Monthly Archives: March 2006

Don’t hate on the suburbs, Buffalo

Hate is most often brought on by jealousy, and it’s obviously the driving force behind many of the comments on Buffalo Rising’s article on the newly proposed “Urban Mirage” in Amherst. The city vs. suburbs debate rears it’s ugly head … Continue reading

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Our Marriage

In a little less than two months, Derek and I will be Married for 3 years. We always talk about how strange it is that it has been such a short time. We feel like we’re known each other forever. … Continue reading

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Breakerbox Brings It Back To Life

Here’s a shot of Breakerbox from the Bring It Back To Life concert at Nietzsche’s last night. They rocked as always! Big round of applause to all the bands that were part of the show last night! The Feast sounded … Continue reading

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Now For Something Completely Different….

Or maybe not….hope Lauren doesn’t mind I’m using this….. “Mulder?” “Yes, Scully?” “Why is there a pyramid of styrofoam cups on my desk?” “Well, I got bored drinking coffee and doing paperwork so I decided to take a break.” “Mulder, … Continue reading

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Moving too fast?

Craig wonders if the plans for demolishing the Skyway are wider-reaching than most people think. “Skyway” is local shorthand for the Skyway bridge. But when the I-190 was built in the 1950s, Skyway was the term used to describe the … Continue reading

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New CTRC Board Members

From BuffaloCentralTerminal.org… The Central Terminal Restoration Corporation would like to announce the election of two new board members, Kate Resetarits and Mark Lewandowski. Kate is new to working with the CTRC, but brings a lot of marketing and local construction … Continue reading

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Pataki flushes our toll money down the canal

So while Buffalonians daily pay $0.75 – $1.50 to the Thruway Authority to take the 190 to get to their jobs in Buffalo, Big George decided to give $10 million of that away so that boaters on the canal don’t … Continue reading

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Oh my God, they killed Chef! YOU BASTARDS!!

So Chef runs away to join a “Super Adventure Club” which brainwashes him into wanting to have sex with children. In true South Park style, they not only parody the issue at hand, but also themselves by making it hilariously … Continue reading

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On the road again

The good news: the part for my Eclipse came in and I got it back from the garage today. The bad news: $988.95

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Tonight: Chef Stew

You had to expect that we hadn’t heard the end of the Issac Hayes incident. Tonight, Trey Parker and Matt Stone strike back: Hayes, also a Scientologist, is the subject of The Return of Chef!, a hastily assembled 10th-season premiere … Continue reading

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