By Sebastian Cole In the current music scene, it is a rare group that can take the sounds of a bygone era and compose them into a modern sound that resonates with the same clarity and vigor of the past. Enter SoleTurn. This is the band. This is the timeRead More The post SoleTurn: Orchestrating a Resurgence of Music in Buffalo! appeared first on The Niagara Reporter ..read more

This is not how eminent domain is supposed to work. It is also not how development is supposed to work, even when, like Niagara Falls Mayor Robert Restaino, you’re spending taxpayers’ money. Mayor Restaino told his Buffalo lawyers to tell the NY State Supreme Court that 10 acres of privateRead More The post Mayor Restaino Now Wants Feasibility Study to See if He Still Wants to Take NFR Land appeared first on The Niagara Reporter ..read more

Niagara Falls Mayor Robert Restaino believes that if he can get taxpayer money to build his Centennial Park project, there will be significant economic opportunities for the City of Niagara Falls. According to his published plans, Centennial Park will be an arena with a parking ramp and other features. RestainoRead More The post Restaino’s Arena Project Faces Scrutiny appeared first on The Niagara Reporter ..read more

By Tony Farina If you admire creativity, and that includes in your music, the rock band SoleTurn delivers on all counts. Take for example the eclipse videography they put together while enjoying the once-in-a-lifetime celestial event just last Monday when the solar eclipse was there for all to see.  Read More The post SoleTurn Videography Is Just Amazing; Creativity Galore appeared first on The Niagara Reporter ..read more

By Tony Farina There always seems to be a lot of money on the table for those who visit Batavia Downs Gaming, and that’s especially true on Saturdays. Every Saturday in April features hot seat drawings hourly between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. for $250. Also on the table AprilRead More The post Big Prizes Available at Batavia Downs Gaming appeared first on The Niagara Reporter ..read more

Four Shillings Short (Christy Martin and Aodh Og O’Tuama) will be performing a “Celtic, Folk and World Music” Concert at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Niagara, 639 Main St, Niagara Falls, NY, on Saturday 4/13 from 2-4 pm. Four Shillings Short: Rooted in Celtic and American folk, inspired byRead More The post Free Irish Folk Concert by ‘Four Shillings Short’ at Downtown Church this Weekend appeared first on The Niagara Reporter ..read more

By Tony Farina I had a wonderful viewing spot for the solar eclipse on Monday as rock band SoleTurn’s lead singer Vik Bhargava and bass player Zachary Michael hosted a small gathering at a private residence on the lake as they put together the final touches on a videography ofRead More The post SoleTurn Eclipse Track Will Hit This Week appeared first on The Niagara Reporter ..read more

By Tony Farina The mere mention of Chef’s Restaurant in Buffalo brings back a flood of wonderful memories of times gone by with great friends when I worked downtown from the mid 1960’s until 2010.  My downtown days are long gone but the memories are still alive and when IRead More The post Chef’s Still Going Strong After More Than 100 Years of Fine Dining appeared first on The Niagara Reporter ..read more

By Tony Farina If you are still looking for a place to enjoy the solar eclipse on Monday, look no further than Batavia Downs Gaming where doors open at 1 p.m. and for a $20 ticket you will enjoy the potentially once-in-a-lifetime event and all the trimmings the house willRead More The post Batavia Downs Gaming Offering Big Solar Eclipse Party appeared first on The Niagara Reporter ..read more

By Tony Farina The weather is looking up here in the Buffalo area for next Monday’s total solar eclipse and the path of totality will cover Western New York that is now jamming up with visitors from near and far to view (with eclipse glasses, of course) the rare celestialRead More The post SoleTurn Has Big Eclipse Night Planned on the Lake appeared first on The Niagara Reporter ..read more