Super Lawyer Ken Manning Retires From Peace Bridge Authority
By Tony Farina Acclaimed attorney Kenneth A. Manning, who recently retired after more than four-decades of
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
City Needs to Compete and Fill Jobs; Economic Development Hurting
By Tony Farina As one veteran developer said to me, “economic development doesn’t fail in the boardroom—it fails in the permit office.” And that’s
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
Unified Tourism Promotion Should be the Goal For Buffalo and Niagara Falls
By Tony Farina We wrote recently about strength in unity, and we’d like to follow that up in commenting about the region with the