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Dear Pierogi Makers!

22 August, 2017 Brian Marek

As fall approaches, many are thinking about what lies ahead. School, Football and Hockey all get ready to start back up. Labor Day, Oktoberfest, Halloween

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Russell E. Pawlak Memorial Gardens at Memorial and Paderewski Drives

18 August, 201718 August, 2017 Christopher Byrd

The traffic circle at Paderewski and Memorial drives was dedicated in August of 2016 as the Russell E. Pawlak Memorial Gardens. The gardens are a

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Updates on the Redevelopment of 595 and 806 Fillmore

16 June, 201716 June, 2017 Christopher Byrd

BFA reached out Stephen Karnath (SK) the Executive Director of Broadway-Fillmore Neighborhood Housing Services (BFNHS) to get updates on redevelopment projects his organization took on for

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Broadway Fillmore Alive welcomes Brian Marek as a contributor

9 February, 20178 February, 2017 Christopher Byrd

I met Brian Marek a number of years ago while putting on the “Buffalo’s Best Pierogi Contest” at Corpus Christi Church. I don’t recall each

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Broadway Fillmore Alive welcomes Beth Potozniak as a contributor

20 January, 201719 January, 2017 Christopher Byrd

Broadway Fillmore Alive is excited to announce a new contributor to what we do here. Beth Potozniak loves the neighborhood and its history. She was

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Eleven Years of Broadway Fillmore Alive!

16 January, 2017 Christopher Byrd

Eleven years ago today, Christopher Byrd, Michele Johnson and Michael Miller (RIP)  took Broadway Fillmore Alive to the internet to open a window into East

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AM-POL Eagle: Walter’s Tavern – one of many – was a hub of activity

9 December, 20169 December, 2016 BFA Submission

(by Gregory Witul, Babcia’s Closet) Polonia has had a number of Walter’s Taverns in its 163 year history. Walter Mentel ran his Walter’s Tavern out

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WBFO: Comforting new pillows for those in need at Response to Love Center

29 November, 2016 BFA Submission

“It is something we never think of because we take it for granted,” described Sister Mary Johnice, a Felician Franciscan nun who leads the Response

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Video: Response to Love Center at Thanksgiving

19 November, 2016 Christopher Byrd

The Response to Love Center will once again serve a Thanksgiving meal to those in need. Starting at 10:00am to 1:00pm on Thanksgiving, the Response

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Leo “Mayor of Oneida Street” Wabick Awarded Medals for World War II Service

3 September, 20163 September, 2016 Around the Web

While the nation marked the 71st anniversary of the end of World War II on Friday, September 2, 2016, Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) presented 92-year-old United

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