A recent report by a group called 1000 Friends of Wisconsin shows that roads in that state are not fully paid by fuel taxes and other road user fees. The report blows a giant whole in the claim by pro sprawl lobbyists (at least in Wiscon…
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Wisconsin Road Trip: Who Really Pays for Roads?
on Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
Buffalo Drag Brunch!
on Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
By Steven S. Nagowski: Buffalo Drag Brunch is a monthly brunch held on the 3rd Sunday of every month, dedicated towards raising funds for local LGBT non profit – Pride Center is this year’s recipient. BDB hosts our brunches at Quaker…
Federal Funds to Spur Additional Main Street Retraffic Work
on Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
Plans to return cars to Main Street downtown has gotten a big federal boost. $15 million dollars in federal funding for is being provided through the US Department of Transportation’s FY 2011 National Infrastructure Investments or TIGER …
Retread Tobe Returning to County Hall as Deputy County Executive
on Monday, December 12th, 2011
Erie County Executive-elect Mark C. Poloncarz has appointed Richard M. Tobe to serve as his administration’s Deputy County Executive. Tobe has more than 30 years of economic development experience in the public and private sectors as wel…
2011 ‘Buy Local’ Holiday Shopping: Day 12 – Peek-A-Boo
on Monday, December 12th, 2011
Peek-A-Boo Baby Boutique is a lot more than just a baby’s clothing consignment shop. Owner Stacey Moscato stocks a bunch of wearable gifts created by artisans who live right here in Greater Buffalo. Peek-A-Boo has been growing steadily since o…
Bills: Is it April Yet?
on Monday, December 12th, 2011
By Kyle Gunn-Taylor:As the Bills took another shellacking at the hands of the San Diego Chargers on Sunday and were officially eliminated from the playoff hunt, it’s hard not to think they are one of the toughest NFL teams to watch.With a no-n…
Raging Bulls***: Robert De Niro Wasn’t in Buffalo This Weekend
on Monday, December 12th, 2011
It started as a post on Facebook. Robert De Niro was shopping at Room on Hertel, the post read. And there was a picture to ‘prove’ it. And that lit the social media fuse. Commenters immediately proclaimed their excitement that the legenda…
Business Spotlight: The P&A Group
on Monday, December 12th, 2011
By Sarah Carney:Today’s business spotlight is on Michael Rizzo and Joe Priselac. The two run P&A Group from within their beautifully maintained and renovated 17 Court Street building in downtown Buffalo. While they are headquartered i…
National Trust to Play Santa in Buffalo
on Monday, December 12th, 2011
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is coming back to Buffalo with a bag of cash for one local historic preservation organization and the public can help choose who gets it. The bag will be filled with a $10,000 grant for one of 4 pro…
2011 ‘Buy Local’ Holiday Shopping: Day 11 – Urban Roots
on Sunday, December 11th, 2011
If you or anyone you know likes to garden, Urban Roots is a must-see. What started as an idea to develop a cooperative garden center on the West Side, Urban Roots opened its doors in 2007 to provide quality products for gardening within the Ci…
City of Light Project
on Sunday, December 11th, 2011
We’ve all seen what holiday decorations can do for a neighborhood. The twinkling lights and the decorated trees bring warmth and comfort to communities, as well as a sense of unity. In recent years, block clubs on the West Side have organized …
Boyd’s Blues
on Sunday, December 11th, 2011
By Joseph M. Verrastro:Blues that have been cooking in the mind of Boyd Lee Dunlop for seventy plus years were uncorked to a packed house at Asbury Church last evening. Boyd is a musician discovered by chance by photographer Brendan Bann…
Divergent by Veronica Roth
on Sunday, December 11th, 2011
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Staff Review by Peggy Errington:Teen novel Divergent takes place in a dystopian future version of Chicago. Here children are born into one of five factions, each of which is dedicated to a ce…
ECMC Opens Transplant and Kidney Care Center
on Sunday, December 11th, 2011
Erie County Medical Center Corp. on Friday cut the ribbon on a $27 million Regional Center of Excellence for Transplantation & Kidney Care at the hospital’s Health Campus that experts hailed as an impressive national model in the transplan…
Purrrfect for the Holidays!
on Sunday, December 11th, 2011
We all know how lonely the holidays can be lonely for some people. Fortunately there are friends right around the corner – furry friends who are in need of homes and good families to take care of them. Your care will come back in the form of p…