Yet Janne Siren sees a connection.

The wordsisu"means a combination of determination, grit, and courage but not bullyish.

“I think there’s a lot of grit and genuineness in the Buffalo mix,” he adds.

Sailing along the downtown Buffalo waterfront district.

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But let’s not say Buffalo is having a comeback.Niagara Fallsnever ceased its roaring churn.

Then, a shrinking population and other structural headwinds took a toll, as did heartbreaking currentevents.

Hawley points to historically robust immigrant and newerrefugeecommunities as being largely responsible for this development.

Interior of Common Sky at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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With an illustrious past its 1862 founding places it as the sixth oldest museum in the country architect E.B.

Green’s beaux-arts-style cultural palace has stood since 1905.

It’s a jewel in the crown of Olmsted and Vaux’s idyllicDelaware Park.

Exterior of the Jeffrey E. Gundlach Building at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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Locals and art lovers have long appreciated the otherwise under-the-radar collection’s choice pieces.

Since construction began in November 2019, the AKG curatorial team combed through and re-contextualized selections.

(The Gundlach Building properly opened on July 20 following the final stretch of construction.)

Interior of a Gallery Installation at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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“You often have more genuine relationships with your community.”

Examples in Buffalo abound.

The AKG shares its ambition and sense of shared purpose with other organizations and cultural assets.

Exterior of the Seymour H. Knox Building at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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TheBuffalo History Museumacross Route 198 is an extant connection to the city’s 1901 Pan-American Exposition.

Buffalo is no exception to the rule that American cities and music are intertwined.

(Buffalonian Rick James' gravesite is noted on Google Maps.)

The Darwin D. Martin House Complex, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright

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This 19th-century Gothic Revival building downtown is also home to the cutting edgeHallwalls Contemporary Arts Center.

Locals and visitors who appreciate the particular majesty of this scenery can eat and drink together atDuende.

The mainstream omnipresence of Buffalo hot wings again proves New York state has an impressive number of locale-specific foods.

Guests eat at Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York

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Head toMother’sfor comfort classics like the monster meatloaf and martinis.

Former Buffalo State Hospital designed by HH Richardson, to be a The Richardson Hotel

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