Buffalo... Who Knew?

The Buffalo Niagara Hostel is a unique and wonderful asset to Buffalo: the organization was founded and woven into the fabric of downtown at a time when little was happening in our city’s center (in 1996), it offers budget-conscious travelers–from literally around the world–an interesting, comfortable and communal landing pad, and it serves as a cultural hub for the creative and civically-engaged communities of WNY. Nonetheless, the Hostel is at risk of shuttering, despite the fact that the Hostel differentiates [...]

The “Buffalo…..who knew?” podcast series aims to highlight the (often under appreciated, sometimes unearthed) assets of Buffalo–particularly as it relates to the built and natural environment. It reveals up-and-coming projects, checks in on those that are already underway, and discusses some of the barriers that may impede their forward movement. It brings together two ardent Buffalo champions—and their guests—Frits Abell and Newell Nussbaumer, who highlight the exceptionalism that, once again, attempts to embed itself in Buffalo’s ethos. In this segment [...]

The “Buffalo…..who knew?” podcast series aims to highlight the (often under appreciated, sometimes unearthed) assets of Buffalo–particularly as it relates to the built and natural environment. It reveals up-and-coming projects, checks in on those that are already underway, and discusses some of the barriers that may impede their forward movement. In this segment of Buffalo….who knew?, Frits Abell speaks with Cathleen Chaffee, Charles Balbach Chief Curator of the Buffalo AKG, about the artist Marisol and her historic, transformative bequest she [...]

After the overwhelming feedback from our first episode of the “Building Buffalo Podcast: Around the world of Buffalo, with Frits Abell,” Newell Nussbaumer and Frits decided to continue their exploration of Buffalo’s transformation and growth. Introducing, the “Buffalo…..who knew?” podcast series which aims to highlight the (often under appreciated, sometimes unearthed) assets of Buffalo–particularly as it relates to the built and natural environment. It reveals up-and-coming projects, checks in on those that are already underway, and discusses some of the [...]