Josh Durso

Small communities talk a lot about what they want. They talk less about what they can actually support. That’s the hard part of the story about a longtime, hometown grocery store in the village of ... more

Can a community stay the same and still thrive? That is the question sitting underneath almost every local debate in Upstate New York right now. People want full downtowns. They want coffee shops, restaurants, parks, ... more

Seneca Falls deserves better. Before I go any further, I have to start here: The town I grew up in has a lot going for it. There are a lot good people. People doing real, ... more

A longstanding national observance will take on a local focus in Canandaigua next month, as community members gather for a morning of reflection, fellowship, and recognition of a major milestone in addressing homelessness. The Canandaigua ... more

For too long, communities across the Finger Lakes have treated housing like a problem that could wait. There was always a reason to study it a little longer, talk it through a little more, or ... more

Enrollment across the Finger Lakes isn’t just declining — it’s accelerating, and that shift is starting to reshape what school districts can realistically sustain. Dozens of districts are already operating at enrollment levels where programs, ... more

I sat down with urban planner and former mayor Bill Fulton for a wide-ranging conversation on In Focus, and one thing came through clearly: A lot of communities are behind the curve on what’s happening ... more

An Oregon man will spend nearly six years in federal prison for his role in a marijuana trafficking conspiracy that stretched across the country and into Western New York. Robert Fiels, 38, of City Falls, ... more

Spend enough time in local planning meetings across the Finger Lakes and you’ll see a pattern: A housing project appears, concerns pile up, revisions are requested, and everyone agrees affordability is worsening — yet the ... more

A 59-year-old skydiver was found safe after an off-course landing in a wooded area near Ovid on September 5 following an intensive search. According to the Seneca County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to Parish ... more

Owasco Lake has a problem and local officials say if something doesn’t change soon one of the region’s largest drinking water sources could be jeopardized. Several years ago the two communities most closely connected to ... more

Canandaigua Mayor Bob Palumbo says the damage seen at Kershaw Park and along Eastern Blvd. is some of the worst he can remember in the city. A line of severe thunderstorms wreaked havoc across the ... more

On episode #506 of Inside the FLX two leaders from the Canandaigua Emergency Squad joined us in-studio to discuss an array of EMS-related issues in Upstate New York. Whether it's declining volunteer first responder forces, ... more

Today on episode #505 of Inside the FLX we're talking with Judy Wentzel. She's the executive director of the Bonafiglia Family Foundation. Like many small, rural communities in Upstate New York - Seneca County has ... more

Cayuga County Sheriff Brian Schenck is warning residents about potential budget cuts to public safety brought on by the need to address costly repairs at the county's office building. In January, the Cayuga County Office ... more

There’s no debate about it — a real housing crisis exists in the Finger Lakes. Forget about the tropes and reasons you’ve heard on the news about why homeownership is out of reach for an ... more

There's a housing crisis in the Finger Lakes. For several years now homeownership rates have been in decline. This while the rate of rent burdened households, or those that spend 50% or more of their ... more

Today on episode #500 of Inside the FLX we're sitting down with Geneva Mayor Steve Valentino to talk about last week's City Council meeting, as well as a number of the biggest stories from the ... more

Seneca County Manager Kyle Lovell has been placed on paid, administrative leave. That news was confirmed this morning by Board of Supervisors Chair Mike Enslow, who told FingerLakes1.com that the decision for him to go ... more