Buffalo Rising

6 days ago | buffalorising.com

Buffalonians are doing what they can to support the countless families and communities that have been affected by the recent major earthquake that struck Myanmar. Now, Buffalo String Works is

1 week ago | buffalorising.com | Ken Kruly

“[T]he mayor shall prepare and submit to the [fiscal stability] authority a four-year financial plan, and the mayor’s proposed city budget, not later than the date required for submission of such budget to the council pursuant to the city charter… “Such financial plan shall… contain actions sufficient to ensure with respect to the major operating funds for each fiscal year of the plan that annual aggregate operating expenses for such fiscal year shall not exceed annual aggregate operating...

1 week ago | buffalorising.com | Peter Hall

THE BASICS:  THE HUNG MAN, a play by Ian Bonner & Marty Shea, directed by Drew McCabe, starring Rick Lattimer, Vinny Murphy, Jenny Marie McCabe, Alex Reiser, and Caitlin Coleman. 4/11 – 5/3 Fri 7:30, Sat 5:00 at the Compass Performing Arts Center, 545 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, New York 14222 (716) 440-5521 buffalounitedartists.orgRUNTIME: 1 hour 45 minutes including one intermissionTHE PLAYERS, THE PLAY, AND THE PRODUCTION: Murder is in the air, or at least on area stages this early Spring.

2 weeks ago | buffalorising.com | Ken Kruly

Buffalo’s acting Mayor Chris Scanlon has offered the same sort of budget that his predecessor produced year after year – and that Scanlon, as a member of the Common Council agreed to. The proposed new budget seeks to fill what Scanlon describes as a $70 million structural deficit which he “inherited” from the previous administration. A large portion of that deficit will be addressed with a huge non-recurring source of funds and some other uncertain actions.

2 weeks ago | buffalorising.com | John Szalasny

When you hear a topic once, a writer may not make a conscious note of it. When it comes up a second time, it becomes an idea for a story. Hearing it a third time makes it something to write about. This was my experience recently after attending the premiere of a documentary (Ripples of Plastic) and a convention on regional water issues (All About Water). I overheard many conversations about the attendees’ fears for the future of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI).