Thoughts on Community

Just a Few Ideas
A commenter on Buffalo Rising recently provided a number of issues facing Buffalo’s Ellicott District.  I could have attempted to answer them all in the comment format, but I was sure there wasn’t enough space to do so.  So, I ask you to be patient and accept this excerpt from my views on district remediation [...]

Thoughts on Community
Recently I expressed interest in obtaining a seat on the Common Council for the City of Buffalo.  In a local on-line site I provided my e-mail address for any questions.  I received this communication from a local business organization and I would like to share my response with you. “I just wanted to send a quick [...]

This is a Research Blog
Please feel free to add comments and stories. Whether about your family experiences; neighborhood development successes, failures, and victories; strategies for youth development; breaking down stereotypes; pulling community together and more, we need your input to sincerely understand all that is good and bad about neighborhood revitalization. It goes back fu

What Are Their Stories?

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Here’s what happened to me this past weekend: I went to a local coffee house this past weekend and brought a friend along who really hadn’t gone there before, preferring, instead, to go to Starbucks.  Now, when I order, I usually go for a medium sized soy chai latte, so, in ordering my friend’s