From the Niagara Falls Review: Tourism advocates in Niagara say Friday’s decision by the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security to temporarily suspend the need for Americans to have a passport to return home after a trip to Canada or Mexico is going to make an already confusing situation even worse. “It definitely adds to the…
From the Niagara Falls Review: A soaring loonie will mean less dollars in the pockets of the city’s tourism industry stakeholders, experts say. “I’m shaken,” said Anna Pierce, executive director of Niagara Falls Tourism. “Everyone’s worried.” The Canadian dollar closed at 94.07 cents (U.S.) Tuesday, down 0.41 cents from Monday’s close, and a step away…
From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s official: Niagara Falls can call itself a wonder of Canada. Despite finishing second in online voting, the honeymoon capital received a thumbs-up from CBC’s Seven Wonders of Canada judges Thursday night in a much-hyped segment on The National. Oddly enough, Thunder Bay’s Sleeping Giant peninsula – which beat the…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Town councillors face tough times as they grapple with one of the most controversial issues in recent memory, says Lord Mayor Gary Burroughs. He said it will be at least three weeks before council will debate whether to allow Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours to continue leasing a dock on Melville…
When Baskin Robbins and Mr. Sub first closed, and before Little Caesars opened, there was a notice on the window about something called the Victoria Avenue Beer Garden. Well, Little Caesars has been open for 8 months, and Baskin Robbins reopened recently. The space where Mr. Sub used to be (with the adjacent patio) now…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort needs to push its Avalon ballroom concerts and hotel accommodations to bring gaming revenue back up at the casino and Casino Niagara, says Ontario Lottery and Gaming spokeswoman Teresa Roncon. “What we’re doing is concentrating on our non-gaming amenities – the entertainment portion. We are concentrating…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Tumultuous waves of support for jet boat tourism in Niagara-on-the-Lake and opposition to their noise and speed dominated a public meeting on the stormy issue. Concerns about the environmental effects of Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours on the Niagara River were raised repeatedly during a four-hour meeting Tuesday night attended by…
From the Niagara Falls Review: They call him Star, and this summer he’ll be acting like one. Three times a day, the Yellow Napped Amazon will greet his public, say a few words, maybe sing if he feels like it, then retire to his quarters. It’s good summer work if you can find it. But…
In a follow-up to my previous post on the empty lot and the comments that were left, I’ve taken a couple more pictures. You can see a bulldozer working as well as stakes in the ground as if the plot had been surveyed. You can also see the houses that were up the street have…
Last fall I reported that Mr. Sub and Baskin Robbins closed. These were the stores that were in the little plaza where Little Caesars is now located. Little Caesars opened a while ago, and recently Baskin Robbins reopened.