Monthly Archives: March 2007

Buffalo ReUse upcoming press conference

Posted on March 27, 2007 by Derek

March 27, 2007 CONTACT: Michael Gainer Executive Director, Buffalo ReUse Email: info@BuffaloReUse.org Web: www.BuffaloReUse.org BUFFALO RE-USE: Preparing for Start-Up! Local organization creates momentum for recycling and reuse. On Saturday, March 31st at 10:00 a.m., Buffalo ReUse, a new community organization … Continue reading →

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2006-2007 Winter Skyway Closings

Posted on March 23, 2007 by Derek

Speaking of the Skyway… since winter has officially ended, let’s tally up Skyway closings. We had an early unprecedented storm in October that resulted in widespread driving bans, yet no official Skyway closings. We had another late start to winter, … Continue reading →

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Outbound parkway

Posted on March 23, 2007 by Derek

North Coast Online shares some hard data about post-Park East Milwaukee. Seems that John Norquist’s silver bullet project has done nothing to halt the declining population in Milwaukee. Craig postulates… So along with Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Baltimore as cities we … Continue reading →

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Brandwashing

Posted on March 20, 2007 by Derek

Do you have strong feelings of loyalty towards certain brands? Generally, I don’t. For many products, I’m happy buying whatever is cheapest at the moment. That often consists of store brands, like Wegmans pasta sauces, or ice cream, or… cat … Continue reading →

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Congrats Mike!

Posted on March 15, 2007 by Derek

Congrats to Mike Miller, who has exchanged his duties as Treasurer of the Central Terminal Restoration Corporation for the Vice Presidency! Sorry for the lack of updates, but I’m swamped at work and spending my free net minutes working on … Continue reading →

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Heading for the other side

Posted on March 11, 2007 by Derek

Chris Byrd ruined my morning today by posting that Brad Delp, legendary singer of Boston, has died. A statement released by his family said the following: “On behalf of the Delp family and Brad’s fiancé, Pamela Sullivan, it is with … Continue reading →

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Nick Tahou’s transformation

Posted on March 10, 2007 by Derek

There’s a changing of the guard at an iconic Rochester restaurant. This week, Nick Tahou’s II (the Lyell Ave location) was rechristened “Steve T. Hots and Potatoes”. The change reflects a branching off in the Tahou’s family tree between the … Continue reading →

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Don’t look back

Posted on March 6, 2007 by Derek

I was cruising around Club3G the other day, posting up for sale some spare parts I still had laying around from the Eclipse, and I ran across a thread with one of the old Eclipse commercials in it: The commercial … Continue reading →

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Derek’s Law: No home project will take less than two trips to the store

Posted on March 4, 2007 by Derek

I’ve attempted two “minor” homeowner projects in the last couple of weeks that should have been breezes. The first – replace the nasty stove hood that was here when we bought the house, had no filter, and which I had … Continue reading →

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Handles like a go-kart

Posted on March 2, 2007 by Derek

Been swamped at work this week, so I haven’t even had a chance to give an update on the new car. I picked it up Tuesday night. In a final fit of protest by the Eclipse, as I pulled the … Continue reading →

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