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June 23, 2025

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) to conduct a feasibility report for a proposed sports and

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October 31, 2024

Legacy Project or Political Vendetta? Mayor Restaino’s Arena Plans Under Scrutiny Amid NFR Dispute

This is Part Two of a series on the eminent domain fight between Mayor Restaino and NFR. Read the first article here. Niagara Falls’ mayor Robert Restaino is a lawyer and formerly

Cultural Appropriation Reaches Absurd Level as Non-Native Americans Seek to Preserve Concrete Turtle as Historic Landmark

Cultural appropriation is at the heart of the City’s looming dispute and

Concrete Controversy: Niagara’s ‘Turtle’ Teeters on Historic Designation; Will Taxpayers Shell Out?

Cultural appropriation is at the heart of the City’s looming dispute and

Niagara Falls Mayor Robert Restaino faces re-election later this year.

Niagara Falls Mayor’s Forest-Taking Plan Opposed

Niagara Falls Mayor Robert Restaino’s plan to use eminent domain to take 10 acres of forest land from Niagara Falls Redevelopment (NFR) to create

March 22, 2023

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Niagara Citizens Urged to Voice Opinions

Community leader James Szwedo is urging citizens to participate in a public hearing on March 13th at Niagara Falls City Hall.

March 10, 2023

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Niagara Falls Residents Push Back Against Mayor

The hiring of lobbying firm Bolton-St. Johns to negotiate the gaming compact with New York State and the Centennial Park project has raised questions

March 8, 2023

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What is Mayor Restaino's deal with the Seneca Nation?

Niagara Falls Mayor Restaino Has Funding Problem

Mayor Robert Restaino's plans for $150 million Centennial Park in Niagara Falls face major funding roadblocks; NFR plan delivers economic development, 550 jobs.

March 6, 2023

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Is Mayor Restaino's Centennial Park project a fruitless quest worthy of Don Quixote?

Niagara Falls Mayor Admits Legal Battle Brewing

Is Niagara Falls Mayor Restaino's Centennial Park project a fruitless quest worthy of Don Quixote? NFR would bring 550 jobs and not cost any

March 6, 2023

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Artists' renderings for the planned Niagara Digital Campus.

Niagara Falls Mayor Restaino Flip-Flops

NFR representatives met with Mayor Restaino, the City’s Corporation Counsel, and planning officials to discuss NFR’s plan for the Niagara Digital Campus in September

March 6, 2023

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Niagara Falls’ Economic Decline Continues

Critics have complained about Mayor Restaino's potential misuse of funds, with the city set to borrow against 20 years of future federal community grant

March 6, 2023

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