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Vote for PUSH!

Push Our friends at PUSH (People United for Sustainable Housing), the wonderful group developing a green zone on the West Side, are finalists in Changemakers competition for an award for sustainable urban housing. Go here to vote – you have to register first but it’s not a big deal:

www.changemakers.com/en-us/sustainableurbanhousing

PUSH’s project is the only one in the running (ten finalists) that’s not in the developing world. Ah, Buffalo – our little bit of the developing world, so close to home!

Comments :: Activism, Awards, Community, Environment, Green Collar Jobs, Green Spaces, Money, People, Politics

Peepshow Tonight!

PEEPSHOW 2011 IS TONIGHT!

Spend Saturday night helping out an amazing Buffalo organization – Squeaky Wheel.

Eat, Drink, Dance, ART, ARTISTS and great Architecture.

Saturday February 26

8PM

DNIPRO Center 562 Genesee St.

Tickets at Sweet_ness 7.

for more info squeaky.org.

Comments :: Community, Fund Raising, Fundraising, Media, People

Last Chance! Big Sale!

Our big January sale ends tomorrow, Sunday 1/30.

This is your last chance to get a big 30% discount on our already low prices. Most items are discounted.

Come on down Saturday 10 to 6, Sunday noon to 4. 716-882-2800. www.buffaloreuse.org

Comments :: Store

College Green Bowl – VOTE!

The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo (CFGB) will award three $3,000 grants for student-initiated environmental projects for Western New York. If you're a Facebook user, go to this link and vote early and often:

GROWWNY’s Facebook Contest Site

Comments :: Community, Education, Environment

Designing to Live Sustainably

From BR friend and supporter Chris Llop:

You’re Invited!

Designing to Live Sustainably

A Competition That Consciously Challenges the Conventional Paradigm
COMPETITION PREVIEW EVENT
Join us as we work together to build support around this exciting project.

We request your feedback and continued involvement as we move forward.

Designing to Live Sustainably seeks to encourage sustainable living through collaboration and design.

Chris says:

Long story short, our team has been working to create a national sustainable design/architecture competition for the Buffalo-Niagara Region. We’ve made a lot of progress, and are holding this event to invite feedback from the experienced to fine-tune and have as much impact as possible. We’re also interested in finding synergies where what we are doing might relate well to the initiatives of others in the area.

FRIDAY JANUARY 28TH

6:00-9:00 PM

THE EIGHTS 888 MAIN STREET

DISCOUNTED FOOD & DRINK

Comments :: Community, Environment, People, Sustainability, Technology

Inventoryin’ in the New Year!

Carrie, Brandon and Kevin (ad Olaf) are doing the first store
inventory of the New Year. Come on down and join us – hot chicken
soup, fresh-roast – ground and -brewed coffee! Dress warm…

Update: Finished the inside stuff. Tomorrow, Monday, we’ll tackle the yard, starting about 11am. Join us if you wish, your help would be much appreciated. Many hands make the work go faster.

Comments :: Olaf ReCat, People, Store

A Hat for Your House!

Chimney Pot

This showed up at our doorstep this morning – an old-fashioned chimney pot!

If your house needs a little something extra up top, come on down to the ReSource and check it out – $400.

Comments :: Salvage, Store

For the Rest of Us . . .

From Chris Smith at WNYMedia.net:

Since this is Buffalo, it's not a party unless it's a fundraiser. In these tough economic times, we thought it best to raise money for two causes near and dear to our hearts, the Buffalo City Mission and Buffalo ReUse. And since nothing brings former enemies together like a good cause, Buffalo Rising will also be sponsoring Festivus this year along with WNYMedia.net, Hometown 1230 WECK, and BuffaloComedy.com.

So, at 7PM on December 15th at Nietzsche's on Allen Street, join us for the 2010 Buffalo Festivus, A Holiday For The Rest of Us.

Kristen Becker of the Doin' Time Comedy Showcase will be bringing some excellent local standup comedy talent to entertain us, and we'll also have music from Eric Crittenden and Critt's Juke Joint.

Also, since it is Festivus, there will be a Festivus Pole, Airing Of The Grievances and Feats of Strength.

All of this for only a $7 admission at the door, all of which goes to two very excellent local Buffalo charities.

Comments :: Blog

Mmmmmm . . . . Eggplant!

For everyone who loves leather the color of eggplant, here's a nice three-piece sectional sofa to put in a corner – come on down to the ReSource before it's gone! $180, seven feet on a side, see pics.

Comments :: Store

Dan Phillips

And here, courtesy of Suzanne Spinks, are some links to another notable reuser:

Comments :: People, Salvage