Timber… Down comes the Golden Griddle

    During the week they started to take down parts of the Golden Griddle / Quality Inn Clifton Hill front desk. Then near the end of the week they demolished the Golden Griddle entirely. You’ve never been able to see Boston Pizza / Sports Zone like this before You can easily see over or through the…

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      Great Wolf Lodge job fair

      The Friday, January 27, 2006 edition of the St. Catharines Standard had an article about the Great Wolf Lodge job fair called It’s a long wiat for job-hunters. The article isn’t online, but here are some of the details: it was a 3 day job fair about 1,500 people went on the first day alone…

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        Building an illusion

        From the Buffalo News: Everyone thought Greg Frewin’s interest in magic was a whim when as a boy of 12 he wanted to become a magician. His inspiration, he explained, was David Copperfield. “Everyone thought I was nuts,” Frewin said. “They kept thinking it would pass. I grew up watching David Copperfield on television. He…

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          Fireworks over Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada

          I submitted a couple of videos to the Google Video website. After what seemed to be an eternity, they were finally approved. Here’s the first one for your viewing pleasure: This is on a Tulsa, OK site, but it is a nice video of the fireworks over Niagara Falls. It was done in December of…

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            Avaia under the big top

            From the Niagara Falls Review: Russian acrobats in a human pyramid and contortionists bending beyond what seems humanly possible will perform twice a day in Niagara Falls when Cirque Niagara, a new form of live entertainment, comes to town. Cirque Niagara unveiled plans Thursday to bring a troupe of Russian and Ukrainian performers together under…

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              Falling in winter

              From the Buffalo Business First: Tourism officials hope a series of special events will melt away perceptions that the Niagara region’s hospitality business is seasonal, that it’s put on ice during the winter months. “Who would know just how beautiful Niagara Falls and the Niagara region is in the wintertime unless you see it?” asked…

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                John Daly Takes on Niagara Falls

                The other day I was in a restaurant and the Golf Channel was on. They were showing when John Daly tried to hit a golf ball over the gorge. I’d never seen it before, but it was very well done. The crowd was very large and noisy, John interacted with the commentators, and it was…

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                  Coat of ice makes an icon even more intriguing

                  From the Miami Herald: Niagara Falls in winter is an ice spectacular. During the coldest months of winter, sheets of ice form on Lake Erie, then break up and flow toward the falls and crash over the precipice. Ice turns rocks in the river into strange and mystical shapes. Mist rising from the cascading water…

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                    Deadly dart frogs on display

                    From the Niagara Falls Review: Visitors to the Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory have a unique opportunity to jump into the wild world of poison dart frogs during the next couple of months. The new exhibit allows visitors to witness the amphibians nestled among the lush tropical foliage of the conservatory and discover how they thrive…

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                      Casino Players Advantage Club card

                      The other day when I was out I found a Players Advantage Club card on the ground. As hard as this may seem to believe, I’ve never been inside either casino! I know people who go regularly, but it’s just not my thing. Anyway, since I found a PAC card, I figured I’d provide you…

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