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Bring it Home Campaign with Patrick Kaler, President and CEO of Visit Buffalo Niagara

Visit Buffalo Niagara is an integral part of our city’s development and plays a key role in the economic growth of our community.  As the official and accredited marketing organization for Erie County, this team is responsible for promoting the destination for out of town visitation whether that be through leisure trips, meetings and conventions, or sporting groups. The staff of talented tourism professionals is dedicated to promoting tourism and accomplishes this by soliciting national, state and regional meeting planners, [...]

Kekeli Olympio discusses real estate, and life in Black Rock

When I first met realtor Kekeli Olympio, we hit it off immediately. I think it was due to our shared interest in the potential of this city’s neighborhoods, such as Black Rock. Over the course of a few months, our discourse evolved from potential to activism – what do neighborhoods need, and how can the community help to provide the resources? One day, Kekeli told me something that really struck a chord. He said that he was having a hard [...]