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05/14/13Students join with Journey's End to welcome a refugee family to BuffaloLocal 8th graders made a difference in the community last Saturday, bringing enthusiasm to tasks that normally have kids dragging their feet. The eighth graders of Kenmore’s St. John the Baptist School collaborated with a local nonprofit, Journey’s End Refugee Services, Inc., to make a Cuban refugee family’s house a true home. The class collected donated furniture and supplies from the community, and on Saturday the children and their families worked to install the items in the home, as well as to clean and beautify it. Journey’s End is a Christian organization aimed at meeting the needs of area immigrant and refugee families, many of whom have come to this country from regions in crisis. The agency’s mission statement is to... |
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05/06/13WBFO Press Pass with Elizabeth Licata and Kevin PurdySpree editor Elizabeth Licata and writer Kevin Purdy join WBFO this morning to talk about Purdy's latest feature on Buffalo's most secretive society, the Pack Club. Though the club has been around for over 75 years, most Buffalonians have never even heard of it; Purdy set out to investigate this mysterious organization for our May issue. Elizabeth Licata also discusses how readers can participate in Spree's annual Best of WNY awards. Listen to the conversation here! |
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04/05/13Dress For SuccessIt’s new to the block and here to propel you into the workforce looking as stylish and self-assured as ever: ladies, it’s Dress For Success Buffalo. Just like Dress For Success Worldwide, its Buffalo affiliate, located on 20 Court St., prepares financially challenged women for career opportunities through confident clothing choices. This is done in the mindset that when dressed with poise, any woman is capable of achieving a successful career. Christa Vidaver, the executive director of Dress For Success Buffalo, became misty-eyed at the press conference for the non-profit organization as she recalls the many sleepless nights building it all from scratch. “I can’t believe it,” Vidaver says. “I get speechless and tear up because... |
04/01/13UPDATED: Buffalo Spree announces move to Raleigh-Durham, NCBuffalo Spree magazine is pleased to announce its plans to relocate from Western New York to the Raleigh-Durham metropolitan area of North Carolina, effective May 2013. While the magazine has proudly covered the arts, cultural activities, entertainment, and food of the Buffalo/Niagara region for thirty years, its editors agree that the time for change has come. "We will continue to deliver the outstanding coverage of Western New York that our readers have come to expect," Elizabeth Licata, editor in chief, explains. "We'll just be doing it from our Raleigh office." The move will ultimately benefit readers, Licata avers, remarking that "absence makes the heart grow fonder, after all" and adding, "While our commited,... |
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03/27/13Is it eligible or not? That is the question.Politics run amok as Trico landmarking drags on. |
