Niagara Falls Mayor Robert M. Restaino is seeking to purchase a 10-acre plot of land from Niagara Falls Redevelopment LLC (NFR) to develop Centennial Park, a $150 million project of a 7000-seat events center, a parking ramp, and a small park. Mayor’s proposed Centennial Park. NFR has other plans forRead More

Grieving the loss of a loved one, whether the loss was through death, divorce, or a lost relationship can cause great emotional sadness. Over the years in my clinical experience, I have had many clients who told me that they felt fragmented, empty, or “not whole” after losing either aRead More

In 2021, the latest year for which data is available, there were 9 homicide incidents reported by the Niagara Falls Police Department to the FBI. So far in 2023, there have been 4 homicides committed in the city of Niagara Falls. If the trend holds, the 2021 pace of murdersRead More

Numerous studies support the concept of planting native trees, shrubs and flowers to foster a suitable environment for insects and the birds that feed on them. The unfortunate trend of planting foreign ornamental species, and the ongoing threat of invasive species, have created biological deserts in many suburban tract housingRead More

Ask any lifelong resident of the city of Niagara Falls, NY “why do we have so much blight?” and you will hear many different stories that all share common themes. One of the major themes is the “do-nothing” developer archetype, who has historically “taken the money and ran.” Earlier thisRead More

The controversy is far from over. It is between a mayor of a dwindling city of 43,000, down from 100,000 in 1960, a city with a famous name – once the Power City, the Honeymoon Capital of the World, now dead broke. And a development company backed by billionaires whoRead More

By now, you have probably heard about the train full of vinyl chloride that derailed and exploded into the atmosphere near the village of East Palestine, Ohio. The toxic black plume of poisonous gas rose into a mushroom cloud formation that resembled an atomic blast. According to the federal government’sRead More

The 2023 Birds on the Niagara Festival will take place at various locations around the region, including free events featuring Marcus Rosten, Jajean Rose-Burney, and Marisa Riggi. Marcus is leading a walk at the Stella Niagara Preserve. Jajean is leading a walk at the Margery Gallogly Nature Sanctuary. You mustRead More

Hundreds of residents of Deveaux and the North End neighborhoods in Niagara Falls were up in arms Tuesday night over an unbearable humming coming from the Tulip Corporation at 3125 Highland Avenue. The humming sounded like a jet engine, and could be described as a horrible metal-on-metal sound. I wasRead More

Mayor to Hold 3rd Public Hearing in March on Parcel ‘0’ as ‘Plans Shift’ Niagara Falls, NY: On February 9, Mayor Robert Restaino convened a special meeting of the Niagara Falls City Council to advance his plans to develop Centennial Park. All five council members were present. The mayor’s $150Read More

The New York State Senate’s Youth Leadership Recognition Award program honors outstanding students who will become our future leaders. Eligible students include current sophomores, juniors, and seniors who excel not only academically, but through leadership in extracurricular and volunteer activities. Students selected to receive the New York State Senate YouthRead More

The following is part #7 on the topic of Parcel 0 and the contentious battle over its development waged between Mayor Robert Restaino and Niagara Falls Redevelopment LLC.  A 12-acre site on John Daley Blvd and Falls St, Parcel 0 is located in the southern end of Downtown Niagara Falls,Read More

The intention of these monthly articles is to take complex events that happen within our mind and body and try to explain them in a simple manner. The purpose of this is so that you, the reader, can have a better understanding as to why you are either proactive orRead More

Ken Cosentino, the writer of this article, mentions an old, failed dream of Niagara Falls, AquaFalls. An ambitious, and ultimately fanciful, plan to build an underground aquarium called AquaFalls was revealed during the administration of former Mayor James Galie. New York Governor George Pataki came to Niagara Falls to laudRead More

All home games played at Sal Maglie Stadium 1201 Hyde Park Blvd, Niagara Falls, NY 14301 Niagara Auburn Sat, Jun 3 12:00 PM Falcon Niagara Batavia Sun, Jun 4 12:00 PM Dwyer Niagara Batavia Tue, Jun 6 12:00 PM Dwyer Niagara Jamestown Wed, Jun 7 12:00 PM Diethrick Park AuburnRead More

Painting by Jessica Thorpe This exhibition will be curated by Co-Director of Galleries, Ray Robertson. To be presented in partnership with the Black Pioneers of Niagara Falls. Opening Reception FEB 10, 2023, 6-8pm Email Info@theNACC.org for details.

Membership Monday: Art of Balance: Mind & Body Monday, Feb 6, 2023 6:00-8:00PM Townsend Gallery Please Join us as we host an evening of sharing the NACC’s Mission and Vision. Celebrate our history and uniqueness by taking part in a brief tour featuring tenant artists and exhibits. February’s featured artists:Read More

BUFFALO, NY – Preservation Buffalo Niagara (PBN) has released their 2023-2026 Strategic Plan, outlining new strategies to advance the Buffalo-Niagara Region through preservation. The plan outlines the areas of focus for the next three years, and how Preservation Buffalo Niagara can better serve the Buffalo-Niagara Region. The full 2023-2026 StrategicRead More

This is #5 in the Parcel 0 series. By Jim Szwedo Please do not mortgage our future for Centennial Park  When it comes to the dueling project proposals by the City and Niagara Falls Redevelopment, I believe we can have both. If the City and NFR both give a little,Read More

Niagara Falls Schools Superintendant Mark Laurrie was briefly interviewed on NPR’s Marketplace program, which aired this evening on Buffalo’s WBFO FM radio station. The show is titled “Back to the Office… Kinda.” The key segment of the broadcast, concerning the licensing of teachers who move to a different state, startsRead More