According to Kathleen Lynch, Esq., of the WNY Law Center, legislation passed on December 15th by Governor David Paterson holds great provisions, including expanding court-based settlement conferences to all home loans. This, says Lynch, …
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New Comprehensive Foreclosure Legislation Good for Neighborhoods
on Monday, February 1st, 2010
Great Backyards Magazine Features 7 Buffalo Gardens
on Monday, February 1st, 2010
Seven Garden Walk Buffalo gardens are featured in a new double issue of Great Backyards magazine. All of the featured gardens are part of Garden Walk Buffalo, and each has a two-page spread that helps to illustrate landscaping solutions.The We…
Missing Teeth
on Monday, February 1st, 2010
Children with missing teeth are cute. Six-year olds are supposed to have missing teeth. The toothless smile is charming, besides there is the promise of a new tooth in the not to distant future. Adults with missing teeth are a…
Land Acquisition, Plaza. All for a Bridge?
on Sunday, January 31st, 2010
There are skeptics in the Columbus Park neighborhood, those who believe that the Public Bridge Authority is hellbent on taking homes and building a plaza; they’re not so sure the land grab is all for the purpose of a bridge.In a series of publ…
Homefront: 19th Street Progress and a New M&T Grant
on Sunday, January 31st, 2010
Early last December, Buffalo Rising contributor John Straubinger brought you this story about HomeFront, Inc’s 19th Street rehabs. This past week, HomeFront, a not-for-profit community development corporation based out of the City of Buf…
New Play: Miracle in Rwanda
on Sunday, January 31st, 2010
Internationally-known human rights activist Dr. Alison L. Des Forges, who authored a book about the Rwandan genocide, was killed in Flight 3407 last February 12th. On the anniversary of her death, Dr. Des Forges’ life and work will be co…
Green Tea: Sweetness Has It
on Sunday, January 31st, 2010
Prish Moran of Sweetness_7 Cafe is one of our very favorite people, and she’s teamed up with another, Atsuko Nishida-Mitchell, to introduce real Japanese green tea to the corner cafe.Atsuko will be at Sweetness today, Sunday, January 31st, at …
A Pocket Full of Fun
on Sunday, January 31st, 2010
By Amanda GabryszakBuffalonian Steve Delmonte knew what he wanted to do with his life by the time he was eight years old: he wanted to make people laugh. He has been doing so for the past 30-or-so years with cartoons and illustrations appearin…
Central Library Book Review: Dog On It
on Sunday, January 31st, 2010
Staff Review by Ann KlingThe Dogs Have It.Associated Press’ Petside.com poll reports that 74 percent of people like dogs. If you’re a member of that group and you also like to read about dogs, you’re in luck. The Buffalo and Erie C…
The stage is set. Enter Shakti.
on Sunday, January 31st, 2010
A few hours ago I attended the grand opening of Shakti Yoga on Grant Street. For me, this will be one of the more memorable evenings in my Buffalo Rising career… and I didn’t even get to stay for that long. My whirlwind self guided tour star…
Lost, But Never Gone: Gabrielle Bouliane
on Saturday, January 30th, 2010
This morning, Buffalo Rising learned of the death of one of our own from the not-so-distant past, Gabrielle Bouliane. Gabrielle was a poet and videographer with a tremendous life force. She was a force – a no-nonsense, shoot-from-t…
Somali Star Rises Once More
on Saturday, January 30th, 2010
While banking on Grant Street yesterday I happened to take a look across the street at Shakti Yoga’s new diggs. As I was examining the building, another nearby business caught my eye – Somali Star. The Somali Star originally opened where the s…
Tonight! Big Orbit’s Members’ Exhibition
on Saturday, January 30th, 2010
Tonight in Buffalo. There’s the Stache Bash at Voelker’s, the grand opening of Shakti Yoga on Grant, the Squeaky Wheel “Kite + Chair” opening, and this, the Member’s Exhibition at Big Orbit Gallery. Can you hit them all?T…
Allentown Lofts Open House This Weekend
on Saturday, January 30th, 2010
Kissling Interests is showing off its Allentown Lofts development at six upcoming open houses. The ten unit residential conversion project at 430 Virginia Street is complete with six of the units leased. Tenants begin moving …
WORTH A TRI
on Saturday, January 30th, 2010
By Tom TarapackiFor some people, participating in a triathlon is a way to enhance their own physical fitness and take on a competitive challenge. For others, it’s also a way to build closer relationships with family and friends. TRIWNY.c…