By Thea Hassan:Pull out your paddles and boat loafers. The 11th Buffalo River Fest, hosted by the Valley Community Association, is set for this Friday and Saturday, and this is one festival you don’t want to miss. The event will christen the r…
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Buffalo River Festival @ new River Fest Park!
on Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
Taste of Buffalo Details Plans for 28th Annual Event
on Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
The Taste of Buffalo presented by Tops Markets, the country’s largest annual two-day food festival, is preparing for its 28th year of whetting the appetites and filling the stomachs of thousands of food loving attendees. The delectable event r…
Buffalo’s Cobblestone Criterium: Twilight Series 2011
on Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
By Amanda Kilmer: The series is well underway! Down in the Cobblestone District every Thursday evening throughout the summer, there is a race. I wish I could say a three-legged race because that would also be fun to watch, but this one is actu…
Where would you like to see a farm?
on Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
By Thea Hassan:Erie County is updating its farmland protection plan, and they are seeking your input. The first public forum discussion was held Monday night in the Lafayette Presbyterian Church on Elmwood Avenue. Erie County received a state …
A Dialogue with Artist Bruce Adams
on Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
Interview by Tara Sasiadek:echo: Art Fair is a new art event that connects experienced collectors and first-time buyers with emerging local, regional and international artists in a centralized and creative environment. echo: Art Fair, this yea…
On Urban Education
on Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
I talk to people all the time about attracting families to want to live in the urban core, and always they bring up the same barrier: school quality. There’s no doubt that far too many urban school systems perform abysmally and that quality of…
The British are Coming…to Play Soccer in Buffalo
on Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
Western New York’s version of the British Invasion will take place on Wednesday, June 29 when England’s Bedlington Terriers of the Northern Football League take on the FC Buffalo at Robert E. Rich (RER) All-High Stadium. The match is scheduled…
A Steakhouse Burger and a Spiked Shake? Sign me up!
on Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
Kudos to team SOHO for a great burger experience (see background). I really am not one who needs or wants to eat at a new, trendy restaurant right off the bat, but I just couldn’t wait to try a burger on day one! Normally I wait fo…
Smart Growth Seminar
on Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
By Thea Hassan:Perhaps Smart Growth is on the tip of everyone’s tongue. A free workshop on the economic and fiscal impacts of smart growth will be held Wednesday, June 15, at the Burchfield Penney Art Center at 5:00-6:30 pm. The EPA and Erie C…
Seatly Invites – and Pays – Businesses to Participate in Trial
on Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
You may have noticed Seatly as it’s had a place on the front page of Buffalo Rising for a few weeks now. Seatly, if you’re not yet aware, is a local deal site which allows small business owners – restaurateurs, retailers, etc – to promote time…
3rd Annual BBQ & Blues Bash
on Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
This Friday The Cobblestone District is hosting the 3rd Annual BBQ & Blues Bash (5pm-9pm). Previous years have seen steady growth in this event, which adds more features each year. This year, besides great music and food, organizers are pl…
Buffalo Unscripted: Filming Starts in July
on Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
In advance of the National Trust for Historic Preservation conference in Buffalo this October a production crew will be in town from the National Trust in Washington to film segments for a preservation oriented documentary called Buffalo Unscr…
An Aesthetic Confrontation
on Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
By Amanda McLaughlin:”What is a city,” says William Shakespeare, “but the people?” Perhaps the Bard of Avon had Inkporated–People, Power, & The City in mind when he penned those famous words from his Roman tragedy, Corlianus, for th…
Thursday Event to Discuss Smart Solutions for Sustainable Development
on Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
NYS has adopted Smart Growth policies that will guide all State funding decisions. Come hear how this will impact your business and community and how smart growth can provide a basis for successfully redeveloping our region. New York in …
M&T CEO, Robert Wilmers, Writes Bloomberg Op-Ed
on Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
Bob Wilmers, Chairman and CEO of M&T Bank, has played a critical role in Buffalo over the past 20 years as he’s grown M&T Bank from a company worth just over $1 billion to the 29th largest bank holding company in America now worth $10….