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Invisible Cities: Like Every City, Buffalo Is Many Cities

October 2, 2010

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BUFFALO, N.Y. — To the man who walks head down, eyes to the ground, the city is a mess of sewer caps and gutters. The world he observes is one of concrete, of pavement cracked by time and weather. To the man who looks up at the sky, gaze titled toward the heavens, the city… [Read more…]

The 8,500-Pound Question: An Elephant Died at the Zoo. Now What?

October 15, 2009

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BUFFALO, N.Y. — It was with the sorrow of losing a good friend that staff at the Buffalo Zoo said goodbye to Buki, the 52-year-old elephant who died on Sept. 28. By all accounts, the 8,500-pound pachyderm, lauded for her intelligence and sweet disposition, was a charmer. She had a penchant for watermelons, loved a… [Read more…]