Graham on May 29th, 2008

The Falls Avenue Newsletter is now up to issue 18 (I think I missed a few issue). Even though the email refers to Falls Avenue and NiagaraFallsHotels.com, the subject used the term Niagara Falls Tourism Authority. These are all titles/names/phrases that Canadian Niagara Hotels uses. However, they should probably pick one and stick to it. [...]

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From the Niagara Falls Review: Ruslan Nuryiev has never been to Niagara Falls. So how did a 24-year-old economist living in Baku, Azerbaijan come to create the Facebook fan site for Niagara’s Fury? Why would someone who lives 9,100 kilometres away from the thundering waterfall be interested in creating a fan site dedicated to it [...]

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Graham on May 29th, 2008

Regular visitor Lisa from Rochester sent me this story from a local TV station (WHAM channel 13 in Rochester): By next summer, drivers will need a passport or an enhanced driver license to return to the United States from Canada. An enhanced license will look similar to the one you already have with an American [...]

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Graham on May 29th, 2008

From the Niagara Falls Review: He started with a simulation film made almost entirely from “stuff” found at a hardware store. He’s now part of an accomplished animation company giving life to large-format attractions using top-of-the-line computer technology and 360-degree digital cameras. Yas Takata and his California-based computer graphics imaging employer Blur Studio have been [...]

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From the Niagara Falls Review: It was supposed to be a five-year plan to prove the doubters wrong. Five years to show that big-time theatre couldn’t just survive in Niagara Falls, but thrive. Alas, Silver Mist Productions was off the mark. It only took two years. “Right now, we’re three years ahead of schedule,” says [...]

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