The Painting for Preservation crew will be on the east side Saturday morning, June 5, ‘capturing’ the Vaux Barn.  The wooden structure is located on Mills Street, just south of Genesee Street.  It was designed by Calvert Vaux, Freder…

It’s refreshing to read articles touting Buffalo as a leader when it comes to gardening. With the advent of Buffalo in Bloom, the Garden Walk, and the National Garden Festival, other cities are coming to Buffalo and taking home more than a few…

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,”…

Second Chance Sheltering Network, Inc. is an all-volunteer,
not-for-profit animal rescue group serving the Western New York area. 
Their goal is to help place homeless animals while simultaneously
helping interested individuals find a …

Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Staff Review by Carol Ann Strahl:The death of Abraham Lincoln remains one of the seminal events in our national psyche.”My Thoughts Be Bloody” is a quote from Hamlet, one of the most popular roles …

I always wondered why this large parking lot in Allentown at the corner of Arlington and Wadsworth was always empty. Especially since it’s so hard to find a parking spot in Allentown. Not that I’m a big fan of frontage parking lots to begin wi…

By Hannya Boulos – new director of Buffalo ReformED:The Buffalo Public Schools are at a crucial juncture: 3 months remain until the 7 lowest achieving schools in the district must be turned around under new management. 52 million dollars and t…

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,”…

When I first heard that a t-shirt company was opening on Elmwood I wasn’t sure if the everyday concept would fly. After all, the competition for t-shirts is tough because it’s a fairly low barrier to enter the market. Also, a business would ha…

By Amanda Kilmer:There is no need for a treasure map to find a gem hidden away in the Larkin District. Riding down Exchange Street, it starts to feel like time is in reverse–crumbled brick buildings, abandoned trains in stations, and massive …

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,”…

Iskalo Development purchased a quarter of a downtown block on Wednesday.  The firm purchased 337-345 Ellicott Street from Ellicott Huron LLC for $1.1 million.  The non-descript, 33,000 sq.ft. building on the .72 acre site was formerl…

Remember late November 2010 when the Hockey News released a report that billionaire Terry Pegula was going to purchase the Buffalo Sabres? Most people responded to the news with a single word: “Who?” Well, as we all know now, Pegula was a legi…

There’s a new café in town, though not one that you can readily track down. Why? Because it’s on wheels, which gives this mobile café the ability to seek out those who thirst for coffees, teas, gourmet hot chocolate espresso drinks and iced …

It’s over 400 ft’ tall, beautiful, historic, empty and leaky.  Lafayette Ave. Presbyterian Church’s tower never really served a purpose other than looking good, and now it is causing us a headache.  Setting up scaffolding and doing t…