The purpose of a home inspection is to make sure there aren’t any major hidden issues with a property you’re buying. The inspection report should not be one page documents with a bunch of check boxes. The more detail, the better.

“Young in spirit, ageless in pride”, Youngstown, NY is a situated in the Northwest most corner of the state of New York, across the Niagara River sits Canada and just 11 miles nort of Niagara Falls.

Title: Gus Macker 3-ON-3 Basketball Tournament
Location: Niagara Square Buffalo NY
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Description: Got game? Join us at the 2009 Gus Macker 3-ON-3 Basketball Tournament on June 27th and June 28th presented by Terrence McGee & Marshawn Lynch. Come watch over 1,000 games right in the heart of downtown Buffalo at Niagara Square.
Registration is now [...]

Yesterday there was a great article about Niagara Homecoming in the Buffalo News Niagara Section, featuring Colleen Kulikowski. While Colleen is focusing on this event over the next four days, you can call her team at RealtyUSA for assistance:

Mary Buchner (716) 481-8922

Rick Glogowski (716) 984-8208

Mary Fishburne (716) 867-8767

Wendy Syed (716) 866-2762

Colleen Kulikowski, a real estate agent who helped connect Niagara Rises to Buffalo Homecoming, said the group tried to make sure its events would “dovetail” rather than compete with a weekend lineup of activities planned in Buffalo.

Kulikowski, a Niagara County native, was among the region’s expatriates before she moved back to Western New York after living outside New York City and then in Florida for 21 years.

Since she returned, Kulikowski has been an active booster for both Niagara Falls and Buffalo Homecoming. When she and Croisdale approached Niagara Rises members last fall with the idea of bringing the homecoming to Niagara Falls, she said, it “absolutely energized” the group.

The idea came on the heels of a “Good Morning America” segment on Niagara Falls in which the national morning television show contrasted the boarded up buildings on Main Street with the bustle of Niagara Falls, Ont.

Title: Stiletto Run
Location: Bidwell/Elmwood Avenue
Description: On Wednesday, June 24th, at 7:00PM the Elmwood shoe store Shoefly will be holding its second annual Stiletto Run, in collaboration with Celebrate Buffalo Inc. Part of the proceeds from the event will benefit The Ovarian Cancer National Alliance.
The .5K race and starts at the corner of Bidwell Avenue [...]

The fourth annual Buffalo Homecoming Citybration is part party and all business. It’s about potential, opportunity, pride, and making a difference in the City we love.

Title: Niagara Homecoming Arts at the NACC
Location: Niagara Arts Cultural Center Niagara Falls NY
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Description: Hours - 4 pm to 9 pm
Three floors of activity with Open Art Studios on all floors
First Floor
Main Art Gallery - 4,000 square feet of space showcasing artists from throughout Western NY and Southern Ontario with a Water [...]

The City of Buffalo and Niagara County Sheriff are participating in the website Crime Reports. The only crime that they are not reporting to the site is drug related crimes. So often I have buyers who want to know about the crimes in the area. Unfortunately I cannot tell you directly, but with this site, it will give you a great resource!

Sorry, at this time only the City of Buffalo is participating in Crime Reports. Perhaps the rest of the Western New York community police departments will take part in the future.

Canal Fest provides 8 days of entertainment for local citizens and visitors from throughout Western New York and farther. Attendance is estimated anywhere from 200,000 - 250,000 for the 8 day run. The reason we can only estimate, is that there is no turnstile charge to just walk into the Fest, to see the attractions, to watch the events, to meet old friends. That in itself attracts people to Canal Fest. We are the largest event held anywhere along the New York State canal system and considered in the top percentile of events in the State.

Buffalo Place Rocks the Harbor