Poker tourney returns to Fallsview

    From the Niagara Falls Review: Texas Hold’em competitors are priming their poker faces as they battle to see who will qualify for the upcoming North American Poker Championship at the Fallsview Casino Resort. Now in its third year, the event promises big prize purses, with the jackpot estimated at just over $1 million. “Canada is…

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      Is it IHOP Niagara Falls or is it Niagara Falls IHOP?

      Not that it really matters, but I was just curious what the official name of the restaurant is. Sometimes the chain name is first; sometimes the location name is first. Anyway, I did make it out Lundy’s Lane to see the new IHOP. Here are a few pictures:

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        U.S. Customs and Border Protection Launches WHTI Advertising Campaign in Canada

        From a press release seen at Hospitality-1st.net: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is launching a television and print advertising campaign in Canada to remind the Canadian public about travel document requirements for entry into the U.S. that go into effect on June 1, 2009. The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative…

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          A Sibling for Celia: Show and Tell

          Someone with a Blogger blog reminisces about some trips to Niagara Falls: Since my daughter just started PreK, and now has Show N Tell every Friday, I decided to finally jump in on the fun! I grew up in Buffalo, NY. And having grown up there, made it so I was very close to one…

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            More Marvel sign removal at Adventure City

            As I’ve reported before, Adventure City on Clifton Hill still has blank signs from when all of the Marvel logos and images were taken down. Well, it looks like at least one of them is coming down. There used to be a giant Spider-man beside the Rainforest Cafe volcano. Then they took down the Spider-man,…

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              Falls in fine form during ‘Whistle-Stop’

              From the Buffalo News: This is what I’m thinking: It didn’t go off without a hitch and wasn’t entirely Chamber of Commerce material, but overall, Tuesday morning’s Whistle-Stop tour visit of ABC’s “Good Morning America” to Niagara Falls was a pretty positive experience for the area. Diane Sawyer, Robin Roberts, Chris Cuomo and Sam Champion…

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                It’s lights, camera, Falls, as city stars on GMA

                From the Medina Journal-Register: The American Falls left a lasting impression on the crew of ABC’s “Good Morning America.” “It’s beautiful and a really amazing place,” anchor Diane Sawyer told the Niagara Gazette after the two-hour nationally televised show wrapped up Tuesday morning. “How many rainbows can you deliver?” Sawyer was referring to the everlasting…

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                  Local businesses shine nationally on GMA

                  From the Niagara Gazette: The raging rapids wasn’t the only positive from Niagara Falls spotlighted during Tuesday morning’s broadcast of ABC’s Good Morning America. Several local businesses were featured during the two-hour show, including DiCamillo Bakery and Harris & Lever Florist, which provided their products for a wedding ceremony at Prospect Point.

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                    Better comparison of Skylon Tower vs Hilton height

                    The other day I posted a terrible cell phone picture of the Skylon Tower and Hilton. Here are a couple of better pictures:

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                      Eat and Travel: NIAGARA FALLS (CANADA)

                      Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls (including some pictures): Finally, last year I had a chance for “me time”. My husband wanted to take our daughter to visit his parents in Florida. So, I asked him if it would be ok if I went on vacation by myself…

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