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East Side’s problems are over…
ByDerekYou know that the problems on the East Side must be over when Fillmore District Councilmember David Franczyk has time to move on to such quality of life issues such as “booming car stereos.” From his interview on WBEN… “All throughout the city you’ll see at all hours of the day and night you’ll see…
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Upgradis Interruptus
ByDerekThe site transition was coming along really well until I had to take a trip to San Antonio for work last week. Luckily, I would say it’s about 80% complete at this point. I hope to have it out next week, since I’m off. I’m changing the color scheme, but trying to keep the basic…
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Trico – Dissecting the Anti-Preservation Stance
ByDerekLast week if you would have asked me about my thoughts on Buffalo’s Trico plant, I probably would have told you I didn’t have many. My knowledge of the property was limited, as frankly is my knowledge of many of Buffalo’s buildings aside from the Central Terminal. It’s a side effect of being intently focused…
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QuickPlace upgrade, post-op day 3
ByDerekAfter my weekend in front of the computer, I’ve been trying to stay away as much as possible. But I’m sure some of the Lotus readers are interested in an update… so… after three days in operation there have been no reported issues! One of my placetypes ended up with a couple conflict docs again,…
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Late Night In Da Buff
ByDerekTake some time to listen to Christopher Byrd and Michele Johnson discussing East Side issues on the podcast from Late Night In Da Buff last night. It’s a good interview for those of you neophytes out there that would like to get a better understanding on the issues surrounding the East Side.
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