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The Buffalo News | Cruise ships on Buffalo’s waterfront? ‘It’s absolutely feasible’
Published February 20, 2023 | Plans for a redeveloped DL&W Terminal call for music and a public market. Could they also include cruise ships? That prospect will be considered when a consultant is chosen in the next couple of months to conduct a feasibility study. So will the question of whether Buffalo could become a
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WGRZ | 6 more murals will soon go up at NFTA’s DL&W terminal
Published June 3, 2021 | BUFFALO, N.Y. — Last summer, six artists created a mural at the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority’s DL&W terminal as part of Cobblestone Commons, and now six more artists will create new murals. This July, the six artists will create the murals as part of the collaboration between the Cobblestone District
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Buffalo Business First | Ofo Ezeugwu has plenty of options, but he’s sticking with Buffalo
Published May 24, 2021 | It’s a timeless question – why would a successful young professional pick Buffalo over a locale with warmer weather, a cooler culture and a more progressive regional economy? Ofo Ezeugwu has some insight on the matter. The founder of WhoseYourLandlord came here in early 2020 after winning an award in the 43North
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WGRZ | Yogis collect thousands of feminine hygiene products for Buffalo school
BUFFALO, N.Y. — They’re not something every girl necessarily wants to talk about, but they are something every girl needs. They can even get so expensive that the cost can keep girls in our community from going to school or playing sports. “We were unaware that you could not use food stamps or SNAP benefits
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Buffalo Busines First | Power 250 rollout continues: Here’s Nos. 174-124
Published February 23, 2021 | Welcome to the ninth annual Power 250 list of powerful people in Western New York. Here are the people on the second part of the list, from 174-124, listed in alphabetical order. To see where they rank, check out the attached slideshow. LaVonne Ansari, Community Health Center of Buffalo Inc.
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Buffalo Rising | UB Arts Collaboratory to open Downtown Incubator, “The Space Between”
Savarino Companies a proud supporter of the UB Arts Collaboratory. Read the full article here. Published February 18, 2021 | Over the last few months, we’ve been posting quite a bit about the stalwart efforts of the UB Arts Collaboratory. Today I caught up with Bronwyn Keenan, Director of the Collaboratory at UB’s College of Arts and Sciences,
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Introducing Julia Spitz, finalist for the 2021 ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award
Published February 10, 2021 Meet This Week’s ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award® Finalist Julia Spitz Executive Vice PresidentSavarino Properties Julia Spitz is Executive Vice President at Savarino Properties, responsible for oversight and day-to-day management of 250,000 square feet of commercial, residential and retail space in Western New York. Julia is a licensed NYS Real Estate Salesperson and Licensed Property Manager
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Samuel Savarino Joins Board at Investigative Post
Investigative Post has added five members to its board of directors who represent a cross-section of the community. New members include: Sarah Cohen, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who has worked at The Washington Post and New York Times, and who presently teaches data journalism at Arizona State University. Samuel Savarino, owner and CEO of Savarino
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Buffalo News | Young trucking firm finds hip new home at former Lagerhaus 95
Published January 10, 2021 | Like other millenials, Adam Cunningham and his colleagues used to frequent the former Lagerhaus 95 bar and restaurant in Buffalo’s Cobblestone District. It was close to their new company’s office, the “atmosphere was excellent” for happy hours, and they “had a lot of fun,” he recalled. Now, two years later,