2007

I took this picture yesterday of the Shoeless Joe’s patio. Today when I was by they had the fencing taken down and it looked quite nice.

Over the last couple of days the city has been out replacing the crosswalks up Clifton Hill. They used to be interlocking bricks. They have taken those out and have poured tinted concrete and then used some sort of pattern/form to make it look like brick.

From Niagara This Week: A city resident wants the last remaining view of Niagara Falls from the Fallsview area protected against development through a heritage designation. Bernadette Secco made a presentation to council asking them to start the process leading towards a historical designation for the pedestrian deck, located beside the former Loretto Academy in…

From the Niagara Falls Review: The seeds of discontent about the role Casino Niagara and Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort play in their host city appear to be taking root just days after city council pointed them out. But the casinos’ spokesman said they have always been committed to helping Niagara Falls, but have to make…

From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: The falls still work. Immense volumes of water tumbling over one of nature’s best-located edges make a grand sight and sound, plus clean electric power galore. But the forces of development are great, too. And fickle. They build, transform and move on. And how much improvement occurs — well, you’re entitled…

From the Buffalo News: It took about three weeks for this year’s winter ice to plummet over Niagara Falls and float away, but the river was clear enough Thursday morning for Maid of the Mist V to take its first dip of the season. The 300-passenger boat serves the American side, and its launch into…

From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s a strange juxtaposition: Niagara Falls is among the leaders as a Wonder of Canada in a CBC-sponsored online competition, yet the number of American visitors – the lifeblood of a vibrant tourism industry – crossing the border to visit here is in free fall. Clearly, it’s cause for concern…

From Niagara This Week: Niagara Falls has a new spokesperson. Well, not officially. But Becky Puddicombe this week threw out her strongest plug for the falls as one of the country’s seven wonders. Now she just has to sit back to see if it works. The Grade 12 student at Westlane Secondary School appeared on…

From the Niagara Falls Review: They’re all in. All the players with a stake in Niagara’s casino industry say they’ll take part in a meeting city council asked them to have to sort out the casinos’ community role in Niagara Falls. All that remains now is to figure out when. Niagara Casinos president Art Frank…

From Niagara This Week: Regional councillors have given approval in principle to a plan to lease a 20-acre parcel of land to the City of Niagara Falls to provide parking for the proposed Niagara Convention and Civic Centre. The decision was made during regional council’s meeting Thursday evening, following a presentation by Dragan Matovic, the…