Arts and cultural groups Monday descended on City Hall seeking funding assistance in the upcoming city budget.

Nineteen of the 21 speakers during an hourlong public hearing in Common Council Chambers requested aid from the Council and Mayor Byron W. Brown in the city’s new spending plan.

By Aaron Besecker, NEWS STAFF REPORTER, The Buffalo News, Published:May 14, 2012, 8:32 PM

May 14 Arts groups ask Council for funding in new city budget