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Rebirth or oblivion?
Sharon Linstedt, reporter for the Buffalo News, has a story today on the unknown fate of the Aquarama. The Marine Star, the rusting passenger ferry that spent more than a decade sitting on the Buffalo waterfront, is on its way to Turkey. But it is still not known whether the once-proud ship is headed to…
Broadway-Fillmore Alive
BROADWAY-FILLMORE ALIVE: NEW GROUP TO PROMOTE HISTORIC EAST SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD BUFFALO – February 6, 2006 – Broadway-Fillmore Alive announced its formation today. The group founded by three individuals with ties to the Broadway-Fillmore neighborhood wants to promote, preserve and revitalize the area focusing equally on its historic past and on building its future. Co-founder Christopher…
The crime line
Jeez… and all this time I thought it was a myth that Amherst didn’t want the MetroRail extended to it’s town because it would bring the crime to it from the city. Turns out, that’s actually a fact in places like “idyllic” Portland. When TriMet opened the light-rail line in 1986, it eliminated its transit…
Market madness
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 understand. Oil prices fell a bit, and so the oil refiners will follow. But Nighthawk…
Kids
I’ve been taking plenty of photos lately, especially since finally acquiring a Canon 10-22mm which I’ve been saving for I don’t know how long anymore. The problem is that I never have time to post-process. Partially that’s because my computer is slow and I’m still working of a 17″ CRT monitor, which is just not…
Do not enter
What if companies sponsored roads, like the “HSBC I-190”? Then, let’s say they made all the exits that would lead you to a nearby HSBC branch 4 lanes wide, always freshly paved, and if you exit there, a nice gentleman in a tux would hand you a cup of coffee while you wait for the…