gentrification – St. John Baptist Church http://stjohnbcbuffalo.org Fri, 23 Feb 2024 16:13:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 Fruit Belt Farmers’ Market Coming Soon http://stjohnbcbuffalo.org/fruit-belt-farmers-market-coming-soon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fruit-belt-farmers-market-coming-soon Tue, 05 Dec 2023 10:31:44 +0000 http://stjohnbcbuffalo.org/?p=717 Over the past 13 years, Reverend Michael Chapman has worked to see the vision of Buffalo’s Black Billion come to fruition. His plans for the redevelopment of the Fruit Belt neighborhood include a farmer’s market which will help revitalize the area.

The project was delayed for several years due to, amongst many things, a 2015 moratorium on the sale of property owned by the city of Buffalo.

Reverend Michael Chapman speaks with The Business Journals’ Jacob Tierney about the progress Buffalo’s Black Billion has made and his plans for its future. Please here to read the article.

 

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