Fri, Sep 6th 2024 11:00 am
Nestled in the far corner of the Griffon Brewing plaza is a hybrid that's bringing happiness to residents. The Youngstown Marketside is one-half eatery - with gourmet sandwiches, slices and desserts - and one-half market - an essential business, since other grocery purveyors have ceased operations in the village.
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Thu, Aug 29th 2024 12:30 pm
The first thing customers will notice when walking into Lewiston Live Well might be the artwork on the lounge walls, the comic books on the shelf, or the rows of CD jackets above the prep area. But the lasting imprints they'll leave with are the attention to detail, desire to be customizable, and creativity shown by Emily Foltz and Andrew Boudeman.
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Fri, Aug 23rd 2024 06:55 am
At Monday's monthly meeting, the Village of Lewiston Board of Trustees voted to use $90,250 of fund balance for supplemental project funding for the Department of Public Works building addition on Seneca Street.
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Fri, Aug 16th 2024 10:55 am
On Tuesday morning, the Village of Youngstown celebrated improvements to its recreational splash pad at Falkner Park.
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Mon, Aug 12th 2024 11:55 am
Art was on display in Lewiston this weekend - and people came out in droves to catch a glimpse of a "crashed satellite," gaze at unbelievable tree faces, and be amazed by a circus act in a food truck - and that was just Friday night! Saturday and Sunday brought the Lewiston Art Festival - and what appeared to be record attendance, with wall-to-wall crowds strolling Center Street.
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Fri, Aug 9th 2024 11:00 am
When people say, "customer service," they're often referring to the level of attentiveness and politeness encountered when patronizing a business. For new The Villa Coffee House proprietor and chef Vinnie Pallaci, the principle is slightly different.
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Fri, Aug 2nd 2024 10:55 am
The Lewiston Police Department is upgrading its in-car and in-office equipment, and will debut a sizable addition to its festival crowd-control plans, thanks to a $495,000 Division of Criminal Justice Services' law enforcement technology grant.
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Fri, Jul 26th 2024 10:15 am
Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo were a revelation Wednesday night at Artpark. Despite their having done this - live performance, genuine rock 'n' roll - for a half-century, her vocals were as strong as ever, while his guitar was super crisp. Hit songs and deep cuts sounded as fresh and dynamic as the day they were first released.
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Wed, Jul 17th 2024 05:00 pm
At a meeting Tuesday, elected leaders from the Town and Village of Lewiston pledged to work together toward the creation of a new contract that would stipulate how services rendered by the Lewiston Police Department are utilized by the two municipalities.
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Fri, Jul 12th 2024 11:00 am
Festivals and summer happenings are in full swing in Niagara County. From sailing experiences on the river, to a celebration of the Tuscarora Nation, an amateur golf classic above the hill, an international soccer tourney down at Fort Niagara, to those many Artpark happenings, the lower River Region is the place to be in summer.
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Wed, Jul 10th 2024 10:00 am
Local elected leaders joined the Upward Niagara Chamber of Commerce in welcoming WellNow Urgent Care to Lewiston on Tuesday. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at the site, 860 Center St. Doors opened to the public Wednesday morning.
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Mon, Jul 1st 2024 09:45 am
With stormy weather in the forecast, and other Lewiston events already modified or canceled Saturday, Artpark & Company moved its annual Strawberry Moon Festival into the Mainstage Theater. The pivot was successful: A Native American marketplace smartly lined the walkways, the smoke dance competition was held in front of an enthusiastic (and seated) audience, and the headline artists performed on the theater stage.
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Mon, Jul 1st 2024 07:00 am
Despite hailing from Boston - prime New England Patriots territory - Dispatch gave its approval and encouragement to Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills while on stage Friday at Artpark.
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Fri, Jun 21st 2024 10:55 am
Lewiston restaurateur Michael Hibbard is teaming with music promoter Ray Barry to bring music and art to Gallo Coal Fire Kitchen this summer.
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Fri, Jun 14th 2024 10:50 am
Aaron Rotella's reason for opening a second Center Street business is simple: "I like ice cream," he said Tuesday.
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Fri, Jun 7th 2024 11:00 am
WellNow Urgent Care has set an opening date for its Lewiston practice at 860 Center St.: Wednesday, July 10.
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Fri, May 31st 2024 11:00 am
The Village of Youngstown is entering the summer concert scene with a new series curated by musician Ray Barry of Barry Entertainment, and Chris Harden of the Ontario House (aka The Jug).
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Fri, May 24th 2024 11:00 am
This summer, the Historical Association of Lewiston and Lewiston Museum will debut horse and carriage rides on non-festival-weekend Saturdays. Weather-permitting, this activity will be available at noon, 1, 2 and 3 p.m. June 8, 22, 29; July 6, 13, 27; and Aug. 3, 17.
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Fri, May 24th 2024 11:00 am
The Lewiston Council on the Arts will present "A Night at the Opera" with Niagara Opera Company and featuring Rising Stars of Tomorrow. The event will take place at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at the Castellani Art Museum on the Niagara University campus.
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Wed, May 22nd 2024 09:55 am
The Lewiston-Porter Central School District announced the unofficial results of the 2024 annual meeting, budget vote and election:
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Tue, May 14th 2024 09:10 am
The Lewiston Public Library's top supporter is now memorialized on the brick wall next to the front entrance.
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Fri, May 3rd 2024 03:30 pm
The Lewiston Artisan Farmers Market successfully extended its 2023 summer schedule into the fall and winter months by adding a fair held Saturdays inside First Presbyterian Church. The shoulder season will conclude May 11 with a special Mother's Day weekend happening.
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Fri, Apr 26th 2024 10:00 am
Members of the Lewiston Town Board voted by a 3-2 margin Monday evening to endorse Local Law No. 2 of 2024. The board's action, which followed plenty of debate, now essentially prohibits the operation of short-term/transient rentals. The decision comes off a contentious March 11 public hearing on the issue, and comments both for and against short-term rentals operating in local neighborhoods.
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Mon, Apr 22nd 2024 02:10 pm
Sincere gratitude goes out to all those who supported "Phantoms of the Opera Hall," the first production by the recently formed Opera Hall (OH!) Players.
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Fri, Apr 19th 2024 10:00 am
No Village of Lewiston residents spoke Monday at a public hearing on the proposed budget, making the trustees' decision to unanimously approve the measure that much easier.
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Fri, Apr 12th 2024 09:00 am
Join us at Artpark's lower park on from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug, 31, for The third annual Better Off Read Summer Book Festival. The free-to-attend, all-ages event is meant to promote reading, encourage writing, and celebrate storytelling.
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Fri, Apr 5th 2024 11:00 am
The Village of Lewiston Board has begun working on the next fiscal year budget, and trustees are considering a 20-cent tax increase - to a rate of $8.164858 per $1,000 of assessed property valuation.
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Thu, Apr 4th 2024 07:00 am
The 2024-25 Lewiston Garden Club officers were installed by Melissa Marcus, director of the Eight District Federated Garden Clubs of New York State, on March 25 at the Griffon Gastropub.
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Tue, Mar 26th 2024 10:40 am
As part of Artpark & Company's 50th anniversary season, Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo will rock the Artpark Amphitheater, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 24, with special guest The Vindys.
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Fri, Mar 22nd 2024 11:00 am
The Niagara River Greenway's Host Communities Standing Committee unanimously approved funding requests for two Lewiston projects and one in the Town of Wheatfield at a meeting on Tuesday.
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Fri, Mar 15th 2024 09:00 am
Prior to its Monday work session, the Town of Lewiston Board held two public hearings - one on a continued solar moratorium (drawing no comments); another regarding a proposed local law on short-term rentals (garnering plenty of feedback).
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Fri, Mar 8th 2024 10:55 am
DiMino's Lewiston Tops has expanded its sushi offerings with a new display station at the far end of the deli counter, and the addition of an Advanced Fresh Concepts Franchise Corp. chef.
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Fri, Mar 1st 2024 09:00 am
Questions over Lewiston's handling of inflow/infiltration, as well as drainage, resurfaced in active discussions at Monday's regular Town Board meeting.
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Wed, Feb 21st 2024 08:45 am
Trustees in the Village of Lewiston reversed course on Tuesday, and voted to save the approximately 30-foot blue spruce tree adjacent to the Freedom Crossing Monument on North Water Street.
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Mon, Feb 12th 2024 10:10 pm
Residents in the Village of Lewiston took to social media over the weekend to voice concerns regarding the removal of a blue spruce tree located next to the Freedom Crossing monument on North Water Street.
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Thu, Feb 8th 2024 11:35 am
Consultant teams representing the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; the New York Power Authority; New York State Department of Transportation; and various local stakeholder groups provided insight Tuesday on the future of the Niagara Scenic Parkway in a well-attended public information session at DeVeaux Woods State Park.
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Fri, Feb 2nd 2024 11:10 am
Ken Scibetta's and Ed Webster's culinary empire is expanding with the new Griffon Brewing tap room in the Village of Youngstown. The restaurateurs, whose other Griffon locations include Lewiston, Niagara Falls and East Aurora, are taking over a space formerly used as a supermarket.
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Thu, Jan 25th 2024 07:00 am
Lewiston, quite frankly, has been a little less interesting this month without Neil Garfinkel behind the counter at Sgt. Peppers Hot Sauces, Etc., or out walking his dog and chatting with people on Center Street.
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Wed, Jan 17th 2024 04:55 pm
United Way of Greater Niagara is proud to share that it has been accepted into Little Free Library's Read in Color spring 2024 cohort. UWGN will be the first Read in Color program provider in New York state outside of New York City.
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Fri, Jan 12th 2024 10:55 am
As we anticipate the solar eclipse on April 8, and prepare for our new production, "Phantoms of the Opera Hall," we'd like to share the rich history of the Opera Hall and some of the people who were associated with the building, whose lives were tied to the mysteries of the moon.
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