Just yesterday, Buffalo-based tech company Bak USA announced their retail partnership with Microsoft stores across the country. Not only is this partnership a big deal for BAK USA, it’s another big deal for Buffalo. In order to broadcast the news, the company decided to film a three minute promotional video that features Buffalo NY backdrops, and stars BAK USA employees and their kids. The lead role in the short is Bak USA’s senior business developer Ian Donnelly. The short was filmed at Tifft Nature Preserve and Nichols School. The film also stars the Atlas 12, BAK USA’s versatile 2-in-1 laptop built exclusively for K-12 classrooms. Bak…
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The Outer Harbor Campaign has met with members of the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation (ECHDC) to discuss a plan of public engagement regarding over 100 acres at the public property. The ECHDC recently announced that it as considering the following improvements at the site. The ECHDC Board of Directors approved a contract with Trowbridge Wolf Michaels Landscape Architects LLP for architectural and engineering services on Outer Harbor Buffalo that will enhance access and facilitate greater public use and enjoyment of Buffalo’s waterfront. TWLA, a New York State certified women-owned business enterprise (WBE), will complete services in order to prepare a construction bid…
This year’s Rock A Bully / Fix A Bull Fundraiser is being held at Club Marcella on October 8. This is the Five Year Anniversary of the event, which raises money for a volunteer group to spay/neuter of bully breed dogs in the area. At the same time, the group helps to educate owners on the responsibilities that come with owning a bully breed. Not only is the event a great cause, it’s also a heck of a lot of fun, featuring an awesome line-up of bands and performers (see below). “Many of us on the committee do rescue work with other organizations,…
A fun and happening annual fundraiser is coming up that will support the ongoing efforts of the Matt Urban Center. The event is to take place in the Atrium of the 500 Seneca Building – one of most spectacular venues in the city. The center is responsible for myriad public services including weatherization, crime victims assistance, senior services, GED and housing programs, family-focused programming, running an urban diner, workshops, volunteer tax preparation, benefit screening, and housing and job placement assistance to homeless individuals and families. All of these efforts are conducted between two operational sites – 1081 Broadway and their Hope Center on…
Holy moly, someone’s having a lot of fun at a few industrial sites in Buffalo. The Central Terminal, the Outer Harbor and the South Park Lift Bridge were all recently used for professional rally driver Ken Block’s Gymkhana NINE: Raw Industrial Playground, presented by Hoonigan and Forza Horizon 3. There’s some sick driving in this video, with a few close calls, including Lake Erie and a train! See Buffalo like you’ve never seen it before, and hold onto your hats for this wild ride…
At 4pm today (Tuesday, September 13), Buffalonians will be rallying in front of HSBC Bank at 95 Washington Street, demonstrating against the bank’s funding of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). The peaceful rally is being organized by Honor the Earth, Indigenous Environmental Network, Sierra Club, 350.org, CREDO, and BOLD Alliance. We demand to HSBC and US government to respect Indigenous Sovereignty of the Standing Rock Sioux and honor the Fort Laramie Treaty. The proposed 1,172-mile, 30-inch diameter pipeline, with a capacity to transport 570,000 barrels per day, would be shipped from Bakken and Three Forks to Illinois. The route positions the pipeline to travel…
Buffalo First is back. Not that it ever went away exactly. It’s just that for years it was a brand name organization in this city, and over the last few years we haven’t heard much about it. All the same, the message of Buffalo First continues to ring true to this day – buy local, support local, etc. By spending our hard earned dollars with Buffalo businesses, that money tends to stay and circulate within the local economy. Buffalo First envisions a “local, green, and fair” economy for Western New York, and the concept of a “triple bottom line” for…
Uber is once again making a point to let Buffalonians know what they are missing out on by not having the ride sharing service in their city. At this point, it’s impossible to take a limo, as they are all booked. The busses are all booked too, from what we can tell. The ride service options have dwindled, and there is no ride sharing in Buffalo. That leaves driving to the game yourself (with friends), or calling a cab. Yes, it’s nice to have the cab option in Buffalo, but wouldn’t it be better to have more options? Buffalo is…
PechaKucha, in a nutshell, gives people the chance to show 20 images to an audience, with 20 seconds of time dedicated to discuss each image. Typically these are powerful images that only need a concise description to get serious points across. The events are held all over the world. In Buffalo, PechaKucha has been around for ten years. PechaKucha (pronounced in three syllables like “peh-chak-cha”) is a Japanese term for the sound of “chit chat”. On Thursday, September 15, PechaKucha Night will be held at the Albright-Knox. The evening will feature the following people who will each have their turn on…
A multitude of pro peace organizations have come together in Buffalo to form the Buffalo Solidarity Movement coalition. The primary focus behind the coalition is to work with city leaders to tackle the problematic issues of violence in communities, especially as it pertains to youth. 16 peace oriented groups came together at Niagara Square on September 2 in a united showing of strength. That amounted to a total of 60 community activists, who are hoping to work with law enforcement agencies, anti-violence organizations and community leaders to find ways to combat the issues of violence that continue to plague a number of…