The Black Rock Riverside Garden Group has launched a colorful initiative that will see numerous sunflower plantings in the district.…
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If you’re a teacher, or a nurturer by nature, and you’ve been looking to get involved with promoting literacy initiatives…
By this time, every Buffalo Rising reader should know what a NIMBY is. But we bet that you’ve never heard…
In mid-Febraury, one of the city’s most effective grassroots organizations will be hosting a breakfast at Kleinhans Music Hall. Since…
The Oregon Public House is a pretty fascinating non-profit. I recently learned the story behind the initiative thanks to my…
Author: Mark Lazzara A little after daybreak on Black Friday, I found myself not a Walmart, but on Delaware and…
A multitude of pro peace organizations have come together in Buffalo to form the Buffalo Solidarity Movement coalition. The primary focus…
The other morning I received an email from Barbara J. Irwin, Ph.D., Co-Director of the Canisius College Video Institute. She reminded me…
Day of Caring is Greater Buffalo’s largest organized volunteer event. Each year, thousands of volunteers take to the streets in…
A number of West Side residents have come up with a creative way to help transform a relatively underutilized park…