After the assault, “there were still evenings and Saturdays when no staff was there at all,” said Airhart, a retired Houghton College dean who was a WEDI board member for three years.

Just eight months after opening, WEDI board members met to discuss closing the Downtown Bazaar as the organization faced a large deficit. Board members say that all of the staff is actively ...

Since 2014, KeyBank in partnership with the First Niagara Foundation has given WEDI more than $250,000 to support the West Side Bazaar, after-school programs and events. “Our board is unanimous ...

In June, WEDI’s board of directors met to discuss the Downtown Bazaar’s uncertain future and try to come up with creative solutions to keep it running amid financial issues. At that time ...