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At the park
Amanda and Ariella decided we were going to Emery Park for dinner last night. After dinner, we headed right to Ariella’s favorite slide.
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Deregulation Not to Blame for Financial Woes
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Buffalonians piss me off
ByDerekEvery once in awhile, some pompous City of Buffalo resident makes a quip demeaning the work of hundreds, if not thousands of dedicated volunteers who spend countless hours working to improve Buffalo. Today, that remark was reiterated by a commenter and occasional contributor to Buffalo Rising, “Gabe”. In his response to Figmo’s “Let’s Get An…
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Dyngus Day
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Ticket Cameras in Buffalo
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The response to Buffalo FUD
ByDerekBuffaloGeek has touched off a flurry of commentary about another couple downer articles in the news today. Another census analysis on Buffalo’s increasing population loss, and yet another iteration of the “all the young people are leaving” requiem. I was going to throw in my comments on Geek’s site, but this constant Buffalo FUD is…
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