2008

The Imperial Hotel & Suites has had some facade improvement completed.

Another week… another update… the Hilton keeps growing! It’s about at as tall as the existing hotel.

Here is something a little different… Someone with a Blogger blog posts about a how he was in a group that came to Niagara Falls to preach: Ken and I stood on Clifton Hill for the most part, Ken encouraging, almost goading me, to get into one-to-one conversations as I passed out tracts. But I…

From Bloomberg.com: Ginger Strand is in possession of a sharp eye, a biting wit, a beguiling sense of fun — and a magnificent obsession. As some people collect little porcelain dogs or sports memorabilia, Ginger Strand collects visits to Niagara Falls. But not only visits. She collects postcards. Myths. Legends about daredevil feats. Stories about…

From the Niagara Falls Review: Go ahead. Try to trip up the Maytag Repairman. He has an answer for everything. “Are you actually handy? Can you even fix anything at all?” an intrepid reporter asks, grilling Clay Jackson, the actor who plays the longest-running advertising character in TV history. “I don’t need to,” Jackson answers…

Here’s a strange one… This morning I received the following email from YouTube: What?! My home-made video (I used the movie mode of my digital camera) of Bronto’s Adventure Playland violates copyright? Weird. I’ve obviously emailed Google’s copyright office asking them to reinstate the video or to explain what the problem is. Stay tuned…

The Casablanca Lounge (the former Filling Station) is now open:

Someone with an AOL Journal posted about a recent trip to Canada (including Niagara Falls): Once we had supper we had a drive around to see what else Niagara had to offer, found Clifton Hill, which is like a mini Las Vegas. I am not sure if I like it, but it is full of…

From the Niagara Falls Review: After months of top-secret meetings, covert conversations and stories telling Niagara residents what’s going on at the top floor of Table Rock, it all came down to 15 minutes for me this week. Ready or not, I was going on Niagara’s Fury.

Canadian Niagara Hotels has a Travelzoo deal available: With the first heat wave comes our first hot deal to Niagara Falls during the summer: Stay at the Skyline Inn for only $87 ($89 CAD) per night. You will be able to play all day on Clifton Hill with these $200 in extras absolutely FREE (4…