I hate to pile on the President as he struggles with all time low approval ratings, mutiny in his party over immigration, fissures in his base, supreme court justices run amok, and the daily butcher’s bill rolling in from Iraq…but, when Burt Bacharach think you’re an asshole, well, things can’t get much worse.
“Things have [...]
The twenty year battle over Carl Paladino’s proposed 11 story office building is finally over. It’s an urbanist design that will provide a nice anchor to Court Street.
After meeting with the developer Wednesday, lawmakers expressed support for the project at 50 Court St. The 335,000-square-foot building would cost $40 million to $45 million. Construction [...]
If you’re unfamiliar with the Star Wars kid, well, I guess you’re not a frequent user of Al Gore’s most famous invention.
The Backstory:
- Chubby Canadian kid in Quebec makes a goofy video of himself acting like the Star Wars character Darth Maul, using a golf ball retriever to represent his lightsaber.
- He does this in [...]
It would appear the BANANAs have been defeated. At Tuesday’s meeting of the City Planning Board, the committee voted to approve the final design for the hotel.
5. Savarino Construction
1109 - 1121 ELMWOOD AVE.
Discussion: Accept or Deny SEQR Negative Declaration. Disposition of hearing matter. Approve, Approve with modifications, or Disapprove.
Actions: Accept Neg Dec & Approve [...]
Former candidate for Erie County Legislature and general agitator of the political machine Rus Thompson is at it again.
He has severed his ties with Primary Challenge and ventured out on his own to create a new organization that he hopes will affect change in Albany. Dubbed the New York Coalition, the group has similar [...]
On Friday, the plug will be pulled on the WB49 10PM newscast.
Honestly, I was not a regular viewer unless we were in the midst of a major local news story. WB49 provided another angle on the local news scene, most notably through the solid reporting of Steve Barber.
I’d like to [...]
It looks like Delphi is finally going to take the plunge and void their labor contracts. What happens after that?
Well…
The UAW & IUE-CWA will go on strike, GM will quickly burn through cash and declare bankruptcy, and the unions will discontinue the three party negotiations. I would suspect that a UAW strike at [...]
Boy Wonder Higgins will be hosting another series of “Congress On Your Corner” meetings throughout the area.
I’m hoping that Derek will be in attendance to tell Mr. Higgins that his plan to tear down the Skyway is ludicrous.
That would spice up an otherwise boring meeting filled with confused seniors trying to sign up [...]
The DHS is looking into the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV’s) for domestic surveillance purposes. They’ll initially use them for border and port surveillance, which is not such a bad idea.
However, you’re smart enough to know that in the Bush era, a program never stops at the intended or stated purpose…
In [...]