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Majority of Buffalo's Poor Live in Suburbs

Buffalo reporters Maki Becker and Jay Rey look at a Brookings Institution report that reveals the majority of locals living below the poverty line live in the Erie and Niagara county suburbs.
31 October 2011 - 7:00am
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The Emptiest City

Buffalo is the emptiest city in the state of New York, with 15.7 percent of its housing standing vacant. The problem is spreading to the nearby suburbs.
8 April 2011 - 1:00pm
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True Historic Buildings At Risk, As Faux Historic Buildings Spring Up

Even as the City of Buffalo is spending millions to build new historically appropriate buildings on the waterfront, true historic buildings are allowed to be destroyed mere blocks away, says Donn Esmonde.
5 September 2010 - 5:00am
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An Obstructionist Manifesto

In a recent speech, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown called the people who spoke out against a Bass Pro Shop "obstructionists." One of those obstructionists speaks out about the city's economic development processes, which he calls
5 August 2010 - 12:00pm
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Controversy Over Condos in Buffalo

A 12-story condominium proposed for Crystal Beach in Fort Erie, Ontario brought protesters out in droves, but despite the fact that objections outweighed approvals by 2-1, the city council approved the project.
5 March 2010 - 12:00pm
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A Win for WalMart

A pro-smart growth group in Lockport, NY attempted to stop a WalMart Supercenter from being built in their town, but the state supreme court rejected their appeal.
25 February 2010 - 1:00pm
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A "Softer" Color Scheme for Hotel Facade on Waterfront

The Planning Board of Buffalo has urged the developers of a new hotel on the waterfront to make design changes so that it looks less "bunkerlike".
5 June 2009 - 8:00am
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The Promise of New Industrial Jobs

Bethlehem Steel left 25 years ago, but a new, mysterious energy company is brining a glimmer of hope to Lackawanna, New York. The proposed plant, to be built on Bethlehem's brownfields, would convert petroleum coke into synthetic gas.
18 June 2008 - 6:00am
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Norquist Blasts Buffalo Waterfront Freeway Plan

Former Milwaukee Mayor John Norquist visits Buffalo to protest state DOT's plan to expand freeway infrastructure on city's Outer Harbor, calls for demolition of elevated freeway and replacement with at-grade urban boulevard.
11 September 2007 - 5:00am
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Buffalo Creates Plan To Fight Sprawl

The region appears ready to adopt a plan that will discourage unsustainable development.
19 April 2007 - 6:00am
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Required Responsibility For Abandoned Homes

Buffalo, New York, is proposing a way to require banks to take responsibility for abandoned homes and partial foreclosures. Many are hoping that this requirement would help to keep up neighborhoods that would otherwise decline as homes are abandoned.
23 March 2007 - 7:00am
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The Proliferation Of Drug Store Chains

One commentator from Upstate New York ponders the increasing phenomenon of competing drug store chains popping up on the corners of suburban intersections.
3 January 2007 - 11:00am
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Celebrities Back Construction Of Long Lost Frank Lloyd Wright Boathouse

A unrealized 1905 design by Frank Lloyd Wright is resurrected from the dead -- celebrities donate money to help fund the construction, which will be erected on the shores of Lake Erie.
15 January 2006 - 7:00am
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Buffalo Celebrates 50 Years of The Skyway...Or Maybe Not

The mile-long elevated highway, once hailed as a remarkable achievment is now seen by some as a barrier to development of Buffalo's waterfornt.
20 October 2005 - 12:00pm
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Little Village Keeps Out Big Boxes

East Aurora, a suburb of Buffalo, says no to big box attempts to change the small town feel it guards.
2 October 2005 - 9:00am
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Reconstructing Lost Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings

Three long-lost buildings from Frank Lloyd Wright's Darwin Martin House are being rebuilt brick by brick.
17 September 2005 - 11:00am
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Graycliff Stone Mural Saved From Demolition

Frank Lloyd Wright's mural will become the focus of a cultural tour. (Includes photos.)
20 August 2005 - 11:00am
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Six Solutions For Buffalo's Extreme Makeover

Despite years of quick fixes, Buffalo's decline continues. Is it time for a major 'state-wide surgery'?
15 April 2005 - 1:00pm
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9-11 Memorial Design Exhibit Opens

A travelling exhibit offers a preview of the design for the 9-11 Memorial.
31 March 2005 - 12:00pm
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A New Building By Frank Lloyd Wright

Seventy-six years after he conceived it, a design by legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright comes to life.
22 October 2004 - 2:00pm
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