economic development

With all the negative publicity surrounding economic development in Buffalo, it's nice to report on some real progress in the city. The latest is the reopening of the Hotel Lafayette tonight with a black tie event that is expected to have some 2000 guests.

If you had the chance to go down to the waterfront in the last couple of years, they've done a nice job of redeveloping green spaces and opening things up for more events. Already canal side gets about half-million visitors. But what about the Memorial Auditorium site? That area has been vacant for several years now. Help is on the way with needed funding but is it enough to reinvigorate the water