thursday february 23rd 2006
Update: 141 Elm Street
West Coast Perspective
It looks like owner Kevin Townsell will not be moving forward with a residential conversion of the Hager Lumber Building at 141 Elm Street.
The property, former home of the Spaghetti Warehouse, Your Father's Moustache, and several others bars and restaurants, has just been listed with CB Richard Ellis for sale or lease. The three-story, 1873 vintage building between William and Clinton…
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AHA, the Buffalo State Art History Association, is working to unite the art scene here in Buffalo! Please join us this Friday, Feb. 24th for the Allentown Art Walk
West Coast Perspective
Back in December we reported on the sad condition of 918 Main Street, a City-owned historic building dating from 1891 that is severely dilapidated due to neglect. There is some good news to report: Robert Wolbrecht, owner of neighboring 916 Main, wants to purchase …
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This is a hidden gem at the corner of Whitney and Carolina in the West Village. It sits on a charming street of mostly restored brick houses providing a subtle urban book end to the block. Simply detailed brickwork laid up with tremendous skill gives the building solidity and permanence. Corner towers give it a touch of …
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On Saturday, February 25, 8 p.m.-2 a.m., the Hotel Lenox will come alive as Squeaky Wheel presents its first annual Peepshow.
There will be 17 artist installations in the 8th floor hotel rooms, as well as film and video screenings in the downstairs banquet room. There will be live music in the downstairs lobby by David Kane, Van Tayloris Taylor Made Jazz, and the Paul Kozlowski Trio, as well as cool sounds from area DJs on the lower level. This rich array of visual and auditory entertainment includes an exciting silent auction of works from area artists and love-themed gift baskets, as well as a cash bar and other refreshments.
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The story of the resurgence of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, long believed to be extinct, will be presented by guest speaker Ron Rohrbaugh (photo), director of Cornell Universityis Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Research Project, on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006, at 6:30 p.m., at the Buffalo Museum of Science (1020 Humboldt Pkwy., …
wednesday february 22nd 2006
A WiFI Hotspot with a Supernatural Twist
queenseyes
Say youire the local expert on Buffalo's supernatural phenomenon. So you've just met with the owner of a one of the city's haunted mansions and you're excited to send an email to your paranormal list-serve, but you live far away and don't have time to get home to access the Internet. Well, if your name is Mason Winfield (photo left), paranormal i…
tuesday february 21st 2006
Studio Granda: School of Architecture and Planning Lecture #4
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Studio Granda was founded by MargrEt HardardUttir and Steve Christer who met at the Architectural Association in London. After overseeing the construction of their first project, a single garage, they won the competition to design a new City Hall in ReykjavIk. With his commission, they opened an office in Iceland in 1987. The project, an extraordinarily beautiful and constructionally innovative civic building situated in the heart of a historic city, subjected them to enormous controversy and criticism. Eventually, it opened in 1992 to public acclaim. The building has been published widel…
Lorne Opler
Hostess Mini Muffins. Cocoa Krispies. Good Ceaser's Salad Dressing. To you, my compadres in Buffalo, they are nothing more than typical food fare found in any Western New York Wegman's. But cross the border, and they become anything but the ordinary, everyday edibles you good people take for granted. We who live in the land of the Maple Le…
