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Ask Flavio: Communicating with your Emotions

Ask Flavio: Communicating with your Emotions

Ask Flavio February 9, 2023 at 11:25 am

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

Parcel-0-#6: Give Mayor Restaino a Golden Statue But Let NFR Build Data Center

Parcel-0-#6: Give Mayor Restaino a Golden Statue But Let NFR Build Data Center

Featured, Ken Cosentino, Local News, News, Niagara Falls, Parcel 0 February 8, 2023 at 2:09 am

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

NF Power Baseball 2023 Schedule released

NF Power Baseball 2023 Schedule released

NF Power Baseball February 7, 2023 at 11:12 am

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

NACC to unveil new “Artists of Color” exhibition, Feb. 10-Mar. 25

NACC to unveil new “Artists of Color” exhibition, Feb. 10-Mar. 25

NACC News and Events February 6, 2023 at 10:13 pm

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.

Studio Tours, Ballet, Mindfulness Workshop – all Free at the NACC on Feb. 6

Studio Tours, Ballet, Mindfulness Workshop – all Free at the NACC on Feb. 6

NACC News and Events February 4, 2023 at 1:38 pm

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

Preservation Buffalo Niagara releases new Strategic Plan for 2023-2026

Preservation Buffalo Niagara releases new Strategic Plan for 2023-2026

Community News February 3, 2023 at 2:39 pm

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

Parcel 0-#5: Szwedo: We Can Have Three, Data Center, Events Center and Park, Not Just One

Parcel 0-#5: Szwedo: We Can Have Three, Data Center, Events Center and Park, Not Just One

Featured, Local News, News, Niagara Falls, Parcel 0 February 3, 2023 at 8:15 am

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

NF Schools Chief Mark Laurrie featured on national NPR radio show

NF Schools Chief Mark Laurrie featured on national NPR radio show

Community News February 2, 2023 at 10:23 pm

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

Parcel 0 -#4: Whose Proposal Came First? Is Someone at City Hall Lying?

Parcel 0 -#4: Whose Proposal Came First? Is Someone at City Hall Lying?

Local News, News, Niagara Falls, Parcel 0 February 2, 2023 at 9:28 am

This is #4 in the Parcel 0 series. Parcel 0 – #1 –Reporter Investigates City’s Fight With NFR Over Best Use – Data Center or Events Center Parcel 0-#2: Pat Whelan, Former NGTI Director: Mayor’s Centennial Park Bound to Fail Parcel 0 -#3: The Battle Between Restaino and NFR IsRead More

Parcel 0 -#3: The Battle Between Restaino and NFR Is on – Meet the Combatants

Parcel 0 -#3: The Battle Between Restaino and NFR Is on – Meet the Combatants

Featured, Local News, News, Niagara Falls, Parcel 0 February 1, 2023 at 4:06 am

Part #3 on Parcel 0. This is Part #3 of a series on Niagara Falls Mayor Robert Restaino’s attempt to force the sale of 12 acres of a private company’s land to develop an events center and park project that the City does not have the money to develop. TheRead More

Parcel 0 is ground zero for a war over what is right and best for 12acres of downtown property.

Parcel 0-#2: Pat Whelan, Former NGTI Director: Mayor’s Centennial Park Bound to Fail

Featured, Local News, News, Niagara Falls, Parcel 0 January 30, 2023 at 6:34 pm

Parcel 0 is a 12-acre site in downtown Niagara Falls, owned by Niagara Falls Redevelopment LLC [NFR]. Both NFR has a plan for Parcel 0 and Niagara Falls Mayor Robert Restaino has a plan.   NFR wants to build a Data Center on their land. Mayor Restaino wants to use eminentRead More

Parcel 0 – #1 –Reporter Investigates City’s Fight With NFR Over Best Use – Data Center or Events Center

Parcel 0 – #1 –Reporter Investigates City’s Fight With NFR Over Best Use – Data Center or Events Center

Featured, Local News, Niagara Falls, Parcel 0 January 30, 2023 at 7:03 am

A battle is heating up in Niagara Falls, NY. It is a fight over property rights, the government’s use of eminent domain to force the sale of private property, and the highest and best use for a property that is a gateway location for both the City and for aRead More

Promote your Business, sign up for “WNY Shopping with Pride”

Promote your Business, sign up for “WNY Shopping with Pride”

Niagara County January 27, 2023 at 9:58 am

ATTENTION WNY LGBTQ+ & ALLY OWNED BUSINESSES: Be Part of WNY Shopping with Pride 2023 (www.wnyshoppingwithpride.org) WNY Shopping with Pride is a unique fundraiser for Niagara Pride, Inc. which not only serves to help raise funds to support local LGBTQ+ programs and services, but also highlights and celebrates locally ownedRead More

National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest now open

National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest now open

State and National News January 26, 2023 at 12:22 pm

OJJDP invites fifth graders to participate in the 40th Annual National Missing Children’s Day poster contest. The theme of this year’s poster contest is “Bringing Our Missing Children Home.” This contest creates an opportunity for teachers and school administrators, law enforcement personnel, and other child advocates to discuss the issueRead More

Coffee with Chris and Assemblyman Morinello

Coffee with Chris and Assemblyman Morinello

Niagara Falls January 24, 2023 at 10:34 am

New York State Assemblyman Angelo Morinello will join County Legislator Chris Voccio at Coffee with Chris on Saturday, February 4th at 9:00 a.m. “Assemblyman Morinello has vast experience as both a judge and a state legislator and should bring an interesting perspective,” Voccio said. Coffee with Chris is held atRead More

Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book? NACC Winter Writer’s Group to meet

Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book? NACC Winter Writer’s Group to meet

NACC News and Events January 21, 2023 at 9:33 pm

Winter Writer’s Group The NACC Peer to Peer Writer’s group welcomes you. Winter Writer’s Group January 14th – March 25, 2023 SATURDAYS 10:30am – 12 Noon Please bring your writing to share with the group We will continue to meet via ZOOM…so no need to worry about weather. If youRead More

Ask Flavio: An Emotional Pandemic

Ask Flavio: An Emotional Pandemic

Ask Flavio January 21, 2023 at 11:12 am

At this present moment we are living under a dark cloud which I call FEAR. When we speak of fear it means there is an absence of courage, and what fuels courage is FAITH. With faith we can focus and believe that all is possible – health, love, peace andRead More

Ribbon-Cutting to take place on new LaSalle Police Substation

Ribbon-Cutting to take place on new LaSalle Police Substation

Niagara Falls January 18, 2023 at 6:29 pm

Niagara Falls Mayor Restaino and Niagara Falls Water Board Announce New Police Substation Agreement will improve police response in LaSalle area and increase security at Water Treatment Plant with no added cost to public. Niagara Falls Mayor Robert Restaino and Nicholas Forster, Chairman of the Niagara Falls Water Board, announcedRead More

City Council meeting tonight, 6 pm, Street Closures on Agenda

City Council meeting tonight, 6 pm, Street Closures on Agenda

Niagara Falls January 18, 2023 at 11:23 am

Tonight’s agenda includes the proposed partial abandonment of several alleys, including those situated 1) south of James Avenue and parallel to Highland 2) part of Second Street north of Walnut 3) part of 17th Street between Delaware and Pennsylvania 4) and a 330 foot portion of Delaware Avenue

Forget Centennial Park… Fix the Streets!

Forget Centennial Park… Fix the Streets!

Niagara Falls January 12, 2023 at 11:34 am

Geraldine Sankey, a well-known Niagara Falls resident dedicated to improvement of the community, posted the following on Facebook yesterday: “Niagara Falls is a very small city. So I decided to ride around and capture a few of our beautiful streets. (Does) this make sense? So if we can build aRead More

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