Niagara Falls’s $200 Million Arena Rests on a Report That Forgot the Truth
By Frank Parlato A city on the edge of debt. A mayor with a vision. The feasibility report came. It said: Build it.
Mayor Restaino’s $850-a-Year Arena Tax Bomb for Every Niagara Falls Home
Niagara Falls, NY: Mayor Robert Restaino addressed the public via YouTube, promoting his Centennial Park project—a proposed $200 million arena. The vision was compelling—ice
Niagara Falls Arena Study: No Author, No Team, No Truth
By Frank Parlato The City of Niagara Falls, New York, retained the consulting firm Sports Facilities Advisory (SFA) of Clearwater, Florida, to produce a
Arena of Delusion: Niagara Falls Bets $200M on a Team That Doesn’t Exist – Study Proves it!
By Frank Parlato The City of Niagara Falls retained Sports Facilities Advisory (SFA), based in Clearwater, Florida, to evaluate the feasibility of a new
Niagara Falls Arena Plan Fails Basic Feasibility Test: Where’s the Team?
By Frank Parlato A Vision Posed as a Feasibility Study In April 2024, the City of Niagara Falls commissioned Sports Facilities Advisory, LLC (SFA)
Hank Nevins Tapped for Hall of Fame; Still Going Strong at WLVL and WBEN
By Tony Farina Attributed to Geoffrey Chaucer in his Canterbury Tales of 1836, the idiom “better late than never” is certainly befitting at this
MAYOR RESTAINO VS. REALITY Mayor Rambles Online as Businesses Flee and Courts Take Notes
By Nick Del Vecchio Those curious about the overall competence of the present city of Niagara Falls administration under the leadership of Robert Restaino
Wake Up Niagara Veteran to Retire From Popular WLVL Morning Show
By Tony Farina There will be a change in the makeup of the popular Wake Up Niagara radio show on WLVL 1340 AM and
Mayor Restaino’s YouTube Rants: From Eminent Domain to Imminent Disaster
By Nick Del Vecchio Whatever you may think about Robert Restaino, the Niagara Falls mayor definitely likes the sound of his own voice. If
JUSTICE OR JUST PRESS? Did NY AG Letitia James Weaponize Law for Attention in Lawsuit Against Niagara Wheatfield School?
By Frank Parlato Brian Ginsberg, a former assistant solicitor general for New York, filed a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court on May 12,
Shadows of Little Italy
The following was written by investigative journalist Ken Cosentino. Niagara Falls native Gabriel Porto was a proud Italian-American. His book, aptly titled “Memoirs of
CHECKMATE OR CHECK FRAUD? Mayor’s Eminent Scheme to Block $1.5B Data Center Exposed
By Nick Del Vecchio An intriguing game of chess is being played out in court between attorneys representing Niagara Falls Redevelopment and Mayor Robert