Dec 16
2012
Zombie apocalypse
Posted 12 years ago
Dec 16
2012
Dec 16
2012
Howard Zemsky is one of the most influential people in Western New York. And certainly one of its busiest. He’s perhaps best known for his revitalization of the Larkin Building and the surrounding area into one of the hottest – and coolest – commercial, residential and retail districts in the region. It’s only one of several of his business ventures, including Taurus Capital Partners. Zemsky, 53, has emerged as a key community leader and political player in recent years. Most significantly, he is co-chairman of the Western New York Regional Economic Development Council, which is guiding Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s initiative to spend $1[...]
Dec 14
2012
Dec 14
2012
Taxpayers have forked over more than $16 billion over the past 20 years to build stadiums and arenas for pro sports teams. Patrick Hrudy of Sports On Earth makes a case for why politicians need to ‘just say no.’
Dec 14
2012
Dec 14
2012
ProPublica reports that Crossroads GPS claimed in an application filed two years ago with the IRS that its spending on campaigns would be “limited.” Rove and Co. then went out and spent $70M to influence elections.
Dec 13
2012
Those traveling to the Bills-Jaguars game on Dec. 2 may have seen the billboard on McKinley Parkway: “It’s a crapshoot: Feces taints 50% of Buffalo Chicken.” I hope you didn’t throw your chicken wings out the window after seeing the billboard because there’s another side to the story that the billboard sponsors aren’t telling us. Read on. The billboard came from the nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, which advocates for vegetarian lifestyles and “encourages higher standards for ethics and effectiveness in research.” The Buffalo findings were posted on the group’s website on Nov. 29. Out of the hundreds of[...]
Dec 12
2012