’s North Side neighborhood.” Though this is…
Off the beaten path, far south in South Buffalo, the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens are one of our greatest treasures. Designed between 1868 and 1876 by Frederick Law Olmsted, the plans for the Botanical Garden buildings and South Park were featured in the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia with Olmsted’s plan for the city’s parks. There, our Buffalo was applauded as “the best planned city as to its streets, public places and grounds in the United States, if not the world.” Buffalo’s design inspired future plans for Boston, Washington, D.C., and Chicago. The public space in South Park…
Much has been said about parking in the City of Buffalo. We need it, we don’t need anymore, bad maintenance of surface parking lots, too much control over municipal parking, not enough control over municipal parking, and more. However, we cannot dispute the amount of development going on in the downtown sector of the city. I, personally, cheer on this development, from the Federal Courthouse, to the Dulski, to the Statler, and much more. Both city and state governments must be proud of the advances in adaptive reuse with the many loft and residential developments and the fact that these…
Submitted by Caesandra Seawell at Buffalo ReUSe: Hello Buffalo ReUse supporters. Many of you have already seen the blog post regarding our invitation to serve you pancakes December 1st from 9-noon, but we wanted to also let you know we’re glad to do it because we want to meet our neighbors. We hope you’ll want to meet our neighbors too because strengthening the community where we work is a main goal of Buffalo ReUse. Having said that, I suspect many of you can make a sweet pancake batter. I dare you to make Michael Gainer sweat – his oatmeal pancakes…