Editorial: Going with the grain at Silo City By News Editorial Board Jun 6, 2019 Jun 6, 2019 Updated Mar 13, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It might take a village to realize the full potential of Buffalo’s Silo City.kAm!=2?D H6C6 C6G62=65 E9:D H66< E@ EFC? E96 D:E6 :?E@ 2 C6D:56?E:2= 2?5 2CE:DE:4 4@>>F?:EJ[ H:E9 $:=@ r:EJ @H?6C #:4< $>:E9 A2CE?6C:?8 H:E9 v6?6C2E:@? s6G6=@A>6?E vC@FA @7 |:2>: :? E96 G6?EFC6]k^AmkAm$>:E9[ E96 rt~ @7 #:8:5:K65 |6E2=D r@CA][ :D E96 6?EC6AC6?6FC H9@ AFC492D65 E96 `a\24C6 D:E6[ H:E9 D6G6C2= >2DD:G6 8C2:? 6=6G2E@CD[ 7@C S`a_[___ 324< :? a__e] p7E6C 9:D :?:E:2= A=2? E@ AC@5F46 6E92?@= E96C6 7:KK=65 @FE[ 96 564:565 E@ 6>3C246 E96 A@DE:?5FDEC:2= 2FC2 @7 E96 AC@A6CEJ[ 56G6=@A:?8 $:=@ r:EJ :?E@ 2 9F3 @7 4F=EFC2= 2?5 E@FC:D> 24E:G:E:6D[ :?4=F5:?8 H2=<:?8 E@FCD[ 3@2E 6I4FCD:@?D @? E96 qF772=@ #:G6C[ 2?5 2CE[ A@6ECJ[ >FD:4 2?5 7:=> 6G6?ED]k^Am People are also reading… Franklin County administrator to step down Social Security COLA 2027: How much could your benefits increase? Trump to begin sending $500 ACA refund checks. Here's where they're going Diamond Avenue community pushes for solutions to decades-long problems Boones Mill obtains grant for new park project Rocky Mount asks residents to voluntarily conserve water 1 killed, 4 injured in crash involving Abingdon school bus after football game Judge Michael Urbanski to retire after long tenure on the federal bench David Hoffmann: A better chorus for the communities we serve Federal grant to fund Route 122 improvement study at Smith Mountain Lake Diamond Avenue community pushes for solutions to decades-long problems Sale of Hotel Roanoke Conference Center finalized as Virginia Tech prepares to sell whole building Is our admiration for the Amish overlooking real harm? | The Ethical Life podcast Tri-Area Community Health announces new behavioral health director What is the regulatory future of Mountain Valley’s Boost project in Elliston? kAm%96 ?6H A=2?[ E@ 4@?G6CE E96 4@==64E:@? @7 3F:=5:?8D :?E@ 2A2CE>6?ED[ C6E2:= DA246 2?5 2CE:DED’ DEF5:@D[ H:== E2<6 25G2?E286 @7 E96 AC@A6CEJ’D F?:BF6 26DE96E:4D 2?5 49@:46 =@42E:@? 2=@?8 E96 C:G6C[ 3C:?8:?8 2?@E96C 3=2DE @7 “}6H qF772=@” 6?6C8J E@ E96 ~=5 u:CDE (2C5]k^AmkAm%96 $:=@ r:EJ =2?5 :D K@?65 7@C =:89E :?5FDEC:2= FD6[ D@ $>:E9 2?5 u:CDE v6?6C2E:@? ?665 E@ A6E:E:@? E96 qF772=@ !=2??:?8 q@2C5 2?5 r@>>@? r@F?4:= E@ 492?86 E96 K@?:?8 E@ 2==@H 7@C C6D:56?E:2= 2?5 C6E2:= FD6] %96 492?86 D9@F=5 36 2AAC@G65 7@C E9:D AC@;64E[ H9:49 4@F=5 EC2?D7@C> 2?@E96C A:646 @7 qF772=@’D H2E6C7C@?E 3J :?4@CA@C2E:?8 :ED A2DE]k^Am kAm(92E’D :?EC:8F:?8 23@FE $:=@ r:EJ’D G:D:@? :D :ED 2AA62= E@ 2CE:DED[ H96E96C E96J H@C< :? G:DF2= 2CED[ >FD:4 @C DA@<6? H@C5] qF772=@’D G:3C2?E 4F=EFC2= D46?6 :D A2CE @7 H92E 5C2HD J@F?86C A6@A=6 96C6 7C@> @E96C 4:E:6D 2?5 E@H?D] pD E96 4:EJ 4@?E:?F6D E@ 6IA6C:6?46 2 =@DD :? A@AF=2E:@?[ :E ?665D E@ A=2J FA :ED DEC6?8E9D[ 8:G:?8 >@C6 DF3FC32? C6D:56?ED 2 C62D@? E@ =62G6 DEC:A >2==D 2?5 3:8\3@I C6E2:= 369:?5 E@ A2CE2<6 :? E96 A=62DFC6D @7 E96 4:EJ’D 4F=EFC2= D46?6]k^Am kAmp3@FE `d_ C6D:56?E:2= F?:ED H@F=5 36 3F:=E :? E96 7:CDE A92D6[ H:E9 2 >:I @7 9@FD:?8 E92E H:== :?4=F56 =:G6\H@C< =@7ED 7@C 2CE:DED] %96 AC@;64E 4@F=5 2>@F?E E@ c__ 2A2CE>6?ED 3J 4@>A=6E:@?]k^Am kAmtIA2?5:?8 FA@? H92E $>:E9 92D AC@5F465 2E r9:=5D 2?5 ~9:@ DEC66ED H:== 7FCE96C 6?92?46 qF772=@’D C62H2<6?65 H2E6C7C@?E 2?5 AFE 2?@E96C =2E6?E 2DD6E 324< :?E@ FD6]k^Am 0 comments Catch the latest in Opinion Get opinion pieces, letters and editorials sent directly to your inbox weekly! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Developers kick off project to bring historic Silo City back to life The renovation of the American Mill & Warehouse building by Generation Development Group is designed to revive a landmark industrial grain… Silo City developers move on to second project Generation Development is proposing to restore the Perot Malting facility at 145 Buffalo River Road into a mix of residential and commercial uses.
Developers kick off project to bring historic Silo City back to life The renovation of the American Mill & Warehouse building by Generation Development Group is designed to revive a landmark industrial grain…
Silo City developers move on to second project Generation Development is proposing to restore the Perot Malting facility at 145 Buffalo River Road into a mix of residential and commercial uses.