Author: Lou Bordonaro A recent experience attending a Zoning Board of Appeals meeting for a variance application to construct a…
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Before cities had fire codes and professional firefighters, fighting fires was everyone’s job, and an “alarmingly” common occurrence. When the…
At this point, there might be no stopping a wall being built along the Mexican border. It looks as if…
Over the last three weeks I have entered into the discussion of the pros and cons of parking pads three…
I did a short “Favorite Buildings” story on this building at the south east corner of Lexington and Ashland in…
The image here shows essentially what the Buffalo zoning code thinks of the Elmwood Village – Buffalo’s most popular neighborhood…
Throughout the United States, the problem of what to do with abandoned strip malls is a serious issue. Even as…
Urban planner Chris Hawley is getting ready to roll out his book, Industrious: The Story of the Hydraulics. Real Estate…
Monique Watts’ chickens got a little closer to home yesterday, when the ordinance to keep chickens within the City of…
Monique Watts’ relocated city chickens are doing well, as evidenced by this video (below) sent by their “foster mother,” Bridgette…