More on the “Niagara This Week” article

    Niagara This Week is a local, free newspaper that started up a few years ago. Editions in other cities have been printed for years, and it was nice to have a free alternative to the local, pay newspaper. They publish on Wednesday and Friday. I don’t know anything about the demographics of their readers, but…

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      March Break at the Americana Resort

      Yesterday I received the latest newsletter from the Americana Conference Resort & Spa. They are promoting packages for the March Break. To subscribe to the newsletter, click on the “Stay Informed with the Americana Newsletter” link on the left of the every page of the Americana Conference Resort & Spa web site.

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        A contest the falls cannot lose

        From the Niagara Falls Review: April will mark 18 years since I moved to Niagara Falls, and while we haven’t always seen eye to eye I’ve never loved the actual falls more. I’m convinced everyone who moves here has a relationship with our namesake in three stages. First is infatuation: You can’t believe you can…

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          “We shouldn’t tolerate the Canadian idle”

          The St. Catharines Standard has an editorial about car idling and its environmental impact. It also mentions Niagara Falls. I’m sure this is a common problem in essentially all tourist areas: I spent two summers working in the Clifton Hill tourist area of Niagara Falls, and the number of people I witnessed idling their vehicles…

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