On Thursday, August 20th, the Wind Action Group will host an important meeting at 5:30PM at the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, located at 712 Main Street in Buffalo. The meeting will include discussions of several key issues, including the future of the organization.The Wind Action Group works to educate local residents on issues related to wind power in WNY, allowing them to form educated opinions on this renewable power source and to voice their concerns. The group also investigates issues related to wind power and advocates for its development. It was originally formed by Buffalo’s Green Gold Development Corporation from…
Author: Rimas Musteikis
This past Sunday, Artpark hosted the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra’s final performance of their “BPO Summerfest” series. The Grammy-winning group performed hits from the silver screen, including selections from “Harry Potter,” “Indiana Jones” and “Star Wars.” It was a fantastic performance! To be fair, like many other audience members, I only saw the second half of the show because traffic on Grand Island was backed up for more than an hour, but still – It was a stellar show.Now, the BPO can look forward to their 2009-2010 season, which kicks off on October 3rd with an Opening Night Gala and the…
About a month after he announced the resignation of Brian Reilly as commissioner of Buffalo Economic Renaissance Corporation, Mayor Byron Brown is announcing the new interim president: Dennis M. Penman. For now Penman will serve as president of the organization, which works to revitalize neighborhoods, strengthen new businesses and boost the economy of the City of Buffalo. Penman was unanimously approved for the position by the BERC board, with whom he met early yesterday to discuss his position and his plans for the agency. “I am pleased to have the full support of the Mayor and the BERC Board to improve…
Massachusetts Avenue is now home to a new pet store in Buffalo. Tango’s Pet Store opened last Friday at 246 Massachusetts Avenue on the corner of Normal Avenue. Michelle Giomundo, the store’s owner, plans to expand the store in the future and sell live animals, but for now it remains exclusively a pet supply store. Giomundo lives next door to the shop and saw a need for a neighborhood store like this. As for walkability, the next pet store is a pretty good hike away from Giomundo’s neighborhood, and she felt this type of store would succeed in the area. According…
The second year of the celebration of America’s Independence at the Erie Canal Harbor Central Wharf was yet again a wonderful success. The Color Guard unfolded the Stars and Stripes in a very deliberate fashion following a very regimented method. Finally our flag was unfurled for all to see, and to a standing ovation at that. Buffalo fashions this year for the 4th of July featured lots of skirts combined with jeans (the wind coming off of Lake Erie made it a bit chilly) plus red, white and blue jackets and sunglasses. I remember last year, when Independence Day featured the…
On a night where there were half a dozen places in Buffalo to hear really outstanding music, including the kick-off to Buffalo Rocks the Harbor, I chose the 2nd floor back patio of the Pearl Street Grill to hear an free concert featuring the outstanding foursome from Dublin, Ireland called Stand. When one favors the Pogues, Riverdance, U2, the Cranberries, and even Buffalo’s own McCarthyism and Jackdaw, it’s not a tough call for me at all. It was quite a different experience from the last time I was there. Although the crowd again was a who’s who of the local Buffalo…
The PeaceWeavers, a non-profit educational organization, will host its 6th Annual Natural Building Colloquium, called “Building With Spirit,” from July 26th through August 1st at the Thunder Mountain Retreat Sanctuary in Bath, N.Y. The sanctuary, located at 8125 Crouse Road, will be the site of workshops, how-to demonstrations and presentations on topics pertaining to natural building, like alternative fuels, log cabin construction, living roofs, building with hemp and a host of other topics.The event aims to better our environmental impact by teaching individuals about more sustainable building and living practices. The sessions will be taught by experts in the fields…
After being opened in a temporary location since August 2007, Buffalo’s Barkyard finally has its permanent home at the south end of D.A.R. Drive in LaSalle Park. Mayor Byron Brown formally cut the ribbon Friday for the off-leash park, which allows dogs of all sizes to run free. Buffalo Off-Leash Areas, Inc. and Buffalo MicroParks first opened the temporary location in 2007 near the Colonel Ward Pumping Station and the site became a huge hit. More than 2,000 owners and their pooches visited the spot each week to allow the dogs to frolic as they wanted. “The Barkyard has been a…
Less than a year after it was created, Preservation Buffalo Niagara named its first executive director — Michael Miller. He was unanimously selected by PBN’s Board of Trustees from a national pool of more than 35 applicants. Miller, the current president of the Central Terminal Restoration Corporation, will start his new position on July 13th. “He has the combination of skills we are looking for. He has a passion for historic preservation and has been a volunteer leader with local preservation organizations,” said Steven Weiss, vice chair of PBN. “That Michael lives and works in this region is also a plus,…
The Erie Cattaraugus Rail Trail, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the abandoned 27-mile Buffalo-Pittsburgh rail corridor and transforming it into a multi-purpose recreational trail. The trail would stretch from Orchard Park to West Valley, N.Y., thus connecting Orchard Park and East Aurora all the way to Cattaraugus County. Deborah Fenn, vice president of Erie Cattaraugus Rail Trail, Inc., said the group is trying to prevent the expansive trail from being sold to several private owners, which would forever divide the trail. “They call it railbanking. If in the future, you need some kind of transport along that corridor,…