Master architect Frank Lloyd Wright would have been 150 years old this year on June 8, and all around the country communities with properties designed by him are commemorating his legacy. Sites like Fallingwater in Pennsylvania and Taliesin in Wisconsin often get the lion’s share of the public’s attention, but Wright’s talents and influence show up in many under-the-radar places worth checking out. Buffalo is one such example.

Commemorative scarf will help raise funds for organization

Ciminelli Real Estate Corp. and its partners are about two-thirds done with a $19 million project to convert the former Mentholatum Co. headquarters and manufacturing building on Niagara Street into 49 market-rate apartments.

Pierre Wallinder continues to amaze me. Last week, I was touring a friend around town by bike. We hopped on the bike ferry at Canalside and headed to the Outer Harbor. After exiting the ramp, we walked over to the Sail Buffalo Sailing School compound, which really is a compound these days. We found Pierre sitting on one of his sailboats, in-between sailing classes. I asked him if he would give us a quick tour of the place, and he happily complied.