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A vision for revitalizing the High Falls District

By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack, Julie Williams
Published April 27, 2026 at 3:57 PM EDT
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What will it take to breathe new life into High Falls?

Members of the High Falls Business Improvement District (BID) have been working on a number of projects aimed at boosting the health of the neighborhood.

We talk with BID members and business owners about their vision for revitalizing High Falls.

Our guests:

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Evan Dawson
Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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Megan Mack
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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Julie Williams
Julie Williams is an associate producer for "Connections with Evan Dawson." She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.
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