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Sabres Plan for Development of Webster Block is a Good Idea [OPINION]

Joe Russo — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 13:32:41 +0000

Three plans have been submitted for development of the Webster Block, the area around the First Niagara Center and Buffalo's Inner Harbor, according to Business First. The City of Buffalo, under the guidance of Mayor Byron Brown and Rep. Brian Higgins, has done a fantastic job with Canalside, redeveloping the area quickly and using plans from the Old Erie Canal terminus to it's benefit. Park benches have been added and already the area is improving with concerts, events and a newly opened restaurant. But for waterfront development to really take hold the area needs an anchor attraction.

Let's Do It Right, and Move the Buffalo Bills Stadium Downtown [Opinion]

Joe Russo — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:00:42 +0000

How many times have we heard that building Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park hurt Buffalo's Economic Development. With the team in negotiations for a new lease, now is the time to rectify that mistake. Yes, it will cost over half-a-billion in taxpayer dollars, but stadium upgrades will cost 100 to 200 million. Wouldn't money be better spent on a new stadium downtown?

Buffalo's Waterfront: Crappy No More! We Promise This Time

Joe Russo — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:48:49 +0000

Could it be? Yes, my friend, yes it can. According to the Buffalo News the on again, off-again Buffalo Waterfront Development project is on again. Although the vision isn't as grand as the Bass Pro (which we knew would never happen anyway), a smaller, more agile plan should help the waterfront rise from the ashes.