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Sean Ryan won the Bflo Mayoral primary. I am pretty content with the result. Sean has allot of the progressive policies that India Walton championed in 2021, but has more institutional gravitas, name recognition and governing experience than India ever did. I'm kind of optimistic about Buffalo City Hall for the first time in.......ever. Not getting my hopes too high though.
 
The Terminator said:
Sean Ryan won the Bflo Mayoral primary. I am pretty content with the result. Sean has allot of the progressive policies that India Walton championed in 2021, but has more institutional gravitas, name recognition and governing experience than India ever did. I'm kind of optimistic about Buffalo City Hall for the first time in.......ever. Not getting my hopes too high though.
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You think there will be a repeat of a few years ago where the primary winner ended up losing? I assume there was a Republican primary too, though I don't recall hearing anything about it, not that they stand a chance.
 
Bubba said:
Technically my extended family on my father's side (one of my great aunts married into a Buffalo family) and my wife's family (the majority of whom still live in Buffalo and its burbs).
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Oh right, I remember now. I think you've mentioned it previously.

Carry on.
 
jsk1983 said:
You think there will be a repeat of a few years ago where the primary winner ended up losing? I assume there was a Republican primary too, though I don't recall hearing anything about it, not that they stand a chance.
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No thankfully! Chris Scanlon announced he will not be contesting the mayors race ("Scans" is acting mayor and Conservative Dem faction favorite with significant Republican buy-in). A coworker of mine that I quite like, just accepted a position with a Buffalo city office, so I am hoping the Ryan transition will be smooth for him.
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NFTA has been busy cooking away on transit expansion plans:


I'm hopeful -- it seems like a fairly thoughtful extension from the gander I took at the draft EIS, even if it is largely an at-grade setup. I would like to hear thoughts from folks who live up there, though?
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I wrote a report on this for my Transit Planning class in Grad School in early 2024 (I just finished MUP in January, felt good at my advanced 30+ age to make some zoomer friends) and at that time the DEIS had yet to be finalized so I am really glad to see something moving forward on Metro. That's not to say that we still dont have a big battle ahead. I drive down Niagara Falls Blvd in Amherst frequently on my way to a particular music venue in North Buffalo. I see the "No to Metro" signs and want to to create "Yes to Metro!" signs to distribute.

Bubba said:
Technically my extended family on my father's side (one of my great aunts married into a Buffalo family) and my wife's family (the majority of whom still live in Buffalo and its burbs).
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Next time you visit, Cowboy, check out South Buffalo along Abbott Road as well as the Village of Sloan. I think the people and vibe may be your speed, despite the difference in accents and snow accumulation tolerance.
 
The Terminator said:
I see the "No to Metro" signs and want to to create "Yes to Metro!" signs to distribute.
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There was a project here to build a bridge from an access road for a flyover freeway across a river to a residential area. There were parts of a town on either side of the river and without the bridge, the only way to access the section of town across the river was to drive west a mile or two, to the nearest entrance, drive three miles east to the next exit down, and drive back to the area of the town on that side of the river. As the crow flies the fire station is a quarter mile from the river.

The solution was to put a controlled access (gated) bridge across the river for use by emergency vehicles only. Local residents of Fort Worth (not the town that was building the bridge) didn't want it because they somehow felt it would... I don't know... but they just NIMBY'ed out on the issue. They distributed signs that said NO BRIDGE NO WAY. They lost and the bridge was built.
 
My favorite sign was a zoning referendum sign that said "Don't pass gas in our neighborhood". It was against a Quik Trip. To make it funnier, the neighborhood was sponsored by the Chevron owner down the road.
 
Bills Season has begun!!

Spent the day Sunday @ Essex St Tavern in Buffalo, and there was a Volvo 245 parked outside the whole day. I left a note on the car, and the owner called me!
 
Bills were lucky to win Week 1. Jets were lucky to get out of the stadium in Week 2. Week 3 is early- Thursday game against Miami at The Ralph. They Bills' next 4 opponents are a collective 2-6 so far this season. After that they have their bye. Just get through those games 4-0 or at least 3-1 and they can enjoy their break.
 
The absolute Mecca of old school "trad' menswear, O'Connell's in Buffalo, NY, made the NY Times list of the 50 Best Clothing Stores in America!

I make it out to O'Connell's once every couple of years and it's always worth the drive. If anybody is ever passing through the area and has any interest in "trad" clothing, I highly recommend stopping by.

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Link to archived version of the article if you're blocked by the NYTimes paywall: https://archive.is/TqoLG
 
WSU MUP Student said:
The absolute Mecca of old school "trad' menswear, O'Connell's in Buffalo, NY, made the NY Times list of the 50 Best Clothing Stores in America!

I make it out to O'Connell's once every couple of years and it's always worth the drive. If anybody is ever passing through the area and has any interest in "trad" clothing, I highly recommend stopping by.

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Link to archived version of the article if you're blocked by the NYTimes paywall: https://archive.is/TqoLG
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Great selection and style options here, very old school. It's also very very expensive. $400 shirts, $900 shoes, $80 socks. It caters to a certain income demographic, the kind that tend to live on Chapin Parkway, and in Williamsville.

Even if I had that type of money, I would still shop in secondhand stores and spend my disposable income on crappy old cars and undesirable lands instead.
 
The Terminator said:
Great selection and style options here, very old school. It's also very very expensive. $400 shirts, $900 shoes, $80 socks. It caters to a certain income demographic, the kind that tend to live on Chapin Parkway, and in Williamsville.

Even if I had that type of money, I would still shop in secondhand stores and spend my disposable income on crappy old cars and undesirable lands instead.
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You can definitely find things less expensive than those prices there, but yeah, it's not inexpensive.

Buying stuff from their house brand is the way to go - I have an affinity for brushed Shetland wool sweaters and O'Connell's and J. Press are often considered the gold standard and O'Connell's, at $225, are about $40 to $50 cheaper than the J. Press ones - they've held their price pretty steady for the past few years while J. Press has increased theirs incrementally. O'Connell's also has very good house brand dress shirts, particularly their oxford cloth button down shirts. They are made in the U.S. (if that's important to somebody) by Gitman, a very respected shirtmaker that's been in the business a long time... unfortunately, their shirts are now close to $200 (which is quite a bit more than what J. Press charges for a Made in the U.S. OCBD). If you need a nicer pair of tailored chinos O'Connell's are hard to beat at around $135, and they do go on sale from time to time. They are also made in the U.S., I believe by Rochester Tailored Clothing in Rochester, NY, which used to be "Hickey Freeman". Their dress trousers from RTC are a bit more expensive but still a better deal than similar made in the U.S. trousers elsewhere.
 
I know this is a funny question. Any suggestions for mud to high end family dining in Buffalo? My family loves trader joes so over the Christmas break were going to buffalo for an overnight trip.

My kids live foods like duck confit, indian fod and steak. Also open to bbq suggestions, other than dinosaur.
 
donk said:
I know this is a funny question. Any suggestions for mud to high end family dining in Buffalo? My family loves trader joes so over the Christmas break were going to buffalo for an overnight trip.

My kids live foods like duck confit, indian fod and steak. Also open to bbq suggestions, other than dinosaur.
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You should get beef on weck sandwiches while you're there. The unique Buffalo food before chicken wings were the unique Buffalo food. I like Schwabl's in West Seneca.
 
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