🌱 👨‍🏫 BTF Pickers + Bar Changes Appearance + Farming Season

Hello all. I'm back in your inbox this morning with the most important things happening in town these days. Let's do this.

• 👨‍🏫 Buffalo Teachers Federation pickets for a fairer contract
• 🍻 The Old Pink issued an “order of remedy”
• 🎨 Unity Mural building being delayed

First, today's weather: A couple of showers throughout the day, ending in the evening. High: 76 Low: 64.

Here are the top stories today in Buffalo:

1.) Buffalo Teachers Federation picketed this past Friday, asking for a fair contract. The president of the Buffalo Teachers Federation, Phil Rumore, explained the reason for the strike to reporter Revathi Janaswamy, saying “All across the city, teachers planned to march today basically because of a lack of a contract, also because of the insulting contract that they proposed, and also the fact they sprung [a memorandum of understanding] on us to try and change the starting and ending times of school.”

Learn more through Spectrum News.

2.) Iconic Allentown Bar, the Old Pink, has a new appearance after the city issued them an “order of remedy.” The original hue was difficult to find, so a new color has been applied. Molly Brisworth, whose family has owned the property since 1968, commented “maybe I want graffiti on my building.”

Read more at the Buffalo News.

3.) Spring rain followed by a hot summer did not bode well for crops going in New York State. Jim Bittner of Bittner Singer Orchards, says of the lack of rain “We irrigate most everything these days, mainly because we can't afford the risk of a dry season.”

Get more information at the Buffalo News.

4.) Unity Mural, the mural being built facing the Jefferson’s Tops, has been delayed because hundreds of dollars of lumber was stolen. 84 Lumber in Tonawanda donated pressure-treated lumber, but it was stolen from the site before artist Gary Heard could retrieve it.

Learn more at WKBW 7.

5.) McCarly Gardens project is delayed due to publishing records soon enough, in violation of New York Public Officers Law. The gardens are supposed to transform a neighborhood near the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.

Learn more at the Buffalo News.

📅 Today in Buffalo:

• Bugs for Grown Ups! Tifft Nature Preserve. September 13th, 7:00 P.M. Details!
• Alice Cooper on the Detroit Muscle Tour! Shea's Buffalo. September 13th, 7:30 P.M. Details!
• Courtney Barnett Concert! Asbury Hall at Babeville. September 13th, 8:00 P.M. Details!

📱 Buffalo Chatter:

• Josh Allen pup: "❤️BILLS GIVEAWAY (thanks to @westherr!) 💙 🐶 Win a Josh Allen signed football and PAWesome goodies from @daisydoghouse15! Little Sky Allen approves 😁 🐶 TO ENTER: 1️⃣Follow @westherr + @dogsofbuffalo 2️⃣Comment with tagging a friend ..." (Dogs Of Buffalo via Instagram)
• University addresses 9/11: "Today we remember and reflect on the lives of those who were lost on 9/11. 🇺🇸 #UBuffalo" (University at Buffalo via Instagram)
• Dogs for adoption: "Our adoption center is open both days this weekend. Saturday we will be there from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. and Sunday we will be there from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. On Sunday the following dogs will be in attendance and you can find..." (Buffalo Pug & Small Breed Rescue, Inc. via Facebook)
• Garage on Hertel: "Don’t sleep on the fresh cinnamon rolls at the Garage on Hertel! 📸 x @__jleone" (Buffalo Eats via Instagram)
• Buffalonian Dog: "ZOOM IN (for the cuteness) 🐶 @cleoscreaturecare" (Dogs Of Buffalo via Instagram)

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That's it for today. See you all tomorrow for another update!