“I love my house, I love my neighborhood, I love my community,” he says. As a result Scott Dunkle has tirelessly worked to maintain and improve his little piece of the Elmwood Village he calls home. Scott will sing the praises of the great restaurants that are literally outside his front door–Aroma, The Wine Thief, Toro and Mode, to name a few. He loves the wings at Casa di Pizza and the Pizza at Avenue Pizza. He tells me there is nothing better than a hotdog and milkshake at Louie’s, and all of this is literally on his one block…
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This morning I took my car to Delta Sonic on Main Street for a wash and inside detail, a 45-minute event. I often think Delta Sonic is a microcosm of the world where you can observe the most mundane errands like grocery shopping, picking up the paper and filling up on gas to the most extreme heartaches like poverty, addiction and despair. I walked over to the plaza, looking for the most mundane–a breakfast of coffee and an apple cinnamon donut. CNN was playing on the televisions elevated throughout the store and Larry King was talking to Berry Gordy about…
It’s official…summer is here. The hardest decisions this season should be what patio to enjoy a glass of wine on, what flavor of ice cream to choose or how often to attend Thursday in the Square. After all, don’t we all deserve a break from the stresses of the world? We seemed to have dodged another Great Depression, gas isn’t cheap, but at least we are not approaching $4 per gallon and we now have Twitter to keeps us abreast of all the important events: are Jon and Kate Plus Eight headed for the big D (and I don’t mean…
Lacrosse is the fastest growing sport in the country, especially in the amount of scholarships available. One of the biggest areas that offers lacrosse at a young age in the school systems is central and upstate new york. It offers student athletes opportunity to compete at a high level, gain scholarships other than football, basketball, or baseball. Lacrosse also teaches the kids about being a good citizen. It is a great sport to play. A group of area athletes developed the organization called City Lacrosse. They have joined together with the Buffalo Police Athletic League (PAL) to bring the game of lacrosse to the inner city school systems. The organization received a very…
New Yorkers have been waiting for a Democratic majority in the state senate for a very long time. The election this past November finally granted Democrats their dream of control. However, on Monday, June 8th, it was taken away once again. Led by billionaire Tom Golisano, two Democratic state senators switched to the Republican side in a senate coup. Golisano claims that his influence and involvement in the situation was to fix a broken government. Yet many believe that it was payback to the Democratic senators that he helped get elected, only to have become soft on the issues he cared about.…
This Thursday, June 4th, The Disco Biscuits will be performing at Thursday at the Square. They are the only act, so make sure to get there for the whole show, starting around 5. Last year was the first time The Disco Biscuits performed at the square, and they rocked; it was one of the best acts of the summer last year. Because of their performance and their rising popularity in Buffalo, they have been invited back for a second year. They look to continue the energetic atmosphere and put on an even better show with one amazing dance party. The Disco Biscuits offer…
Beginning on Thursday, June 25th Buffalo will commence its fourth annual celebration of the city known as the Buffalo Homecoming Citybration. It will be a four-day career, networking and discovery festival, ending on Sunday, June 28th, and showcasing the positive assets that make Buffalo a wonderful city to live and work in. The ultimate goal is to attract new professionals and businesses to the area, while continuing to grow together as a community towards greater achievements for all. Mayor Byron Brown introduced the festival at a press conference on the Portico of City Hall. He took pride in stating, “The Buffalo…
Roaming Buffaloes embarked on their first ever whitewater rafting trip to Lansing, WV, home of the New River and the infamous Gauley River–one of the top three rafting rivers in the country, and one of the top seven in the world. Twenty-five Buffalonians took over Ray’s Campground in Hico, WV–just outside of Lansing–for a weekend of rafting, camping, paintball, ziplining, and camaraderie. Sharing food by the campfire with the new friends made in the group is a prime example of what the group is all about. Chris Dentinger, a Roaming Buffaloes member who attended the trip talked about…
The demolition of Freddie’s Donuts at 1655 Main Street in Midtown Buffalo is well underway. An application to demolish the one-story building was submitted to the City in March. See Post The Preservation Board signed-off on the demo in April. Now, with demolition well underway, the property will join the crowded ranks of being “shovel ready.” Below Photo Credits – courtesy of: Fix Buffalo Today See more photos of Freddie’s Demolition on Flickr – by fixbuffalo: Here
A downtown housing project targeting students is moving forward. Jake Schneider purchased 136 North Division Street on May 1 for $1.85 million. The deal was brokered by Hunt Commercial’s Chris Malachowski. Schneider will convert the 100-year-old Alling & Cory building into a 90-apartment/dorm complex. The Erie County Industrial Development Agency approved incentives for the $16.6 million project in April. The 109,000 square foot building was purchased by AC Lofts LLC, headed by Schneider, a well respected architect and developer. Preliminary work on the building is underway with hopes of welcoming its first tenants in late summer 2010. The project is geared towards students who are enrolled at the downtown campus of…