Tag: May '08 BRM
tuesday may 20th 2008
Apartment Development in the Heart of the City
It has been six years since First Amherst rolled the dice on creating The Lofts @ Elk Terminal. Since then, several other developers realized the potential of downtown redevelopment. As time elapsed, the conversion of old and dilapidated buildings into stunningly modern structures has become old hat here in Buffalo. The long list of developers proclaiming grand projects no longer fuels the ire of jaded and disbelieving Western New Yorkers that have lived through years (if not decades) of broken promises. As the inventory grows larger and older, these apartment complexes settle into the scenery, sharing in the awakening of the neighborhood.
The effects of these apartment buildings on the adjacent neighborhoods however, have seen little press. The reporting has solely been on the procurement, construction, and leasing of these buildings. This article will highlight a study completed at the University at Buffalo about the effects of the Sidway and Granite Works to a study area compos…
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sunday may 18th 2008
Inside Artspace: Nathan Naetzker
Nathan Naetzker said, "The only thing worse than being a painter, is being a poet." This was his off the cuff response to the lifestyle of his past. "I've spent a lot of time in places from San Francisco to Brooklyn where I was forced to wash my dishes in the tub. Dirty places where security and was an issue and doors and windows didn't meet."
Not so now. "I feel like I died and went to heaven," Naetzker says of his new apartment in Artspace, the year-old, Midtown Buffalo artist's residence that consists of 36 units in the Breitweiser Building at 1219 Main Street, as well as 24 new builds behind it. With nearly 30 projects either completed or underway nationally, Artspace has become America's leading nonprofit real estate developer for the arts.
Naetzker, who paints in a variety of styles from…
saturday may 17th 2008
Acts of Intentional Kindness: Risa's Deli
For those of you who follow this column, we have not suddenly become restaurant reviewers for Buffalo Rising. As it turns out, Acts of Intentional Kindness are not limited to not for profits, but occur daily in lots of for profit (hopefully!) businesses in our city.
Case in point – Risa of Risa’s Deli on Hertel Ave. As we enter Risa’s Deli, we are reminded of the lyrics to the “Cheers” theme song, specifically the part that goes...
Sometimes you want to go Where everybody knows your name, and they're always glad you came. You wanna be where you can see, our troubles are all the same. You wanna be where everybody knows your name.
Risa’s Deli is the quintessential neighborhood restaurant. Small, family owned, family recipes, great value, patronized by ‘regulars’ – it is like being invited to a friend’s home for a meal.…
friday may 16th 2008
City Dweller (at Heart)
Last month we ran a post on buffalorising.com, Looking for City Dwellers (at Heart), and Kyle LoConti was one of many people who answered the call. As it turns out, her personal profile fits exactly the type of person real estate agents and developers have been telling us will move into Downtown Buffalo.
LoConti is a unique person whose most typical trait is that of a being an empty nester, single, professional who is looking for a place in the City of Buffalo to call her own. "My three to five-year plan is to get a place downtown at the same time I retire from the college," LoConti said.
The Department of Theatre Arts Chair at Niagara County Community College, LoConti doesn't want another house due to the constant upkeep it would require, and she doesn't want an apartment because she doesn't want to incur capital gains taxes from the eventual sale of her home in Tonawanda, N…
monday may 5th 2008
Buffalo Chefs as Locavores
Most of Buffalo's fine dining restaurants change their menu two to four times a year in order to take advantage of the season's best produce and to provide their clientele with weather-appropriate dishes. You may love a good braised short rib, but it may not be suited to an evening's meal in the full heat of August. A wise chef moves forward with proteins, produce and preparations that reflect the season. The best way for a chef to do this is to purchase goods grown and raised by area farmers.
But buying local isn't as easy as it seems if you're a chef in Buffalo.
Once upon a time, Buffalo chefs would rise at dawn and head down to the bustling Clinton Bailey Wholesale Market to buy fresh produce from an array of local farmers. In recent years, the market has seen resurgence, but not to the point of being the hub of Buffalo…
