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Artvoice Weekly Edition » Issue v11n15 (04/12/2012) » Section: Week in Review


War and Peace Bridge

“You know about the War of 1812,” Tim Tielman told the preservation-minded crowd at a recent meeting in the Kavinoky Theater. “Well, I’m here to announce the War of 2012,” he stated, referring to projected augmented efforts this summer in opposition to the Peace Bridge plaza expansion idea, which would involve demolition of a number of homes and other buildings on Busti Avenue, including two locally landmarked structures.

Replacing Mickey

Remember Bryan Bollman? Of course you don’t. Bollman is an assistant to Common Council President Rich Fontana, a job that has drawn him to the center of the political spotlight exactly once: as a potential candidate to replace Tim Kennedy in the Erie County Legislature after Kennedy won a seat on the New York State Senate in 2010.

Scorecard: The Week's Winners & Losers





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