From the Niagara Falls Review: Actor and special United Nations Ambassador Danny Glover joined hotel workers in a “rally for workplace justice” along Falls Avenue Saturday afternoon. The workers, all members of UNITE HERE local 2347, work in three hotels owned by Canadian Niagara Hotels – Sheraton on the Falls, Brock Plaza and the Skyline…
As I just posted, Danny Glover was in Niagara Falls today for a union rally. The UNITE HERE workers at the Canadian Niagara Hotels properties have been fighting for a while now, and this was a rally in support of them. I made it down for a couple of minutes of the rally. Unfortunately the…
I received this press release yesterday afternoon: Well known actor and Special United Nations Ambassador, Danny Glover will join hotel workers in Niagara Falls on Saturday, September 16th to demand workplace justice. The workers, all members of UNITE HERE local 2347, work in three hotels owned by the Canadian Niagara Hotels –Sheraton on the Falls,…
On Tuesday I received the latest newsletter from the Niagara Falls Marriott Fallsview. They are promoting a New Year’s package. I thought the email looked familiar, and sure enough, it is exactly the same email they sent out last year, but with a different year. That’s just lazy! You can subscribe to the newsletter by…
From Crazy4Cinema: The only reason NIAGARA is still around today is because it stars the luminous Marilyn Monroe. This was one of her first major roles and she makes the most of it. Not that there’s any character development or even a decent, script, but, for whatever reasons magic happens between an individual and the…
From the Niagara Falls Review: When tourist Herbert Matthews from Chicago, Ill., looked out from the 33rd floor of his hotel room to view the Horseshoe Falls, something caught his interest. Down below in a parking lot, he noticed a large group of firefighters taking part in some kind of a competition, so he went…
From Niagara This Week: It’s known as the toughest two minutes in sports and for the next four days it will be showcased right in front of the falls. The 2006 Firefit Canadian Championships is set to begin at the Niagara Parks Commission’s Table Rock parking lot tomorrow. More than 500 professional firefighters from across…
From USA Today: The world’s largest kite will be flown at the Niagara International Kite Festival, to be held in Niagara Falls Oct. 6-9. The kite measures 83 by 131 feet, and will be flown by a team led by Masaaki Modegi, president of the Japan Kite Association, in Reservoir State Park in Lewiston, on…
From the Buffalo News: Mayor Ted Salci was beaming with pride as he sat in his office and rattled off a list of recent tourism success stories in this city. Two booming casinos. Twelve major hotels built since 1996, with four more in the planning stages. Two spectacular golf courses, with another on the way….
From Niagara Falls Review: John Daly made a whirlwind tour Tuesday of his Thundering Waters signature golf course in Niagara Falls, cutting a swath of smiles everywhere he went. He mingled with golfers playing in the Kids R King Celebrity Pro-Am, which was raising funds for the Boys and Girls Club of Niagara. He posed…