My wife and I love Baskin Robbins pralines and cream ice cream. The other day we drove to Niagara Falls (we don’t live in the city) to get some, but the store was closed. The sign on the door said they were open from 11 am to 11 pm, but it was closed with the…
On Sunday I received an email from Falls Avenue. They are promoting their New Year’s Eve specials: To subscribe, visit their “Spin to Win” page and fill out the form. Be sure to check that you’d “like to receive news on Niagara Falls discounts and seasonal special eMail”.
From the Niagara Falls Review: A melee at the Dragon Fly Bar at the Fallsview Casino sent one employee to the hospital with a fractured jaw. Niagara Regional Police were called to the bar around 2:15 a.m. Sunday after a crowd of more than 200 patrons converged on the street following a disturbance that started…
From the Niagara Gazette: For millions of people around the globe the mere mention of Niagara Falls evokes images of a great natural wonder. Since Father Louis Hennepin became the first white man to describe the cataracts  after his visit in 1678  the falls have drawn countless tourists to both sides of the…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Classic rockers Foreigner, Canadian guitar great Colin James and pop newcomer Justin Hines will get the party started New Year’s Eve in Niagara Falls. Organizers tried appealing to all ages for this year’s bash at Queen Victoria Park, according to Niagara Parks Commission events manager Sarah Wood. “There’s something for…
This was inevitable… After the arrival of the Niagara SkyWheel this Spring, the Falls Tower Ride managed to make it through one summer season, but now it’s coming down. It has been a fixture on Clifton Hill for ~40 years, but as rides, towers, and hotels popped up along the parkway, it was no longer…
Regular contributor Fallsview emailed me about this… As you can see, the Fun House on Clifton Hill is having some work done on the facade again. They recently changed it a bit, but I guess there is more to do. I took this picture yesterday, and when I was by today, there was plywood over…
Last Thursday I received the latest issue of the Clifton Hill Resorts Update. As usual, they are promoting their packages. The trivia has made a return as well. There is a question in the newsletter, and then you have to click through to their web site to find the answer. As always, you can subscribe…
The latest issue of the Business News Update from the City of Niagara Falls focuses on the Niagara Falls Aviary and the changes they have made recently. In particular, the small aviary is now a free-flying aviary like the large aviary. You can download the complete PDF from the City of Niagara Falls web site.
From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s a question many people have asked while driving on Stanley Avenue near Dunn Street: Whatever happened to the Crown Plaza hotel? Work was started on a concrete foundation. And there’s a large crane that seems to point in different directions on certain days. But there doesn’t appear to have…