Jamestown officials are applying for a portion of the county’s 3% occupancy tax for a project to install a mural on the east side of the Washington Street Bridge on Harrison Street. A week ago we noted there was opposition to a county-backed program to install four murals in Falconer, ...
Like a bad penny, the idea of a public parklet underneath the North Main Street railroad viaduct keeps finding its way onto City Council agendas. City officials are asking for the council’s approval to apply for a grant to go along with money the city has already received. The city is ...
The news that Collaborative Children’s Solutions needs to take a two-year pause from hosting the Gus Macker 3-on-3 basketball tournament is disappointing for some, but shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone. We’ve been doing this particular dance with Gus Macker since The Resource Center ...
There’s a lot to County Executive PJ Wendel’s 2026 budget that should sound familiar to county residents. The county needs more money. It needs to increase the amount it’s taking from taxpayers even as the tax rate goes down by a nickel. We’ll spare you financial gloom and doom ...
There’s a place in southeastern Turkey that most people have never heard of — a windswept hilltop called Gobekli Tepe. It was built long before the pyramids, long before organized farming. And it’s important for human beings to know its story, because when the site was discovered in the ...
A giant of the film industry died just recently, and his passing brought back a flood of memories. As I explored those moments, I realized that in a small, eye-opening way, Robert Redford changed my life. But first, a little history. Four years before I saw Redford, a date invited me to my ...