May 7
2012
When Albert Steele Jr. got tired of running from the cops – and breaking out of jail – he went into the demolition business. He’s now the city’s largest demo contractor. A Buffalo News investigation.
May 7
2012
Momentum is building to do something with the Outer Harbor and just days after a group of community activists called for developing its 120 acres into a park Mayor Byron Brown make a pitch for City Hall to play a role, perhaps a big one. The Outer Harbor is state land, controlled by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority. The NFTA wants to get out of the real estate business, which has begged the question, who would assume responsibility for developing the property? Some think the task should fall to the Erie Harbor Canal Development Corp., a subsidiary of Empire State[...]
May 6
2012
May 5
2012
Investigative Post Editor Jim Heaney discusses a proposal to redevelop the outer harbor as a park, without significant development, and how much the public should pay to finance improvements to Ralph Wilson Stadium to retain the Buffalo Bills.
May 5
2012
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2012
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2012
May 2
2012
A graphic by the Economist tracks the correlation between rising CO2 levels and increases in ocean and atmospheric temperatures.