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02/27/2006 12:25 #21929

New Article..if anyone cares

Well I interviewed Eva Hassett, VP of Savarino construction. My latest article is here:

Also, time is running out to sign the Stop the Elmwood Village Hotel development petition:

One thing I like that she said:

We would be happy to do one more big public meeting. We will be talking to Forever Elmwood about that on Monday (February 27, 2006). We would like to see if there is support for the new design and we also want to honor the public's request for another meeting. I am hopeful that meeting can take place the week of March 6th.

Also, time is running out to sign

uncutsaniflush - 02/27/06 14:48
Well, it appears that Eva Hassett told you pretty much the same thing that Sam Savarino and Karl Frizlen, the project's architect, told the Buffalo News last week. Just in case anyone missed the print edition or the electronic edition article in the Buffalo News, I posted a copy of it in my journal last Friday 24 Feb 2006:

some excerpts from the article:

"The smaller hotel would be four stories, with 72 rooms and a traditional roof line that would be just one story taller than most of the neighboring structures.

Karl Frizlen, the project's architect, said the revised design will bring the total square footage of the building down from 45,000 square feet to just under 40,000 square feet.

"Just taking it down a floor will make it appear less massive, but it will still be a significant building, which fits with urban design principles for a major corner like Elmwood and Forest," Frizlen said.

The facade will remain a mix of brick, stone and glass, but the architect is reworking vertical and horizontal elements to mute its mass. "There are design elements we can tweak to make it seem less obtrusive while retaining the density we need for this mixed-use project," Frizlen said.

The building still will incorporate local retail on its first floor, in keeping with the existing mix of shops and restaurants along the Elmwood Strip."

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02/26/2006 08:11 #21928

What to do...and more.

I am trying to figure out where I can go on a short vacation. No where fancy. Just somewhere where I can relax and enjoy myself for about a week. I was thinking Toronto. It is so easy to get to from Buffalo and is fairly cheap. I am also planning on Florida in March. Any Ideas? I want to spend as little money as possible, but still have a good time :) Let me know.

I am also glad to see that Eva Hassett of Savarino is open and willing to talk to me. I e-mailed her some questions and she replied right away. I called her earlier on tThursday and she was busy. I did not think she was going to get back to me. I am in the process of using her answers in my next article so I cannot post what she answered to my questions just yet.

Also, I am going to have to stop accepting signatures on the Stop the Elmwood Village Hotel petition soon to get it ready to send out or give to the Mayor. So if you or anyone you know is AGAINST the hotel, please have them sign the petition here:

if anyone has not yet done so.

Jason

02/24/2006 18:22 #21927

Whew!

Well it seems the hotel IS going under a complete redesign. My source tells me, who has come through for me on my latest news article, (thank god), however, that the development company will NOT or at the moment is not releasing any major details to the public. At the moment it seems that its a possibility that the meetings on the 28 will still take place, but sources say its not likely. Since Eva Hassett is out of the office for the night and likely the weekend I cannot call her. But she did leave me a message this AM.

I am now concerned that Savarino will keep the NEW design in hiding until the 28. So far no new meeting has been announced and no plans to release the new design to the public have been made. I fear that they will not let the public know whats going on any longer....at least until the meeting...I don't know...I just hope they do not build this thing.
Petition to stop the hotel:

Hotel News article I wrote yesterday:

02/23/2006 15:05 #21926

Hotel breaking news.

Ok so I am taking the story and runnng it before the local media get their hands on it. If I knew how to I would even send my article to all the local stations just so that when they do report my "breaking news" they will have to give Wikinews all the credit...well according to copyright laws anyway.

Since the story is too local, I cannot mark it as "breaking" but however it is quite breaking if you live around the area.

Here is my latest work:

BTW...Once again, I wrote published interviewed all the people in here. This is all original reporting. P.S. I am up for accredation for Wikinews. If accredited, I get a Press Pass :)

Here is photo of Rocco's Plan...its a bad photo...but at least its something. My article above has a larger, clearer picture. Just click on the picturre in the article. After looking at this, please reconsider my petition. And if you want Rocco's proposal, please sign the petitionto STOP the Elmwood Village Hotel here:

dcoffee - 02/23/06 23:48
Hell yea, press pass. that would realy be cool, kick ass. I disagree with you about the hotel design, but more than anything I'm happy that someone else in Buffalo is as passionate about local issues as I am, I hope you get your press pass. You should try browsing some of the links on my page. for others who might be interested in seing hotel specifics, diagrams and etc check here :::link:::

jenks - 02/23/06 18:14
I like that much better...

02/22/2006 05:56 #21925

Now I have seen it all...I think

Well I worked last night. After being up all day, it was not fun. We were dead, and had maybe 12 tables the whole night. So the shift just dragged on and on.

I have seen a lot of stuff working at Pano's. fights with drag queens, fights with 15 peoiple, you know drunk people things. But last night tops them all.

This woman who was totally ripped cam speeding into the parking lot got out of her car and went inside. She then proceeded to tell the host that she wanted to order to-go. After only waiting a minute for her order, she began to say, "where the h*ll is my s**t"? Some cusrtomers ended up noticing something. They were taking pictures of her car. After 2 pictures they went inside. the drunk woman then ran out went into her car and drove off in a big hurry. It reminded me of the feeling like someone just robbed your store. But, not the case. She had apparently went to the Mobil on Elmwood and Forest and drove away, intentionally, with the gas pump still in her tank. But we managed to get the pump from her car before she peeled off. The police have not found her yet.

Crazy huh?