Mayor Restaino’s $200 Million Arena: A Monument to Himself, a Bill for You By Frank Parlato Please stop an insane mayor from destroying the city with a hockey arena
Political Tensions Changing Border Economy But Also Present Much Opportunity for Future February 25, 2026
Featured Electric Power Policy Key to the Future For the City of Niagara Falls March 7, 2026 By Tony Farina Three issues could very well decide the future of Niagara Falls, N. Y., when you look past daily headlines and day-to-day
Featured The Need for Unity of All Needed to Rebuild Niagara Falls March 5, 2026 By Tony Farina We have written a lot about what it would take to help Niagara Falls, N.Y., recapture the glory of past years
Featured·Local News·Niagara County·Niagara Falls Aerospace Museum Might be a Good Start To Move Niagara Falls in a Better Direction February 24, 2026 By Tony Farina It may not be another world wonder, but the idea fomenting these days about the Niagara Aerospace Museum for Niagara Falls,
Erie County·Featured Jailed Whistleblower’s Federal Filing Alleges Hochul Affair, Erie County Retaliation February 22, 2026 ERIE COUNTY, N.Y. — A jailed Erie County man has filed papers in federal court alleging that Gov. Kathy Hochul had a sexual relationship
Featured Albany Wants to Manage Data Centers. Restaino Is Trying to Kill One February 18, 2026 While the state debates how to regulate a booming industry, the mayor of its poorest city is fighting to destroy a $1.5 billion project
Featured Two Cities Next to Natural Wonder; One is Thriving, the Other is Not February 13, 2026 Two cities share the mighty natural wonder of Niagara Falls, but they differ in many ways, and the stark reality is the city north
Featured Niagara Falls Must Strike a Better Balance To Move Forward as a City February 2, 2026 We all need a healthy balance in life, or success in moving forward will not be possible. Whether playing sports, spending time with family,
Roger Stone Helped Take Down NXIVM — He Was Never Part of It February 1, 2026 As the journalist who broke the NXIVM branding story and played a role in exposing Keith Raniere’s criminal enterprise, I want to explain the
Featured Niagara Falls Should Follow Kansas City Plan In Opening the City to Development, Not Miracles February 1, 2026 The City of Niagara Falls doesn’t need a one-shot miracle project to get back in the game and help the city get on the
Niagara Falls Should Follow Kansas City Plan In Opening the City to Development, Not Miracles February 1, 2026 The City of Niagara Falls doesn’t need a one-shot miracle project to get back in the game and help the city get on the
Featured Niagara Falls Must Find a Better Path, Nurture Growth Over Stagnation January 27, 2026 It is extremely clear that the City of Niagara Falls must be about growth, not continuing the path of managing decline as has been
Featured The Flynn Doctrine, Part 8: The Black Journalist Flynn Couldn’t Silence January 20, 2026 The only Black reporter trying to cover the exoneration of two Black men wrongfully prosecuted by John Flynn’s uncle was barred at the door.