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The Buffalo News @buffalonews.com · 13h

Rosemarie “Rose” LoTempio, a prominent figure in Buffalo politics and the first woman to lead the Common Council majority, died Tuesday. She was 91.

Rosemarie LoTempio, first female majority leader of the Common Council, has died

Rosemarie “Rose” LoTempio, a prominent figure in Buffalo politics and the first woman to lead the Common Council majority, died Tuesday. She was 91.

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R.D. Pohl @rdpohl.bsky.social · Aug 28

Cindy Sherman, from 30 Essex St. in Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center on Buffalo's West Side in 1975 to the cover of The New Yorker's as "Being Eustace" [Tilly] in its "The Culture Industry: A Centenary Issue" a half century later.

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BuffaloResearch.com @buffaloresearch.com · 7h

Anyone know why?
More about Jaz:
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Jaz Brisack - Wikipedia

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BuffaloResearch.com @buffaloresearch.com · 7h

One thing bothered me. Jax Brisack was one of the leaders of this fight. They wrote a book about it! But they were omitted from the film.

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Get on the Job and Organize: Standing Up for a Better Workplace and a Better World

Standing Up for a Better Workplace and a Better World

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BuffaloResearch.com @buffaloresearch.com · 7h

Just saw "Baristas vs. Billionaires" at the Buffalo International Film Festival. Great documentary about the Starbucks union fight that began in #Buffalo.

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BuffaloResearch.com @buffaloresearch.com · 13h

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Metro Bus & Rail @nftametro.bsky.social · 17h

Some feedback from our riders... 😊

💖 "A customer with a cane was assisted by an operator in entering the railcar from the University station."

💖 "They just observed an operator give amazing, clear, and kind instructions to a group of tourists getting off the 24, on how and where to catch the 40."

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BuffaloResearch.com @buffaloresearch.com · 17h

With a blurb by yours truly.

The Buffalo News @buffalonews.com · 17h

"You Should Have Seen Us Howling: When Buffalo Ruled the Inland Seas" is a new book illustrated by Scott A. Wood and written by Jeff Z. Klein. Their middle initials go from A to Z – and so does their entertaining account of Buffalo's maritime history, Brady writes.
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Erik Brady: This new graphic history of Buffalo's maritime past is a howling good time

"You Should Have Seen Us Howling: When Buffalo Ruled the Inland Seas" is a new book illustrated by Scott A. Wood and written by Jeff Z. Klein. Their middle initials go from A to Z – and so does their ...

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BuffaloResearch.com @buffaloresearch.com · 17h

[checks a map]
I live in this district!

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BuffaloResearch.com @buffaloresearch.com · 1d

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BuffaloResearch.com @buffaloresearch.com · 20h

Which district?

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The Buffalo News @buffalonews.com · 21h

Buffalo is seeking proposals for the "complete streets" transformation of Main Street from just north of Goodell Street in downtown Buffalo to Kensington Avenue, just north of Canisius University.
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City seeks bids for Middle Main streetscape redesign

Buffalo is seeking proposals for the "complete streets" transformation of Main Street from just north of Goodell Street in downtown Buffalo to Kensington Avenue, just north of Canisius University.

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Erie County, NY @eriecounty.bsky.social · 20h

211 Western New York is your free and confidential link to health and human services - housing, food, domestic violence resources, support groups, mental health and more. Call 2-1-1 from any phone day or night. www.211wny.org

211 WNY

211 WNY is your free and confidential link to health and human services. Every day, across Western New York, people just like you are looking for help. 211 WNY is here 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. D...

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BuffaloResearch.com @buffaloresearch.com · 20h

They should just buy him a fake from Temu. He won't know the difference.

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BuffaloResearch.com @buffaloresearch.com · 20h

Yesh, those "My ancestor gave you [a thing]" or "You used to have [thing]" calls were real stressors when I was on the job. If we didn't have it, I could occasionally trace the thing to a peer organization, which was a huge relief.

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BuffaloResearch.com @buffaloresearch.com · 1d

Thanks! I already forgot what day it was at one point this week!

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BuffaloResearch.com @buffaloresearch.com · 1d

Also Buffalonians.

Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 1d

Canadians: “We the north! I love hockey, skiing, and taking my kids sledding. Did you hear about a light dusting of snow shutting down some southern US city?”

Canadians, when you suggest
it’s possible to bike past September: “but what if I get… cold?”

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The Buffalo News @buffalonews.com · 1d

PUSH-Buffalo, the West Side housing and advocacy nonprofit, has completed its new West Side Homes project, bringing 49 units of affordable and supportive housing to 11 new buildings constructed on formerly vacant lots and a pair of existing homes.

PUSH Buffalo completes West Side Homes

PUSH-Buffalo, the West Side housing and advocacy nonprofit, has completed its new West Side Homes project, bringing 49 units of affordable and supportive housing to 11 new buildings constructed on formerly vacant lots and a pair of existing homes.

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The Buffalo News @buffalonews.com · 1d

After redeveloping the former Record Theatre complex on Main Street into the Monroe Building, a team of five preservation developers is now turning their attention to the second piece of their puzzle.

Monroe Building developers move on to second phase

After redeveloping the former Record Theatre complex on Main Street into the Monroe Building, a team of five preservation developers is now turning their attention to the second piece of their puzzle

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BuffaloResearch.com @buffaloresearch.com · 1d

I did, last Friday.
#retired

The Onion @theonion.com · 3d

Health Experts Recommend Standing Up At Desk, Leaving Office, Never Coming Back https://theonion.com/health-experts-recommend-standing-up-at-desk-leaving-o-1819577456/

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BuffaloResearch.com @buffaloresearch.com · 1d

Good.

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Hupple’s Cat @hupplescat.bsky.social · 2d

OTD 1812. Buffalo Creek, NY.

Lookouts alert Lt Jesse D. Elliot, USN, to two British ships that have tied up at Fort Erie, across the mouth of the Niagara River.

Elliot has been tasked by Commodore Isaac Chauncey, USN, to build a fleet at Black Rock to take control of Lake Erie.
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Jess

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BuffaloResearch.com @buffaloresearch.com · 2d

I fixed the Support Us page at BuffaloResearch.com. It keeps the site ad & irritation-free. Who wants to be the first to test it out?
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Consider kicking in a few bucks to help defray our expenses.

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Buffalo Legal Observers @buffalolos.bsky.social · 1d

Our friends at Justice for Migrant Families of WNY will be in John Maggio & Neha Shastry's documentary The Act of Dreaming, premiering next Wednesday at the North Park Theatre during the Buffalo International Film Fest. Tickets here: www.buffalofilm.org/events/the-a...

The Act of Dreaming

Three recently-arrived immigrant families struggle to adjust to a new life in Buffalo, New York.

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Western New York Library Resources Council @wnylrc.bsky.social · 1d

We have a new mission for New York library advocates. The Freedom to Read Act is on the cusp of becoming law - this crucial bill will protect intellectual freedom in school libraries statewide. We need to you to tell the Governor to sign this bill today! app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...

Take Action for Libraries. Are you a Library Advocate? Tell Governor Hochul to sign the Freedom to Read Act!

What Is the Freedom To Read Act?
“Requires the commissioner of education and school library systems to develop policies to ensure that school libraries and library staff are empowered to curate and develop collections that provide students with access to the widest array of developmentally appropriate materials available.”
This bill is a powerful stand against the wave of book challenges sweeping the nation, affirming that school libraries are able to maintain diverse and inclusive materials in their library collections available to every student.

Why This Is Important: The rate of book bans and challenges have been increasing over the past decade.
In New York, 21 school districts have banned books, with 65 instances of books being removed.
Most books being challenged are titles with themes about race and/or LGBT+ topics.
Students have a right to read and learn, free from censorship or discrimination.

What’s Next:
The bill passed the New York State Legislature in June 2025.
In order to become law, the bill needs to be signed by the Governor of New York.
The bill has not made it to the Governor’s office for signature, so we need to let her know how important this is!

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