Buffalo Sabres Studio Host Kevin Sylvester calls in to talk about the team’s stretch run with Brad Riter.
Kevin Sylvester on Riter Radio
on March 16th, 2010
House Restoration Fair
on March 16th, 2010
For the life of me I can't understand how some houses in Buffalo look as if they are continually being worked on (for years) without much advancement. I've seen houses on Johnson Park, Richmond, etc. with the same scaffolding planted on the front lawn for what seems an eternity... even throughout the winter months. I always wonder if it's a way to show that work is being performed without having to do the actual work. Or maybe the property owner is genuinely clueless when it comes to home improvement.
For those homeowners out there who are genuinely clueless, or maybe need some refreshers when it comes to fixing up a house, please do yourself a favor and attend this upcoming House Restoration Fair. It's being held on Saturday March 27th from 10 am to 2pm at the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society Museum. $8 general admission, $6 Historical Society member rate. Come learn from the pros. Meet the people who make it look easy. Meet others like you who are working on projects, or who have recently completed projects. Learn the tricks of the trade and get connected with those in the industry who are willing to tell you about the pitfalls that can turn a project from a dream to a nightmare. Here are the details:
Select information sessions in the museum auditorium are:
10:30 a.m. Window Restoration Details & Demonstration
Presenter Steve Swiat, a carpenter and owner of Northwood Restorations Old Home Carpentry, will offer information about window restoration and show you what can be done with traditional wooden windows. Components of original traditionally built windows can be restored or replaced to preserve the architectural details of older and historic homes.
11:30 a.m. The Studio House: Big Living in a Small Space
Roger Schroeder, an industrial designer who applied his skills to the renovation of his own house at just over 600 square feet, will share knowledge from the experiences of remodeling and utilizing the space. Roger and his wife, puppeteer Michele Costa, not only live in but also both work from their home. See the distinctive outside of the clever and compact home and learn from their problem-solving adaptations of the interior spaces. You can ask your questions about design and materials choices as you see how they have successfully packed a lot of living space into a small wonder of a home.
12:30 p.m. Architects Provide Solutions
"Ask An Architect--Get An Answer". Solutions to house design dilemmas will be suggested by members of a team of AIA Registered Architects. Local architects from the Residential Committee of the Buffalo/Western New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects will be available throughout the House Restoration Fair to help homeowners one-on-one with various house design concerns. In the afternoon presentation in the auditorium, Patricia Bailey, RA, AIA, will lead the discussion of interior and exterior design elements as we see examples of successfully executed solutions to the house challenges faced by others.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Trade fair display
Bring your questions for contractors featuring masonry, carpentry, glass tiling, and painting skills, as well as areas of general restoration expertise. Buffalo ReUse will feature vintage and salvage materials available at their ReSource store, and Habitat for Humanity will inform about its ReStore. Craftspeople for custom woodworking, art glass replacements for unrestorable features, faux finishes to match vintage historic homes are some of the areas of interest you'll find. A new feature this year is "Ask An Architect" from 10 a.m to 2 p.m. Meet with local architects from the Buffalo /Western New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. If you are considering remodeling an old house, changing accessibility, crafting a newly purposed space, or boosting energy efficiency, you'll want to begin the process by consulting with a qualified architect. At this event you are encouraged to bring photos, plans, sketches, and information that an architect can utilize to understand the situation and begin the exploration of potential solutions. You will not walk away with a set of building plans, but perhaps with a head full of ideas!
Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society Museum, located at 25 Nottingham Court at Elmwood Avenue
Bills ink LB Davis
on March 16th, 2010
As free agent linebacker Andra Davis was in the midst of his visit to One Bills Drive Tuesday he said he didn’t feel he had to make a decision “right now,” but in the end the nine-year veteran did ...
First Niagara selling bonds to pay down debt
on March 16th, 2010
First Niagara Financial Group on Tuesday launched a public debt offering to raise cash for repaying older, more costly debt.
The Buffalo News: Latest Local News 2010-03-16 16:00:51
on March 16th, 2010
First Niagara Financial Group on Tuesday launched a public debt offering to raise cash for repaying older, more costly debt.
Pataki and Lazio Sittin’ In A Tree
on March 16th, 2010
From the “In case you missed it” files…
Do you long for the halcyon days of the George Pataki administration? Rick Lazio does. The ethics, transparency, good government, limited spending, low taxes, and private sector job growth. All hallmarks of the successful Pataki Administration, right? So says Mr. Lazio, “I’m nostalgic for the Patkai years…it’s when New Yorkers were proud to be New Yorkers.”
Maybe it’s just me but I remember an entirely different history. I remember the late budgets, power consolidation, three men in a room, incompetent and lazy leadership, tax cuts combined with massive spending increases, corruption, spiraling debt.
Deroy Murdoch, no liberal he, remembers the Pataki administration thusly:
The Empire State’s drowsy Republican governor drifts off January 1 after 12 years in office. He departs about 11 years too late. Pataki is less than just a politician of breathtaking mediocrity; his lack of competence, charisma, and character composes a sickening trifecta that actually has led some local Republicans to look with hope at Governor-elect Elliot Spitzer, a busybody liberal Democrat.
As Pataki’s reign of error ends, New York is No. 50 in the Tax Foundation’s State Business Tax Climate Index. It also has America’s 50th best individual state-tax burden, and is the 47th-best place to pay unemployment insurance.
Under Pataki, the state budget has soared 79.5 percent — from $63.3 billion in 1994 to $113.6 billion in 2006. Pataki’s 12-year-average annual spending rate is 4.9 percent.
“Pataki’s budgets grew by almost twice as much as inflation,” says Cato Institute fiscal analyst Stephen Slivinski. In Pataki’s third term, this spending pace zoomed to 8.3 percent.
Pataki has borrowed like a pawnshop patron. He has deepened state-funded debt by 61.3 percent — from $31 billion in 1994 to $50 billion today.
Yeah, I guess those were the days, eh Rick?
NFTA seeking ways to simplify Metro system
on March 16th, 2010
A series of meetings that continues tonight will give Metro riders a chance to weigh in on changes proposed for bus and train fares and routes.
Bill O’Loughlin Show: Tuesday, March 16
on March 16th, 2010
United Health Group signs with Buffalo Medical Group
on March 16th, 2010
UnitedHealth Group, the nation's No. 2 health insurer, has signed a provider contract with Buffalo Medical Group, giving the insurer's 15,000 members in three Western New York counties "in-network" access to the region's largest private medical practice.
City planning director by default
on March 16th, 2010
Helicopter rescues dog from Lake Erie ice
on March 16th, 2010
The case of the dog stranded on ice about 300 yards off shore in Chautauqua County on Monday evening ended happily after daybreak today, when Erie County sheriff's personnel in their helicopter rescued the dog.
Committee established to address Eggertsville issues
on March 16th, 2010
In response to concerns raised by Eggertsville residents, the Amherst Town Board established an Eggertsville Task Force on Monday to address quality of life, safety and economic development issues in the community.
As Andrews takes over, ‘Priority No. 1′ is to clean up Niagara County treasurer’s office
on March 16th, 2010
LOCKPORT-- Kyle R. Andrews took office as Niagara County treasurer today, planning to clean up an office whose former occupant left under a cloud.
The Tweed Ride
on March 16th, 2010
Now that the weather is warming up, it's time to get your best tweeds out of the closet. OK, maybe it's time to get your only tweeds out of the closet. Or scrap both those ideas and instead head off to a Salvation Armani location in search of some castaways by generations gone by. In the end, a tweed look is a tweed look, and that's all you're expected to wear on the upcoming Tweed Ride - a Rides of Spring cycling journey hosted by The Buffalo Lazy Randanneur Club.
The Tweed Ride will begin at the Naval Park on Sunday March 21st at 1pm and will end at the uber bike friendly Essex Street Pub. Seeing that the ride is not that far off, it's still going to be cool. That means that the group is stressing that riders sport their woolens. And what do woolens go well with? Cruisers! They also go well with fixed gears. Or even a banana bike for that matter.
According to the group's Facebook event page, there are 26 riders partaking in the cruise. I'm sure that there will be many more by the time the ride is upon us. It looks like the path will lead along the water, to the Scajaquada Trail, around Delaware Park, up Lincoln to Bidwell and onwards and upwards to the pub. There may be prizes awarded for get-ups, bikes and poetry - that means that you should come prepared for some laughs, a good ride and some frosty brews to follow.