UB’s Center for Urban Studies, in partnership with Buffalo Public Schools #37 Futures Academy and the Fruit Belt Coalition, will host its 25th annual clean-a-thon on June 6.

The event, which takes place Friday, demonstrates how universities and schools can improve neighborhoods that host them.

A two-family home is taking shape at 172 Mulberry Street in the Fruit Belt. Owner Lydia Wrobel is working with Abstract ...