Niagara Falls Is Indeed a Tourism Mecca But Industry Remains Big Part of Story
By Tony Farina Mighty Niagara Falls is a natural wonder spanning the international border between the
Path Clearer for NFR Data Center But Will NYS Hold Up 1,000 Construction Jobs
Now that the Niagara Falls City Council has approved a land dispute between the city and Niagara Falls Redevelopment (NFR) that seems to clear
City Must Open City Hall To Allow Government to Work Better
By Tony Farina It may not be an impregnable “iron fortress” in a historical literal sense, but residents and visitors to City Hall in
Relicensing Power Deal Not Great for Niagara Falls
By Tony Farina Niagara Falls, N.Y., is good at getting the short end of the stick and that was the case once again in
Poloncarz’s $40 Million Lie: The Numbers He Never Corrected
Poloncarz says Erie County spends $40 million on indigent defense. The books say $25.8 million. His plan to replace the Assigned Counsel Program would
Niagara Falls Can Power Forward With Data Center Opportunity
By Tony Farina While Niagara Falls, N. Y., is known far and wide for its beauty and natural world wonder, the real story of
Niagara Falls Needs to Fix the Way It Works To Make a Better Future for All
By Tony Farina I’ve written extensively the past several weeks about the failure of Niagara Falls USA to fully commit to a better path
Mayor, Council Should Work Together To Provide Teens Recreational Help
Sometimes, no matter how well-intentioned, new projects don’t make good policy and must be tweaked or changed to fit the desired objective. And if
Three Cities, Three Strategies: Where Does Niagara Falls Go?
In today’s world, the enormous renewable hydroelectric power along the Niagara River is still here, the same power that helped the city on the
Erie County’s Poor May Lose Their Lawyers
By Frank Parlato Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz wants to replace or drastically reduce the Assigned Counsel Program with either a government-run public defender’s
Niagara Aerospace Museum Gets Nod Over Centennial Park But Both Worthy
By Tony Farina The Niagara Aerospace Museum planned for downtown Niagara Falls might be the best bet for state investment over Mayor Robert Restaino’s
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 that the city cannot afford. He’ll do it
Batavia Downs Summer Concert Series Will be Most Diverse Ever
By Tony Farina As he says in his television commercials, former Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, the president and CEO of Batavia Downs, wants folks