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  Burmese Refugees in Buffalo gather to fight for Home Medics on strike in Yangon  (Photo taken by Kenneth Narrow) In Myanmar or what formerly was known as Burma, has been taken control of by the military in their request for a year long state of emergency. Last February Suu Kyi won the election by a landslide and the military claimed it was due to widespread fraud. They then demanded a recount,but the officials of the election said there was no evidence to support these claims. The military coup then seized the country before parliament could take its place. The coup would withdraw when a fair election has taken place, resulting in the end to the state of emergency.  More than 700 people have been killed in Myanmar. Protesters, political leaders and journalists have been in the streets fighting back for their country. They bang on pots and pans,block military vehicles, sing, and chant at soldiers. The coup has violently beaten, humiliated and arrested more than 3,000 of ...

  Streetscape Project along Chippewa Street Could Help Overturn Slow Business Photography by Sydney Perkins  Chippewa, Franklin and Court street are undergoing a project worth a predicted $ 8 million to help make downtown Buffalo more attractive and vibrant. With hopes of appealing to  younger, working people looking for residency in the area.  This streetscape project will also help to jumpstart a lot of other initiatives set by city officials that have started this year. Buffalo Urban Development Corporation and Buffalo Place are the agencies helping put this project together. Buffalo Urban Development Corporation is a development agency that reclaims  distressed land and abandoned buildings for future expansion.Buffalo Place is known for owning and reviving a 24 block business improvement district in Downtown Buffalo. The two are working diligently over the next couple of months to ensure all of the streets are finished this year.  “Last year when the pa...