City of buffalo

Winging It! Buffalo Style Screen Shot   Friday, October 5th was the wrap up of the City of Buffalo and Mayor Byron Brown “Game Changers” Program which took place at Medaille College. As I shared before I had the great opportunity of speaking with the youth for one of the program workshops on the importance of being a “Go Getta” and all that comes with it. On Frida...

Last Friday I had the great opportunity to speak at the City of Buffalo and Mayor Byron Brown new “Game Changers” program, an eight-week youth basketball camp aimed at empowering Buffalo’s neediest youth through basketball training and life skill workshops which is meant to steer 10 to 18 year old's away from drugs and crime...

According to the Buffalo News, The City Of Buffalo is offering a "Gun Buyback Program" aimed at attempting to urge you to turn in any guns you might have. The incentive is a payoff...in the form of a Pre-Paid Credit Card! Depending on the type of handgun, you could receive anywhere from $10 - $100...

Reading the Buffalo News this morning, I came across a story about Mayor Byron W. Brown's efforts to restructure Buffalo, NY's 50+ year old Zoning Ordinance.  The article identified a Public Meeting / Forum held at ECC on Tuesday, which was attended by a mere 400 people.  I say "mere" because this is a very important issue that should generate hundreds of thousands of people in the commu

We've heard quite a bit lately about different stars who have lost a home (or are in danger of losing a home) to foreclosure... R. Kelly, Diamond, 'Octomon', just to name a few of the many who have gone thru foreclosure. Now when that happens we all laugh cause we think they have all this money and how can they possibly be in foreclosure - but the reality is that Foreclosure isn't funny... Read M

Just about everyone has been inside a courtroom at least once in their life; however, yesterday I had the opportunity to go down to County Court and watch the City Grill trial proceedings. I don’t know how many of you have ever seen something like this, but for me it was first and I was intrigued to watch the battle between the prosecution and defense, the shocking witness testimonies, and made some stark realizations about the jury. Read more for details on what really goes on in the courtroom during one of Buffalo’s most high profile murder cases.