Via the Buffalo NewsBy Jay ReyA large redevelopment project in Amherst took a step forward last week with the rezoning of an old Eggertsville school.The Amherst Town Board rezoned the 3.4-acre property at 1350 Eggert Road, paving the way for the redevelopment of the former Eggert Road Elementary School into apartments and office space.Ellicott Development Co., owned by Carl and William Paladino, wants to begin work later this year, although the project still needs ...
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Tonawanda charter school expanding to former Holy Angels site
Via Buffalo NewsBy Denise Jewell GeeThe hallowed halls of the former Holy Angels Academy building in North Buffalo will again be full of students, starting this fall.The Charter School for Applied Technologies will take over the vast, former all-girls Catholic high school. It will relocate its three middle-school grades from its Kenmore Avenue campus to the vacant Hertel Avenue building as it continues its rapid growth. Both the school and the building’s owners confirmed the ...
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Former Oliver’s partners and Ellicott Development plan Elmwood Ave. restaurant, apartments
Via Buffalo NewsBy Andrew Z. GalarneauVeteran Buffalo restaurateurs are teaming with Ellicott Development to pursue a restaurant and residential building at 905 Elmwood Ave., presently a gas station.Henry Gorino, who sold Oliver’s last year, is working on the project with restaurant partner Chuck Mauro and Ellicott Development’s Bill Paladino, according to Mauro.They’ve made an offer, and are pursuing a mixed-use building that would have a middle-market restaurant on ...
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Hotels Located Near Highmark Stadium
Home of the NFL's Buffalo Bills, Highmark Stadium is less than six miles from three of our hotels located in West Seneca, NY. Stay at one of our hotels near Highmark Stadium for an easy trip to any Buffalo Bills home game. Choose from the Hampton Inn, Country Inn & Suites or the Staybridge Suites when looking for for a hotel near New Era Field New York. Hotels Near Highmark StadiumCountry Inn & Suites Buffalo South/I-90 - (716) 259-8520 Hampton Inn Buffalo South/I-90 - (716) ...
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Buffalo makes for a great side trip when visiting Toronto and Niagara Falls
If you are looking for a nice American city to visit with great shopping, restaurants and attractions, then considerBuffalo, New York . This is especially convenient should you have any trips to very nearby Toronto or Niagara Falls planned.Retail destinations include malls like the Walden Galleria, Boulevard Mall, Eastern Hills Mall, Fashion Outlets of Niagara and the McKinley Mall, as well as eclectic and charming shopping districts such as Buffalo’s Elmwood Village, Hertel Avenue, ...
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New Art Gallery opens in the Belesario
Via Buffalo Risingby queenseyesYou might recall that I posted a fun and different type of article that followed the story of The Swan and The Horse, two artists who have exhibited internationally and have come together in Buffalo to produce a series of works to be shown this evening at a new gallery in Downtown Buffalo (see back story). Today I would like to dig a bit deeper into the real world personas of artists Eric Magnuson (The Horse) and Lisa Z. Morgan (The Swan) – lovers, ...
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ECIDA OKs two apartment projects worth $14M
Via Buffalo Business FirstBy Jim FinkA pair of Buffalo projects, each anchored by a residential component, received tax breaks to advance from the planning stage to construction.The Erie County Industrial Development Agency directors, Wednesday morning, approved the incentive packages — one for the conversion of the late 1800s-era, former Jansen Brother Harness Shop location on Elm Street and the other, a century-old one-time headquarters for American Radiator Co. on Elmwood ...
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