Mayor Byron Brown

Mayor Brown is a nice and personable guy. I’ve met him several times, and I like him. He clearly loves Buffalo, he exudes a no-nonsense downstate sensibility, and he also seems sincere in his desire to lift Buffalo up. He’s a good figurehead and excellent booster for the City of Buffalo. But his policies and their implementation have often been too little, too late, too poorly implemented. Some notable examples include his haphazard demolition “plan” , the showy, political implementation of CitiStat, and the recently announced plan to form a task force to end poverty . Buffalo needs another task force like it needs ... Read Full Story

Question: I reported two Bros Properties houses to the city. Nice letters arrived from our one inspector stating they were cited and had 30-40 days to comply. Ha ha ha. Nothing looked repaired and the logged complaints are marked closed. Anyone have similar experience? Advice for my next steps? Answer Lady: Regime Change - its magically delicious. Read Full Story

For those of you who don’t know, this website comes to you live from Buffalo, NY. It’s pretty much as bad as everyone says, but people keep insisting that its going to get better someday (these are mostly the people who already moved away for greener pastures). Will it get better? Let’s take a quick trip to the future to see! As you come into the city along Route 5, you notice that the road has been changed from an elevated highway to a glorious 4 lane, ground-level boulevard. This allows you a better chance to take in the city’s skyline. You peer through ... Read Full Story

Thinking of visiting Buffalo NY? Want to experience a little bit of everything? Then mark your calendars for June 27-30, 2009 for the next Buffalo Homecoming Weekend… Details to be announced soon! But don’t just wait for next year’s Buffalo Homecoming ! You are always welcome in Buffalo NY! Read Also: Buffalo Homecoming 2008 Pride in Buffalo shined this past weekend. Even though the weather didn’t always cooperate, it was an amazing weekend! Buffalo Homecoming 2008 showcased the best that Buffalo has to offer! The four day celebration June 26-29 gave us the opportunity to share the great restaurants that the Greater Buffalo Region ... Read Full Story

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