By Amanda Kilmer:Diversity [dih-vur-si-tee]: noun1.    The state or fact of being diverse; difference; unlikeness2.    Variety; multiformity3.    A point of differenceBy definition, Buffalo is diver…

There’s a new LaSalle Park playground that has virtually sprung up overnight. It’s situated directly in front of Centennial Pool, and creates an interesting visual for anyone who might be passing by. At first we weren’t exactly sure what we we…

Work on a larger Buffalo Transportation Pierce-Arrow Museum in downtown Buffalo is moving along. Steel framing is up and the brick entryway is beginning to take shape at the Michigan Avenue and Seneca Street complex. The project…

The Queen City Water Ferry began regular service last Friday. It runs seven days a week from noon until 8:00 p.m., with stops at the Commercial Slip, the Erie Basin Marina and the Small Boat Harbor. Additional stops are expected to be announce…

MEETING SUMMARY for MAY 31, 2011Upon the request of the City of Buffalo Department of Community Services and Recreational Programming, the Council:

Authorized the Department of Community Services and Recreational
Programming to fund $100,000…

With 352 Facebook shares and 11 Tweets, comprised of some haters and some lovers, The Street (digital financial media company) sent Buffalo some props last week, stating that although this city’s population may not be rebounding (yet), there a…

Igor Zutic, a researcher at UB, has been pondering the usefulness of magnets and how they could transform the world of computing. He believes that magnets could aid with high capacity and low energy memory, data storage and data transfer devic…

By Green Options Buffalo:In our series, 30 Days of Bicycle Benefits, you will be introduced to 30 new businesses that will offer you great discounts for riding your bike and wearing your helmet. Thirty businesses that want to say, “Thank you,”…

By Thea Hassan:Portions of the parks within the Buffalo Olmsted Conservancy are getting a sustainable makeover. The park management group aims to convert at least 20 percent of each park to maintained meadow areas. These areas will contain nat…

Seneca Nation President Robert Odawi Porter and Seneca Gaming Corp. Chair Karen Karsten today announced allocation of $1 million to boost infrastructure, landscaping, lighting and other amenities in neighborhoods around downtown’s Seneca Buffa…

By Rebecca Bratek: The Buffalo Renaissance Foundation, a non-profit, businessmen’s organization founded in 1981 that is committed to bettering the City of Buffalo, has announced its newest project–a Sculptural Art Initiative entitled the…

Michael Vick.  For some people his name is equated with an awesome football player.  For many others, however, it conjures up images of illegal dog fights with innocent dogs used as live bait.  The latter scenario does not paint…

By Green Options Buffalo:In our series, 30 Days of Bicycle Benefits, you will be introduced to 30 new businesses that will offer you great discounts for riding your bike and wearing your helmet. Thirty businesses that want to say, “Thank you,”…

Reposted from BRO on Memorial Day 2005. I’m back from Forest Lawn with an updated photo, which I will do each Memorial Day:While driving down Main Street earlier today, a couple of I couldn’t help but notice the thousands of little American fl…

by Kevin Powers
I recently had the opportunity to represent Groundwork Buffalo at the 2011 Brownfields Conference sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency.  Experts in brownfield remediation, vacant property rehabilitation, and co…