I have posted a message on SpeakUpWny.com to spread the word on this hotel and posted a link to the petition. I am waiting on an e-mail from BuffaloRising too see how I can post on there as well. If anoyone has any ideas on where I can send this petition or post a link to it, let me know.

I just cannot find the words to decribe. I must say shocking, yet truthful...I will admit that there was NOT a time when I did NOT have chills. I have never seen a more well put together piece of work in my life. And yet as I sit here, I struggle to find yet one reason NOT to believe that video. I am just...well just watch it...its about 1 1/2 hours long but if you like movies, and documentaries, then this is the one....I was glued to the screen and could literally not take my eyes away.

Stop the Elmwood Village Hotel!: (link to online petition...PLEASE sign it!) SPREAD THIS LINK LIKE WILDFIRE!

Informational meeting: Tuesday February 21, 2006, 5:00pm, Burchfield Penney-Art Gallery, Buffalo State College, Rockwell Hall, 3rd floor...

I am a freelance journalist. I write for Wikinews and wrote an article on the issue. It has been on the front page of Wikinews for 2 days now. I wrote the article, interviewed the people and took the picture (both pictures on here too)

Ok everyone. Its time to stop the invasion of the Elmwood Strip again. It's time to come together as one and fight for what we know is right. We NEED to STOP the development of the Elmwood Village Hotel. We cannot let viable parts of Buffalo to be demolished. We need to preserve The Elmwood Strip.

The affected businesses are (that I know the names of): Don Apparel, HOD Tattoo, Skunk Tail Glass and Mondo Video (1109-1121 Elmwood). Residents live in the buildings as well. The business appeal to a large amount of the college students and young adult crowds. It is believed that this is a ploy to change the Strip (north end) to a more "upper-class" scene.

Forever Elmwood's goal for their orgainization is clear:" to preserve and protect the unique and historic nature of Elmwood Avenue and its surrounding neighborhoods and encourage neighborhood commercial revitalization."

This hotel is NOT preserving Elmwood. This hotel is NOT protecting Elmwood. And it does NOT benefit the surrounding neighborhood.

I live in Buffalo. Right around the corner from where this hotel is supposed to be. I live right on Elmwood andfForest and I do not need a hotel. I will never use this hotel. Will you?

They want to call this "progress". Even if it were, how is 80 rooms progress? How is closing seven businesses and forcing residents to move, to build one business progress? 80 rooms....is that really enough to say that "jobs" will be created due to this?

Could we not use "empty space" to build this...like across the street in the "field"?

So much right can be done in Buffalo, and this is NOT one of them. Please STOP this development.

Stop the Elmwood Village Hotel!