World Wrestling Entertainment Superstar Rob Van Dam signs autographs at WWE Niagara

    Press release from Canada NewsWire Group: NIAGARA FALLS, ON, May 17 /CNW/ – World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Superstar Rob Van Dam will be visiting WWE’s Niagara Falls store to meet fans and sign autographs. Rob will sign autographs for fans beginning at 12:00 pm with only the first 400 fans guaranteed an autograph. Who WWE…

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    Party Time on Clifton Hill

    The Niagara Falls Review ran an article on the proposed developments on Clifton Hill today. The article mentions two waterparks (one indoor, one outdoor), roller coasters, a ferris wheel and a 28 storey hotel. The proposal goes before city council this Monday, May 30 as we had mentioned in a previous post. Party time on…

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    Sign Erected at Greg Frewin Theater

    We reported on Wednesday the Greg Frewin Theatre was open showing the Las Vegas-style of magic by Greg Frewin himself. The sign outside the theatre has now been erected:

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    Jay Cochrane to Return

    Jay Cochrane, famous for his tight rope walking, will once again be performing in Niagara Falls this summer. He will be performing his act between the Niagara Fallsview Casino and the Hilton Hotel and on Saturdays will perform the longest and highest skywalk performed outside of China, from the Niagara Fallsview Casino to the top…

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      Walkway from Skylon Tower to Fallsview Casino

      This picture was taken on Murray Hill looking up towards the Skylon Tower building. The hill on the left side goes up to a walkway that goes over the street to the Fallsview Casino. It looks like Skylon Tower operators are building a pedestrian walkway over their entrance driveway to try to facilitate walking traffic…

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        Las Vegas Magic Review Show

        Greg Frewin is an accomplished magician who is from the Stoney Creek area of Ontario. He has been performing magic for years, and this year has come to Niagara Falls. The newest attraction to Niagara Falls, The Greg Frewin Theatre, a 700 seat dinner theatre centrally located at top of Clifton Hill, will present Las…

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          New shuttle links city’s two casinos

          This article appeared in todays (May 25, 2005) issue of the Niagara Falls Review. Sorry, but the article doesn’t appear to be online. New shuttle links city’s two casinos NIAGARA FALLS – It’s a little easier this week to travel between Niagara’s two casinos. Officials with Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort and Casino Niagara say the…

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            Cafe Tu Tu Tango Grand Opening

            Cafe Tu Tu Tango (above the Wolfgang Puck Cafe) will have its grand opening June 1, 2005. I received a flier yesterday in the mail that was delivered to most Niagara Region residents. I’ll scan it and post it later, but for now here are a few notes: Both Cafe Tu Tu Tango and Wolfgang…

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              More Odds ‘n’ Ends

              The Christmas lights that hang down the Skylon Tower all winter have been taken down. For some reason I thought they left them up year round, but I guess not. If I would have been more observant to Chris’ picture of the Skylon Tower at night, I would have noticed the lack of lights already….

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                Some Victoria Day Weekend Observations

                We had absolutely beautiful weather on Saturday (22.4° C) and Sunday (15.6° C). Clifton Hill was packed both days, and the traffic getting in and out of the tourist areas was quite heavy. Today on the other hand is cooler (11° C) and there are a lot less people. As I was out today, I…

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