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 On his radio program last Friday, Common Council President Darius Pridgen announced the city was setting aside Fruit Belt lots for a community land trust. |
Daniel Derenda, who abruptly retired as Buffalo Police commissioner last week. Image courtesy WGRZ-TV.
Last Monday, Daniel Derenda was Buffalo police commissioner. As of last Wednesday, out of the blue, he’s retired. |
Thousands of marchers gathered in Niagara Square on Sunday, January 21. Photo by Michael I. Niman.
Ups to the Sunday’s marchers in downtown Buffalo; downs to the Buffalo News, factotum for the Buffalo Niagara Partnership. |
Authoritarians enjoy weakening democratic norms and the free press.
Lügenpresse — lying press — “fake news” — is a distinctly German slur that the |
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Two former Erie County Legislators were given patronage jobs with the Erie County Board of Elections — Republican Ted Morton and Democrat Betty Jean Grant. |
 A little something from the We Want Marangi archives while getting ready to watch New England and Minnesota pummel Jacksonville and Philadelphia, ... |
Proposed Buffalo Local Waterfront Revitalizaton Area (LWRA)
As conservation planning goes, our region has spent a long time getting our act together to adopt a Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan (LWR |
 Studies suggest that expanding access to marijuana could actually help combat the opioid epidemic. |
