East Side Mario’s update (very slow progress)
The East Side Mario’s (there are still no signs, but that is what everyone says it will be) on Clifton Hill is coming along very (and I mean very) slowly).
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Casablanca renovations
Casablanca on Victoria Ave is closed for renovations right now. It does not look very professional. The place is boarded up and information is spray painted on the wood. One sign says there was a fire. The contractor’s sign says it is an emergency closure. I didn’t hear or read anything about this, so I…
Vicki Boutin: And the Winner is…
Someone with a TypePad blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls (including Build-A-Bear Workshop): This has been a busy week! We went to Niagara Falls on Monday with my friend Kelly and her kids. There is now a Build-A-Bear at the top of Clifton Hill… Yep! And I got suckered right in to…
Another Tim Hortons
When the Falls Mist Motel was demolished, Drafty commented that a Tim Hortons was going up. There were no signs there until just recently. It is indeed going to be a Tim Hortons. Just an observations… not too long ago there wasn’t a single Tim Hortons in the main tourist area. Now there will be…
The Oakes Hotel Offers the Best View of All Niagara Falls Accommodations
The following is from a Market Wire press release (seen on Yahoo! Finance): The Oakes Hotel Overlooking the Falls is the closest of Niagara Falls Accommodation to the Falls, and has the best view of the Falls GUARANTEED! We are pleased to announce the following exciting Niagara Falls vacation package deals… These great vacation packages…
Shake and Bake -zapped!
From the Niagara Falls Review: The so-called Shake and Bake electric chair display on Clifton Hill has taken its last breath. It’s fried! Owner Charlie Burland of the Niagara Clifton Group shut it down at noon Sunday, a day after it was featured in the Niagara Falls Review. Here’s how it worked: For $2, passersby…
Schwindt’s Blog: Niagara Road Trip
Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: For our last free weekend of the summer, we embarked on our annual road trip to the Niagara Region.
The ultimate Niagara Falls showdown …
From the Ottawa Citizen: Hope you bought a clean pair of underwear! Mwah-ha-ha!” Welcome to Canada’s permanent circus, a.k.a. Niagara Falls, Ont., where the buildings bark at you in menacing tones. (A character outside The House of Frankenstein actually does accost you about your underwear.) Niagara Falls, where hotdogs are part of a complete breakfast….
A season of ups and downs for Falls tourist attractions
From the Buffalo News: They came, they saw, but they didn’t spend as much money as in years past. That was an early assessment of the 2008 summer tourist season as local business owners and tourism leaders today wrap up a long weekend that is typically one of the busiest for travelers to Niagara Falls….