Buffalo Rising

On Sunday, November 17, the premiere of documentary “My Brother Lost in Time: A Bipolar Life” will be held. For anyone that has ever struggled at the grips of depression, or who knows someone that has experienced the turbulent ups and downs of depression, this film will answer some hard-hitting questions. “My Brother Lost in Time: A Bipolar Life” explores the relationship between two brothers with mental illness: myself, with depression, and my younger brother, with bipolar disorder,” said Daniel T Lukasik. “I am a local lawyer, and my brother was a brilliant person with long periods of professional success.

On Monday, November 18, The Buffalo Film Academy (formerly Buffalo Movie & Video Makers (https://buff.ly/48P2F7R)) invites you to attend a talk at The Screening Room in Amherst, featuring local filmmaker J. Garrett Vorreuter.

Please join NAIOP Upstate New York and our friends at the Urban Land Institute for a special presentation regarding the future of Downtown Buffalo. (https://buff.ly/48Qb6zE) The impact of remote work on city centers threatens to destabilize the economic progress that Buffalo and other cities in New York have made over the past two decades.? The city of Buffalo initiated the Queen City Hub Revisited initiative along with the University at Buffalo Center of Urban Excellence, the Buffalo Niagara Partnership, Erie County, Invest Buffalo Niagara, Buffalo Place, NAIOP, and others to understand the impact of remote work on the city center.? One third of employees are no longer traveling to downtown for work, impacting commercial real estate, local businesses and the overall vitality of our city center. A new strategy, purpose and toolkit will be required for the revitalization of downtown Buffalo and to adapt into a more sustainable, climate resilient place to live work and play.? Please join us for a presentation from the Queen City Hub Revisited team and local business leaders, providing the first peak at the new economic development framework we are advocating for downtown Buffalo.

To date, we’ve been hearing a lot about the events and functions taking place at Buffalo’s beloved Central Terminal. But what about the various construction elements that are underway?

The former home Flexlume Signs at 1462 Main Street has a new owner.? 1462 Lombardi LLC, registered to PUSH Buffalo co-founder Aaron Bartley, purchased the property from 1 Albright Ct LLC for $355,000. Flexlume left its long-time home last year to a new building in Lackawanna.? The ornate neon sign stayed in Buffalo.

In 2022, sisters Alisa and Alicia Officer?launched Unapologetic Coffee (https://buff.ly/4hZLGUy) at 1375 Main Street, near the corner of East Ferry. At the time, they talked about expanding their café offerings by building out a back room within the building, for more seating and more brewing capacity. (https://lnkd.in/e8fbYNiU and Alicia Officer | Photo from 2022 Buffalo Rising article (https://buff.ly/4hZLGUy) Now, the sisters have decided to pull up stakes and move further downtown to 899 Main Street (https://buff.ly/4hMJL5A), which is home to Best Self.

THE BASICS:? THE FITZGERALDS OF ST. PAUL, a new musical by Christie Baugher, directed and choreographed by Danny Mefford, starring Jewell Wilson Bridges as Scott and Shannon O’Boyle as Zelda. 11/8 – 11/24, 3 weeks only!

An international co-working outfit is ramping up its sixth Western New York project on Chandler Street. What was originally built out for Utilant, LLC, by developer Rocco Termini, is now Spaces (https://buff.ly/300l5OC).

While Habitat for Humanity pursues a plan to establish a modular home factory in Buffalo, it is building modular homes it purchases from a Pennsylvania manufacturer.? One is planned for the northeast corner of Howard and Krettner streets. (https://buff.ly/3OamhcQ) (https://buff.ly/3O99W8X) The three-bedroom, one and a half bath home with 1,291 sq.ft. of living space is planned for a very city-like narrow 30’ x 103’ lot.

884 Main Street has a new owner and fingers are crossed the charming building’s restoration will get to the finish line.? 884 Main Buffalo LLC purchased the building for $325,000. The seller, Peter Rouff’s Par 884 LLC, did both interior and exterior work on the property before deciding to part with the building.