SUMMER CAMPS at Villa Maria College CHOOSE FROM ELEVEN FUN, EDUCATIONAL CAMP SESSIONS AT VILLA. Continue reading
SUMMER CAMPS at Villa Maria College CHOOSE FROM ELEVEN FUN, EDUCATIONAL CAMP SESSIONS AT VILLA. Continue reading
May 15, 2014 at Coco Bar & Bistro, PUSH Green held its first ever ambassador event to celebrate two years of promoting energy-efficiency in WNY and to outline community partnership opportunities. Continue reading
PLEASE JOIN University District Councilmember Rasheed N.C. Wyatt for a University District Stakeholders Meeting
When: THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2014, 6:00 pm -7:30 pm
Where: Gloria J. Parks Community Center, 3242 Main Street
EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO ATTEND! We look forward to seeing you there! Questions, please contact us at: (716) 851-5165
Bailey Avenue Business Association, Buffalo Promise Neighborhood, the University Heights Tool Library, and many more local residents, organizations and businesses are teaming up with the University Heights Collaborative to ReTree the District. This is a collaborative project that seeks to build partnerships across the University District to work towards a goal of planting 1,000 trees over the course of two years. Continue reading
The WNY Power Proceeds Allocation Board is offering funding for Projects that support the growth of business in the State and thereby lead to the creation or maintenance of jobs.
Submit your WNYPPAB – Pre-Application anytime from March 4th through September 17th to be consider in any of the 4 rounds of grant consideration.
The following are examples of Eligible Projects: Continue reading
Nine businesses in Buffalo’s Kensington-Bailey business district are part of a new pilot program to grow their companies.
The Allstate Entrepreneur Support program was made possible because of a $75,000 Allstate Foundation grant and a partnership between the University at Buffalo School of Management’s Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL), the Bailey Avenue Business Association and UB’s Office of Government and Community Relations.
Read more at: Buffalo Business First
Kailea is a Health and Wellness intern from University at Buffalo join us on Monday March 10th to receive your own Health Risk Assessment. You will receive your own customized report and tips on staying healthy!
Time: 12 Noon, Monday, March 10th, 2014
Place: Gloria J. Parks Community Center Senior Room
Contact Pete for more information:
(716) 832-1010 ext. 206
On Friday, State Sen. Timothy Kennedy announced the Uptown Theater, 3165 Bailey Ave., is being awarded a $150,000 state grant that could allow it to reopen in early 2015. Theater productions, occasional movies and concerts, and other community and educational events are planned.
“There is no venue like this here in the area – period – no place for families or kids to go without having to go outside the area,” said owner Ibrahim Cisse, an immigrant who came from the Ivory Coast to the United States about 20 years ago and lives in the neighborhood. Continue reading
Join the Nickel City Indie Market EVERY FOURTH FRIDAY from 6-10PM at our Community Space at 9 W. Northrup Place (right next to the Tool Library).
Nickel City Indie Market is a group of local artisans and crafters with skills and talents ranging from jewelry making, book making, and textiles to metalworking, painting, and handmade soaps and lotions. Continue reading
Small businesses need to attract new customers to grow. Consumers are always looking for new and interesting places to shop. But a single store on its own has a tough time enticing shoppers. That’s why LISC MetroEdge works to develop business districts, banding businesses together to express their local identity through signage, décor and promotional events. Businesses see an uptick in sales and residents develop a sense of community. Continue reading