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BMHA Hosts Open House to Review Perry Choice Economic Plan

Submitted by Latrese Myers, Account Executive, Eric Mower + Associates
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013, 10:11am
BMHA Hosts Open House to Review Perry Choice Economic Plan

On Thursday, March 28 between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m., the public is invited to attend an open house to review and offer feedback on the Commercial Revitalization & Market Strategy Plan for the Perry Choice Neighborhood. The plan is designed to set a course of rebirth along the neighborhood’s primary commercial corridors of South Park and Perry Street, identifying businesses and services needed to serve the community and greater region.

The project’s consultant, Peter J. Smith & Co. of Buffalo, already included community input, along with market analysis and urban design techniques. These will be finalized to develop the revitalization plan for the Perry Choice Neighborhood commercial corridors and action strategies to implement the plan.

The open house will be held at the BMHA Planning & Information Center at 400 South Park Avenue in Buffalo, NY.

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12th Annual Call to Courage Award Breakfast

Submitted by Patrick Klinck, Community Web Producer
Sunday, March 24th, 2013, 9:47pm
12th Annual Call to Courage Award Breakfast

Buffalo, NY - The 12th Annual Call to Courage Award Breakfast will be held on Saturday, April 6, 2013, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Buffalo, NY, from 9AM to 11AM. This high-profile sports breakfast is sponsored by the Buffalo Pro Ministry of Athletes in Action.

Every spring for the past 10 years, former Buffalo Bills quarterback, Frank Reich, who engineered the “Greatest Comeback in NFL History,” hosts this outstanding community sports breakfast event.

Reich will present the 2013 Call to Courage Award to Indianapolis Colts All Pro Center, Jeff Saturday. He was named to six Pro Bowls and named First Team All Pro twice in 2005 and 2007.

A special highlight of the program will be the 20th Anniversary celebration of the “Greatest Comeback in NFL History”. Joining Reich for a look back video highlight panel discussion will be former Buffalo Bills greats Andre Reed, Kenneth Davis and Steve Tasker.

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Local Businesses Support Buffalo Zoo Project

Submitted by 15 Fingers, Digital Marketing & Advertising Firm
Thursday, March 21st, 2013, 11:48am
Local Businesses Support Buffalo Zoo Project

Ben Garelick Jewelers Among Those Donating To Polar Bear Exhibit

To help expand the new Arctic Edge Polar Bear exhibit at the Buffalo Zoo, several local businesses are pitching in to ensure that cold weather animals, including newborn polar bear cub, Lola, have an expansive environment to grow in and call their own. The project is a 60,000 square foot exhibit featuring a frigid, snow-covered Arctic habitat that will be home to wildlife such as arctic wolves, bald eagles, Canadian lynx along with endangered polar bears.

Ben Garelick Jewelers is currently selling a special polar bear Pandora charm. The charm is priced at $40 and all profits are donated to the Buffalo Zoo so that the project is successfully funded and built. 

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Tickets Available For Breakfast With The Easter Bunny at the Buffalo Zoo

Submitted by The Buffalo Zoo, Public Relations Coordinator
Wednesday, March 20th, 2013, 12:03pm

The Buffalo Zoo invites you and your family to celebrate Easter with the Easter Bunny and the Zoo animals! The Zoo will host its Breakfast with the Easter Bunny events on March 23, 24, and 30.

There will be two seatings each day at 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Prepaid, nonrefundable tickets are required due to limited seating. Ticket prices for non-members are $14 for adults and $12 for children. Members will receive a $3 discount. Children under the age of 24 months will be admitted for free. Tickets include a buffet breakfast provided by CJ’s Catering, family-friendly activities, and a visit with the Easter Bunny!

Tickets are no longer available for the seating on Saturday, March 30 at 11 a.m. For more information, or to reserve tickets, please call (716) 995-6133 or visit www.buffalozoo.org.

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Samuel Wilkeson, He Built Buffalo by Building Its Harbor

Submitted by Jerry M. Malloy, The Buffalo History Gazette
Thursday, March 14th, 2013, 10:23pm
Samuel Wilkeson, He Built Buffalo by Building Its Harbor

In its pioneer days Buffalo was a Village without natural advantages or economic prospects. Then a harbor was built and it became the key-stone upon which the Village grew to greatness, becoming a City in 1832, and one of the largest ports in the world 75 years later.  The building of that harbor by Samuel Wilkeson and a small group of citizens, is a story of heroic vision and sacrifice unmatched in the later annals of the city. This is the first in a five-part series telling that story.

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South Buffalo Charter School Goes Bald for Bucks

Submitted by Phil Pantano on Monday, March 11th, 1:59 pm
South Buffalo Charter School Goes Bald for Bucks

Students, staff embrace opportunity to help others

BUFFALO, NY – The struggle to get a little girl’s hair just right for school – pig tails, braids, ribbons, etc. – is something that generations of parents and children can understand. Three female students at South Buffalo Charter School won’t have to take much time in the morning to fix their hair, thanks to their generous spirit in supporting those battling cancer.

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AmeriCorps Week 2013: “I Serve” with Buffalo AmeriCorps

Submitted by Callie Johnson, The Belle Center
Friday, March 8th, 2013, 1:12pm
AmeriCorps Week 2013: “I Serve” with Buffalo AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps Week 2013: “I Serve” with Buffalo AmeriCorps Volunteers will perform
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