From the Niagara Falls Review: Dancers, costumed characters and festive lighting displays. Those were just a few of the sights to see during the opening ceremonies of the Winter Festival of Lights Saturday evening in Queen Victoria Park. An estimated 2,500 people jammed into the park across from the roaring cataracts to enjoy an early…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Ask Dino Fazio if he has a light. He’ll offer you two million. That’s the tally for this year’s Winter Festival of Lights, which flips the switch tonight at 6 p.m. and illuminates the city until Jan. 8. Fazio, the festival’s general manager, said the event is brighter than ever…
From Niagara This Week: The Hilton on Fallsview Avenue is set to soar to 52 storeys after council approved the expansion Monday night. “This is a good news story,” said Ed Lustig, the agent for the developers. “This is a world class hotel with world class facilities.” The development is an expansion to the Hilton’s…
Over the last couple of weeks there has been some stories in the news about how the Hilton Niagara Falls wants to modify its permit for their addition to the hotel. I noticed a sign up out side the hotel, but the meeting was scheduled for Monday, October 30. I haven’t heard what happened at…
The Motel 6 that is being built on Stanley Avenue is coming along nicely. It looks like the first floor is done.
From Niagara This Week: The King and Queen of Sweden visited Table Rock Thursday as part of their second official visit to Canada. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia met with Niagara Parks Commission Chairman Jim Williams, Mayor Ted Salci, and St. Catharines MPP and tourism minister Jim Bradley. A trail of Ontario Provincial…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The Winter Festival of Lights has announced the 2006 schedule for Fireworks Over the Falls. This year, there will be 16 displays – beginning with Saturday’s 6 p.m. show as part of the opening ceremonies for the 24th annual event – and wrapping up with a Jan. 5 show as…