@akepps

The Buffalo Streets Girl. Urban Planner by day, Historian by night. Passionate about cities, politics, food, brownfields, winter, & my bike #downtownbflo 4 life

 Buffalo, NY
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Joined September 2008
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Have you taken our Buffalo Place 2026 Downtown Survey yet? bit.ly/26bpsurvey
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Just had to come on here to say: RED TIES = WINS!!!
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Gave a guest lecture today in an introduction to urban studies class about Business Improvement Districts(BIDs) and Buffalo Place. Always nice to be back at UB!
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HAPPY SPREADSHEET DAY!!!!!!
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Remnants of houses on Main Street... patreon.com/posts/remnants-o…

Remnants of houses on Main Street... | Discovering Buffalo One Street at a Time

Do you ever go to the McDonalds near Main and Utica? Have you ever been in the drive thru lane waiting and look at this carriage house sitti

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Come hear me speak on July 26th at Town of Amherst Preservation Day at the Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village! buffalorising.com/2025/07/pr…

Preserving the Past: Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village Celebrates Preservation Day with Free Summer...

Now in its fifth year, Preservation Day will take place on the campus of Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village (BNHV) on Saturday, July 26, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This event is a free, family-frie...

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Wanted - 1000 Ladies to Attend Mardi Gras! | Discovering Buffalo One Street at a Time

Mardi Gras is coming up (March 4th). I decided to look up how Buffalo celebrated Mardi Gras in the past. Mardi Gras (which is French for Fat

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Find me here: bsky.app/profile/akepps.bsky…
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Oh hey, that's me in a German newspaper - bnn.de/karlsruhe/ettlingen/m…

Rätsel gelöst: Das steckt hinter der „Malsch Street“ in der US-Stadt Buffalo

Die „Malsch Street“ in Buffalo gibt Rätsel auf. Jetzt ist klar, was hinter dem Namen steckt: Die Spur führt tatsächlich ins Badische.

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It's time for my favorite Buffalo history story! 211 years ago today, during the War of 1812, residents thought the Village of Buffalo would be safe. There were 2,000 militia camped here in Lafayette Square (then Courthouse Square), protecting them.
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I think a lot about those people who returned to Buffalo. Would you be able to spend the winter living in the shell of your home? I believe the spirit of those early residents is what makes Buffalonians so hearty. That fire that burned us to the ground is stuck within our souls.
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We can always rebuild, we can always be better. There is always next year. So here's to a new year, another chance to rebuild, another chance to do better, to be better. Happy New Year, Buffalo!!
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Guys, the McRib is back!!
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How it's going: Just contemplated climbing into the bed of a pickup truck to make a snow angel.
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