Young Citizens for ECC, a regional advocacy group for Erie Community College, is bringing a message to ECC President Jack Quinn and County Executive Chris Collins: Build downtown!The group addressed the Buffalo Common Council on Tuesday to dev…
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Young Citizens to ECC: Downtown or bust!
on Wednesday, June 8th, 2011
Summer Breeze by the Lake: Come Chill at the Hill!
on Wednesday, June 8th, 2011
Another summer concert series is making waves starting in July. It’s being called Summer Breeze and it’s brought to you by our friends at the Olmsted Parks Conservancy. “Come Chill at The Hill” on a series of Thursday evenings before each Shak…
A LAUGH RIOT: THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD by John Millington Synge
on Wednesday, June 8th, 2011
ICTC has chosen a winner to close out it’s Emerald Anniversary 20th Season. John Millington Synge wrote The Playboy of the Western World early in the last century. What started out as a diamond in the rough has become a jewel in the crown of m…
ReUse Action
on Tuesday, June 7th, 2011
By Thea Hassan:The green demolition team, ReUse Action, is not just salvaging materials, it’s also attempting to salvage lives.ReUse Action launched a four week apprenticeship program to prepare East Side residents, professionally and emotiona…
Red White and Blueprints – Saving Cities Documentary is Coming to Buffalo
on Tuesday, June 7th, 2011
Saving Cities is a young organization dedicated to using media as a tool to advance community development across the Rust Belt. Through the creation of positive, call-to-action content, their goal is to inspire a new generation of leaders to t…
Slide Show: Pride Raises A Flag @ The Inner Harbor
on Tuesday, June 7th, 2011
When I first heard that the Pride Festival was moving down to the Inner Harbor, I wasn’t quite sure if the idea would fly. After all, the post-parade festivities had taken place at Bidwell Parkway for many years. Festivals should be sprinkled …
Upgrade Planned for Elmwood Village Apartment Building
on Tuesday, June 7th, 2011
400 Elmwood Avenue, once the bane of existence to the surrounding community, is being redeveloped. The four-story apartment building is being renovated by owner Barons of Buffalo, LLC. Units will be rented at market rates.
The 77-u…
MY FAIR LADY
on Tuesday, June 7th, 2011
THE BASICS: The legendary Lerner and Loewe
musical, based upon Shaw’s own PYGMALION, has set up shop at the
Festival Theatre in Niagara-on-the-Lake, where it plays in repertory all
the way ’til October 30th. It’s a large, colorful, tunefu…
Albright-Knox to Repair Staircase Overlooking Hoyt Lake
on Monday, June 6th, 2011
The Albright-Knox Art Gallery will break ground on a major conservation and restoration of its historic staircase and announce a major grant award to execute the project. Louis Grachos, Director Albright-Knox Art Gallery will be joined b…
Bringing up bambino.
on Monday, June 6th, 2011
When first walking in to Bambino Bar and Kitchen, you might think you are dressed too casually. But upon sitting down for a drink and getting comfortable, you realize that the place is fairly casual; it just has a classy attitude.Bambino Bar a…
Taste of Diversity… most spirits aren’t dampened
on Monday, June 6th, 2011
By Thea Hassan:The 9th annual Taste of Diversity opened to thunder and lightening this year (Saturday), but festival throwers and goers attended nonetheless, for the most part. The Taste of Diversity offers samples of various ethnic cuisine, i…
Why didn’t “THEY” do something?
on Monday, June 6th, 2011
One of the most popular complaints thrown about by the pro demo crowd is that the preservationist community (aka obstructionists) only show up at the last minute to try and stop demolitions of historic buildings with law suits, obstruction, an…
Construction Watch: 678 Main Street
on Monday, June 6th, 2011
Chris Jacobs’ redevelopment project at 678 Main Street is set to be finished by the end of the month. The $1.36 million project is bringing new life to an ornate, yet previously underutilized building that fronts the ligh…
HOT WIRED: Eclectic Improv Company Celebrates 13 Years
on Sunday, June 5th, 2011
It’s been a while since I sat in on an evening of improvisational comedy. Even though I knew, more or less, what to expect when I entered The Smith Theatre at the Shea’s Performing Arts Center for a recent Saturday night performance of T…
Perfect Timing For A Bash
on Sunday, June 5th, 2011
Life revolves around balance. Much of the northeast has endured a long winter and a rainy, crappy spring. “The Bash”, Buffalo’s unofficial start to summer & the festival season took place Friday evening and the timing could not have …