Call it what you wish, "the stars aligning", "fate", "just plan luck", we simply believed it was our time. The truth is, Western New York is way more hip than most people here give it credit for. There is more texting, online sales, and blogging every day. Computers have seemed to put the entire world at your finger tips. With that in mind, the three of us thought, if the world can be updated constantly in colorful pictures, art, and print, why can't we make it personal? How is it, we can see every little move a major city makes, or even China and yet not know what is happening just up the road?

We, Kevin Lake, Tim Dunn, and Adam Barie (from left to right, in photo) are all from the area. It is our belief that much of the country is the midst of a small business revolution. Just look at the numbers of local businesses that have popped up to provide quick, efficient services for some major corporations. It is these local entrepreneurs that we wish to assist. The three of us knew if a site could offer a platform for locals to get their news out, we would in fact create a great place for small businesses to show their pizzazz or style, if you will.

Speaking for all of us, we live to show case local style. Seeing the hope and success in so many different people builds such a positive energy. We hope you'll get involved and maybe even show a bit of your pizzazz, our communities really do have a lot to offer. Oh' and if ya see us out, please say hi.

Kevin Lake, Timothy Dunn, & Adam Barie

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