News From the Neighborhood

Laura Kelly, executive director of the Old First Ward Community Center provided the following report on the 2011 Shamrock Run:

Congratulations to this year’s winners of the Shamrock Run!

Top Female overall was Anga Bogdaneta in 30:36, the the Top Male overall was Chris Walters in 26:40.

The day was rainy and windy, but 3,700 runners turned out of a total of about 5,000 registered. Green face paint and great costumes brightened up the pack, with Grandit’s Bandits setting the top Caterpillar time of 1:09:58.

The next meeting of the East Buffalo Good Neighbors Planning Alliance (GNPA) is Monday, February 28, 2011 from 5:30pm-7:30pm at the Lt. Col. Matt Urban Center, 1081 Broadway, Buffalo.

Feel free to submit agenda ideas or events/announcements, via email to bparke@city-buffalo.com.

For more information, please contact Bill Parke, AICP, Community Planner with the City of Buffalo's Office of Strategic Planning at 851-5123 or bparke@city-buffalo.com, or visit www.city-buffalo.com.

The following information is provided by Liazon Benefits Solutions Company. Please click on the Health Insurance link on the left side of this Web site for more information. Healthcare Reform: How does it affect me?

The new Habitat for Humanity ReStore opened in December 2010 at 1675 South Park Avenue.

Grand Opening is Saturday January 15 2011. Event Info

They sell furniture, appliances, and building materials for your home improvement projects, You get big discounts and all the profit helps Habitat for Humanity.

Habitat has built over 200 houses in the Buffalo Area! Help show your suppurt, shop at the ReStore.

The board of directors of the South Buffalo Community Table, a soup kitchen located at 185 Southside Parkway in South Buffalo and headed by Sister M. Celeste O'Bryan, invites your support of this important community organization.

Thousands of meals are served annually to this area's poor, and they are warmly welcomed in a safe and friendly environment.

Your donations are appreciated. Please send to: South Buffalo Community Table, PO Box 1067, Buffalo, NY 14220.

The Greater South Buffalo Chamber of Commerce has begun production on a Business Directory and Community Guide, with distribution planned for January 2011.

The directory will feature listings and advertisements from area businesses, from industry and restaurants to retail outlets and entrepreneurs. Other listings will include nonprofits, schools,and organizations.

A feature section will highlight the neighborhoods of South Buffalo, The Valley, the Old First Ward, Kaisertown, East Lovejoy, Clinton Bailey, and Seneca-Babcock.

Spectacular weather for Expo & Irish Feis

The Greater South Buffalo Chamber of Commerce’s 9th annual Shop in Your Neighborhood Expo was held Saturday, September 11th in Cazenovia Park, giving hundreds of visitors the opportunity to meet with local businesses and organizations in a beautiful, outdoor setting.

“Buffalo Rat Pack,” Chuck Cordone, to perform at
South Buffalo Italian Festival August 15th

The sixth annual South Buffalo Italian Festival, planned for Sunday, August 15, 2010 from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., will be held on the lawn by South Park Lake, near the Botanical Gardens. Everyone is invited and admission is free.
The festival will feature food by area restaurants, including Francesca’s, Mineo’s, the Wayside, DiTondo’s, Caz Coffee Café, and Ilio DiPaolo’s. Other refreshments will also be available, including Italian beer and wine.

The 9th annual 'Shop in Your Neighborhood' EXPO is planned for Saturday, September 11, 2010 in Cazenovia Park from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Businesses, nonprofits, organizations, schools and entrepreneurs are invited to get a booth at the EXPO to share information about their products and services with hundreds of visitors. To reserve a booth, call 824-9942 or e-mail southbuffalochamber@gmail.com. The EXPO is a unique, outdoor event held in conjunction with Goin' South's IRISH FEIS, a day-long festival of live Irish music and dance.

General Family Dentistry has opened at 1925 Seneca Street, at the intersection of Stevenson and Mineral Springs.

Dr. Gary Schoene and Dr. Zimdahl will be offering a complete range of family dentistry.

The office will be open six days a week, Monday through Saturday. The dental office is at the same site where a previous dental office was, which relocated, and it has been completed renovated.

General Family Dentistry is accepting new patients and is committed to providing quality care and excellent service to all patients.

Most insurances are accepted, including Medicaid.