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 lights off. We just assumed that it was closed for a specific reason. Then the other day I noticed that it is permanently closed. The signs (most of them) have been reversed, and the windows have been papered up. The Mr. Sub beside it is also closed.
I don’t know what is going in here. A Little Caesars recently opened up beside. Also, back in March there was a notice of a public meeting about this property.
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 inside the bar.
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 border.
The numbers have often varied but it has been generally agreed by tourism officials and park commissioners that an estimated eight million tourists annually gaze in awe at the American and Canadian falls, the rugged canyon below and the water-tossed rapids above and below the cataracts.
Though Niagara may have lost its coveted title as “The Honeymoon Capitol†to more exotic travel destinations over the years, it retains that magical power for luring visitors.
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 everybody with this lineup,” she said. “Pending the weather playing its part, I think it’s going to be a great night.”
The lineup was announced Friday by the Niagara Parks Commission, which took over the event last year from the Winter Festival of Lights. Partners include the Niagara Fallsview Casino, City of Niagara Falls and Clifton Hill Tourist Area.
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 much of an attraction.
I wonder what is going in there…
As of the time of this posting, the Clifton Hill web site still has an attractions page about the Falls Tower Ride, but it has already been taken off the Fun Pass (the multi-attractions pass) page.
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 the doors.
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 to the Clifton Hill Resorts Update newsletter by visiting the Clifton Hill Newsletter page.
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 been much construction activity on the site.
Back in May 2005, city council appeared frustrated, feeling it had no recourse to get the project moving.
At that time, work had been stopped for weeks. Ald. Joyce Morocco raised a concern that if the work didn’t resume, they were “going to have a concrete slab in the heart of the tourism area.”
Mayor Ted Salci said that on a project of that size, permits are issued in phases. As far as the city is concerned, Salci said a permit was issued and that phase of the work has been completed.
As of recently, the owner has still not applied for the next phase of construction.
I’ve posted previously on the progress of the hotel…
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