The Buffalo Chronicle
Culture
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Tsouflidis says haters can’t stop the New Buffalo
By Paul Tsouflidis Taking the lead of a fellow entrepreneur today, I am going to address my haters. I think its important and I think you should do the same someday. So…
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Canalside development should be driven by affordable housing
It’s time to buildout Canalside into a real neighborhood — dominated by affordable mixed use primarily residential development with ample storefronts and pedestrian oriented streetscapes. How can we do it? By creating…
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The solution to the Williamsville congestion crisis
The Village of Williamsville suffers from crippling automobile congestion along Main Street, between the off-ramps at the I-290 to Youngs Road. This two mile section of Main Street is among the region’s…
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Larry Quinn refuses to let BPS teacher speak at public meeting
Buffalo School Board member and high-profile area businessman Larry Quinn is coming under intense criticism across the political spectrum for his behavior a at public meeting held on February 4, 2015. As…
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Teacher’s Union “Campaign of Fear” defeated in NY Senate races
Teachers Union lost 5 of 6 targeted races – wasted $4M in teacher’s funds
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Weppner slams Higgins on Great Lakes, environmental record
President George W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005, creating renewable biofuel incentives that included a mandate that gasoline contains at least 10% corn-based ethanol. In 10 short years, those ethanol policies — widely considered patronage for…
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The Albright Knox can transform Niagara Falls
Our region’s most renowned art museum boasts an enormous collection so large that only up to 3% of it can be displayed at any given time. The institution is considering an expansion,…
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Would Buffalo Financial Advisor Recommend RiverBender Project?
Basic Common Sense Says No – Here Is Why:
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Should city taxpayers fund ballpark improvements?
Former State Senator and longtime City Councilman Al Coppola is on a mission to change the way that the city does business. The Council is sometimes too willing to use public resources…
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Riverbend 2.0: towards a stronger economic development strategy
The Cuomo Administration’s partnership with Elon Musk’s Solar City makes sense. Public capital for property, plant, and equipment can, indeed, help the firm achieve an immediate production scale, allowing it to produce…
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Senator Coppola calls for a “Great Lakes Environmental Restoration Act”
If he is reelected to the New York State Senate, retired Senator Alfred Coppola is pledging to introduce the “Great Lakes Environmental Restoration Act” (GLERA) to address several ongoing threats to the Great Lakes’ ecosystem. “There…
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It was a high price to pay to get more for your money today
I heard this song on NPR, and thought it was a compelling critique of the bipartisan destruction of American manufacturing and the increasingly centralized economy that has emerged over the last several decades of…
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Cuomo pledges allegiance to Roswell
Governor Andrew Cuomo was very warmly received by the standing room only audience that packed Roswell’s Hohn Auditorium to the brim. Welcomed with a standing ovation as he entered the room — filled mostly with the…
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Facebook is trying to alter your mood
In a shocking revelations exposed in The Atlantic, Robinson Meyer writes that Facebook administered studies that aim to alter users’ mood by virtue of the content that is funneled into their newsfeed. From his article, Everything…
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The pitchforks are coming
In a featured article on Politico, Seattle based venture capitalist Nick Hanauer warns that “the pitchforks are coming” for him and his “fellow plutocrats.” He notes the stark wealth inequality in America:…
