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hborhood Walk Four fixBuffalo readers joined me this morning on the regularly scheduled Artspace neighborhood walk. We saw a number of really cool rehab projects in the neighborhood. Click into this flickr stream - Walking Artspace - for the latest pics. While we were waiting for everyone to gather at the Sonic Cafe, we were joined by a local real estate broker who shared the exciting news that Artspace may be looking for another location, just a block away - right here. If you're interested in what's happening over on Coe Place and around the truth about enzyteArtspace neighborhood, please join me in two weeks - here's the schedule. Around Artspace this Saturday The next neigborhood walk is scheduled for this Saturday. I'll be sharing some recent insights about homesteading success stories in the neighborhood. If Coe Place, Artspace or some of the streets just East of Main Street have captured your attention recently come on over and spend an hour learning about this emerging neighborhood. I've been keeping track of this season's pics - Walking around Artspace on flickr. Here's the schedule for the rest of 2008, rain or shine. Meet-up is at the Sonice Cafe at 9am right across from Artspace. Here's the map. City Honors - Update While walking around the construction site at City Honors the other day, I noticed that the first of two new structures, the new natatorium, is slowly taking shape on the what was once the school's front lawn. This 40m renovation project is part of the larger one billion dollar Joint School Reconstruction Project, the largest construction project in the City's history - ever. LPCiminelli is the lead developer for the city wide project. They're keeping track of progress at City Honors - here. I'll be adding pics to this - City Honors - flickr series on a regular basis in the weeks and months ahead. If you're a current City Honors student or graduate I'd like to know your thoughts about this project. Partners Newsletter Here's the latest e-newsletter - October 2008 - from George Grasser and Partners for a Livable Western New York. I've archived previous issues here. Inviting Buffalo The Buffalo 'sphere has taken shape over the past few years and reflects growing integration and non-heirarchical ways of reaching and connecting people. While Buffalo Rising and the family of blogs under the WNYmedia.net banner continue to set the pace, there a number of unexpected and welcome surprises that surface. I mentioned Buffalo Ideas last month and have just learned about Inviting Buffalo. The newest addition to the local 'sphere comes from City Hall and is maintained by the Department of Economic Development. A recent post features a news item from Buffalo First. Neighborhood Planning Summit I had the opportunity yesterday to talk with Elizabeth Huckabone, President of Belmont Shelter, about a number of issues impacting the immediate neighborhood around Artspace. I'd stopped in to check out the various displays that were being set up for tomorrow evening's neighborhood summit meeting - details here. I encourage everyone who is interested in the area that's historicially known as the Hamlin Park, Cold Springs and Masten Park to attend this important and unique meeting. A number of City officials, BERC and LISC as well as Rev. Stenhouse will be addressing a number of important issues that are crucial to this neighborhood's longterm revival. If you haven't already read - Midtown: Poised for Renaissance, I encourage you to become familiar with it before attending tomorrow evening's neighborhood meeting. Here, Chris Hawley writes: |