A couple weeks ago I mentioned a trip to the East Side to visit the former Sears building on Broadway and Fillmore. Broadway-Fillmore Alive has posted their article on the building which we are now calling the Eckhardt Building after the family it was built for, whom opened Eckhardt’s Department Store in it, and who still own the building today.
Funny, but I don’t ever remember putting “seeing a Terry Buchwald show” on my personal list of must-do Buffalo things. Regardless, Amanda and I had the, um, pleasure last night at a benefit for Variety Club organized by one of her coworkers. Don’t get me wrong, the benefit was great – well organized, well attended,…
I’ve been a bit lax in posting updates here (as per usual) however most know from other social media sources that I was elected to the EA Coop Board of Directors earlier this year. The Coop is now in the middle of it’s most important venture – the capital campaign to raise the necessary funds…
… when it’s 90 degrees outside, 85 degrees inside, no air conditioning, and noisy as hell because there are concrete contractors running around your yard digging, filling, hammering, and pouring concrete for the new patio and sidewalks. To make it worse, I had to close all the windows so the color powder doesn’t blow inside…
How convenient that there are simultaneously occurring picnics this Saturday at Chestnut Ridge… and they happen to be in adjacent shelters! Bloggers in the Park (Bloggercon 4) – Shelter 7 SpeakUp Summer Picnic – Shelter 7a Amanda and I are planning on visiting both and bringing our newest creation – Hillbilly Horseshoes – with us….
Fix Buffalo has an interesting idea for a reuse of Transfiguration Church – tearing down the broken parts and leaving the shell surrounding an interesting urban park. I think that’s the best idea I’ve heard for Transfiguration so far. The building is in very rough shape, and frankly it’s just not likely that it’s going…
Thanks for the post, Derek!