The Buffalo News

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.

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.

The region appears ready to adopt a plan that will discourage unsustainable development.

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.

One commentator from Upstate New York ponders the increasing phenomenon of competing drug store chains popping up on the corners of suburban intersections.

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.

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.

East Aurora, a suburb of Buffalo, says no to big box attempts to change the small town feel it guards.

Three long-lost buildings from Frank Lloyd Wright's Darwin Martin House are being rebuilt brick by brick.

Frank Lloyd Wright's mural will become the focus of a cultural tour. (Includes photos.)

Despite years of quick fixes, Buffalo's decline continues. Is it time for a major 'state-wide surgery'?

A travelling exhibit offers a preview of the design for the 9-11 Memorial.

Seventy-six years after he conceived it, a design by legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright comes to life.

Sprawling suburbs have changed the lifestyle of Americans.

Buffalo, NY, is a "clear example" of what happens to a city suffering from the impact of sprawl.

In the designated no-plea zone, the rules are new and tougher, and they are sending out a strong message: Commit a crime and you'll do the time.

Is it possible to merge Buffalo and Erie County?

Facing falling population and continuing economic decline Erie County Executive proposes merging the government of the City of Buffalo with the County's, to create a new regional government.

Buffalo seeks $5M in federal transportation funds for waterfront venture.

The campaign to bring Geico to Buffalo N.Y. is a case study that highlights a successful model for economic development.