From the outside, it doesn’t look like they’ve made much progress on the former Hilltop Hotel/Pilgrim Restaurant building. There are still no signs that officially state what is going in there, but of course there has been lots of speculation here that it may be a McDonald’s and/or n East Side Marios. By the way,…
The Buffalo News has information on the more improvements/money coming for Niagara Falls State Park (besides what the Governor already announced): Some worn-out parkland along the Niagara River got a financial boost Friday thanks to Niagara River Greenway funds… • $700,000 for Three Sisters Islands in Niagara Falls State Park. The money will be used…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara’s assets like golf courses, wineries, theatres and restaurants will be part of the sales pitch as the convention centre begins drumming up business in anticipation of a 2011 opening, says project co-ordinator Dragan Matovic. “The industry is healthy. We should be well-poised to take advantage of that,” Matovic said…
Over the last couple of weeks there have been some sign trucks outside of Marvel Superheroes Adventure City. They were taking down the big Incredible Hulk on the sign on Clifton Hill. I just figured they were putting up a new sign, when someone pointed out to me that all of the Marvel logos and…
From the Niagara Falls Review: “To make a break in a long Canadian winter, a small party was formed in the garrison of London, Canada West (now Ontario), at the beginning of 1843 to visit the falls at Niagara.” So wrote Sir James Alexander of the 14th Regiment as he introduced an account of a…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Good morning and welcome to Economics 101. Who’s familiar with the “subprime mortgage crisis” in the United States? Get used to hearing that phrase. It’s this year’s SARS – the latest on a growing list of economic conditions that have hurt Niagara’s tourism industry… Tourism operators often look at 2001…
Someone with a LiveJournal blog posted about their upcoming trip to Niagara Falls: …off we go on our romantic early-valentines getaway at Niagara Falls! our hotel was booked about a week ago: King Bed Whirlpool Jacuzzi Suite =) i was smart enough to tell him to book it early because now, the price for our…
WIVB (News4 Buffalo) has a couple of stories about Governor Spitzer’s State of Upstate address from Wednesday. Apparently he wants to upgrade/improve Niagara Falls State Park: Governor Has Big Plans for Niagara Falls State Parks – This is a link to a page where you can launch a video of the story Governor’s State of…
The other day I posted about someone who was going for an interview at HOCO (I don’t know who the person is, but they blogged about it). Well, I guess she got the job: I got a job today working on Clifton Hill. It starts out with 3-5 shifts a week during the slow season,…
From Niagara This Week: Clifton Hill was bulging with people Sunday afternoon. While it’s not unusual for the Niagara Falls tourist area to be crawling with people, its not too often the majority of those in attendance live in the Falls. On Sunday, Clifton Hill attractions opened their doors to residents of Niagara Falls for…