Monthly Archives: August 2006

Central Terminal Old Home Week tour a success!

Posted on August 26, 2006 by Derek

Over 130 people showed up for the Buffalo Old Home Week tour of the Central Terminal today. The crowd was certainly larger than expected and pretty close to unmanageable for only three of us, and with many of the barricades … Continue reading →

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Bauerle FUD

Posted on August 25, 2006 by Derek

I didn’t get a chance to listen to Bauerle’s FUD today, but BuffaloPundit did. Tom Bauerle is badmouthing Buffalo Old Home Week and therefore badmouthing Buffalo and Western New York as a good place to live. Why? Because we suck … Continue reading →

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Camping cut short

Posted on August 25, 2006 by Derek

We cut our camping trip down to the Allegheny National Forest short as we got drenched by rain again. That’s two camping trips this year, two rain-soaked adventures. Kinda sucks because it rained a grand total of what… three times … Continue reading →

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You give love, er, preservation a bad name

Posted on August 22, 2006 by Derek

(apologies to Bon Jovi) I ran across an editorial in The Sun the other day from another anti-Wal-Mart individual. Obviously, anti-Wal-Martites are not at all unique, but this one tries to play the preservation card. While Hamburg seems to be … Continue reading →

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Bloggercon V: Oktoberfest

Posted on August 19, 2006 by Derek

Ok, Buffalo bloggers, it’s official. Bloggercon V will be held at the Central Terminal during our second annual Oktoberfest celebration. Date: September 23 (yes September! Oktoberfest in Germany begins on September 16th this year) Time: 6pm-11pm Location: Buffalo Central Terminal, … Continue reading →

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The Google Knows All

Posted on August 19, 2006 by Derek

I got a good chuckle reading All Things Jennifer’s article about one of her posts showing up on Google Finance, even though it didn’t have much to do with finance. But then that got me thinking… I actually did write … Continue reading →

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Buffalo Central Terminal Train Show

Posted on August 19, 2006 by Derek

Trains Return to the Buffalo Central Terminal First Annual Model Train Show Buffalo, New York August 19, 2006: The Central Terminal Restoration Corporation announces our first annual Model Train Show which will take place on Sunday, September 10th 2006 from … Continue reading →

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Day of Caring Volunteers help out the Central Terminal

Posted on August 16, 2006 by Derek

Volunteers as part of the United Way Day of Caring came to the Central Terminal today to help clean up the various gardens and planters along the Memorial Drive circle. We sincerely thank them for all their hard work! The … Continue reading →

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In full glory

Posted on August 15, 2006 by Derek

This is my new favorite photo of the Terminal, taken from outside of Arty’s during the Alive Night party on Friday. It’s a nice, full shot where you can see the tower, the concourse arch, and even the baggage building, … Continue reading →

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Market madness

Posted on August 15, 2006 by Derek

I haven’t done much financial blogging lately, but today I have a good reason to. The stock market rallied a bit today, and everything in my portfolio was up… except for Valero (VLO) and Nighthawk Radiology (NHWK). Valero I can … Continue reading →

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