November 14th, 2016 by Natalie Photiadis
I meet Samantha Nephew for an early morning coffee at Sweetness 7 Café on Grant Street. Born and raised on the Westside, Sam has known the neighborhood since “before it was cool,” and she remembers when the…
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November 2nd, 2016 by Natalie Photiadis
Sam Magavern has a disarming, scholastic charm that makes him instantly likeable. As the co-director of the Partnership for the Public Good (PPG), he’s intimately involved in the policy struggle for Buffalo to pursue a…
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October 9th, 2016 by Natalie Photiadis
Mike Zak may very well be the poster child for Buffalo being a city with a heart. Born and bred in South Buffalo, he’s been involved in some way in many of the cause-related organizations around town, including the Buffalo…
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September 28th, 2016 by Natalie Photiadis
Eric Walker is a compelling presence. He speaks softly, with articulation and a focused intensity that sometimes bubbles up in animated excitement. As an activist, his worldview is formed by careful analysis, an approach that…
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August 29th, 2016 by Natalie Photiadis
I meet Seamus at the Filling Station in Larkin Square, where he holds his unofficial (and often official) office hours. The meeting in part is penance for some long-ago (and long-forgotten) boyhood mischief that incidentally…
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August 16th, 2016 by Natalie Photiadis
“When You Focus on the Obstacle, You’re Going to Lose Your Way” I walk into Beverly Newkirk’s classroom at It Takes a Village Action Organization (ITAV) at 9:45 am. Class starts at 10:00 am sharp,…
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