For years, I’ve been palling around with the owner of Trattoria Aroma (Aroma on Bryant), Dave Cosentino. I first met Dave when we sat on the board of Forever Elmwood, which is now the Elmwood Village Association. We share a passion for the Elmwood Village, where we live, Buffalo in general, and Western New York as a whole. More recently, Dave introduced me to a newfound friend, Valerio Valentini, Founder/CEO of ValVal Wine Imports. Since meeting, the two have not [...]
Following the closure of Braymiller Market, developer Rocco Termini reached out me to say that he would like to join together with his friend, developer Paul Ciminelli, to discuss the state of downtown, post-pandemic. Earlier, I conducted podcast with Braymiller owner, Stuart Green, which prompted Rocco to reach out, so that he too could join the conversation. Therefore, I agreed to host the audio discussion, which is as follows. The Building Buffalo podcast is meant to spur conversations about this city that [...]