Twitter updates for 2009-09-10
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September 10, 2009
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Brazen thief steals Hard Rock guitar
From the Hamilton Spectator: It isn’t rock’n roll if you play on a stolen guitar. It’s theft. Niagara police are looking for a $20,000 Gibson guitar stolen from the Hard Rock Cafe in the Skyline Inn on Falls Avenue early Sunday morning, shortly before the bar closed. This isn’t just any Gibson. It is a…
Inside Track Breaking News Blog: Canadian Motor Speedway website goes live
From Inside Track Motorsport News: On Tuesday, Sept. 8 in Ft. Erie (ON), a public meeting was held regarding the approval process for the proposed Canadian Motor Speedway project in the US/Canada border town. Individuals made presentations both for and against the building of the facility. Those against were reportedly mostly concerned with sound and…
Motor speedway proposal gets mixed reviews at public meeting
From the Niagara Falls Review: In auto racing, there are winners and losers. And some Fort Erie residents wonder what side of the checkered flag they’ll end up on if, or when, a Canadian Motor Speedway gets up and running in two years. “The people that come to these events don’t come for a long…
Falls to seek funds to redo parkway
From the Buffalo News: The city will seek an estimated $40 million in federal stimulus money to reconfigure or remove two sections of the Robert Moses Parkway. Mayor Paul A. Dyster said Tuesday he believes the money could help break a “logjam” over the highway by moving ahead with a project on two sections city…
OLG shake-up may expedite casino lease: Craitor
From Niagara This Week: A shake-up at the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation may help to secure Casino Niagara’s future, says Niagara Falls MPP Kim Craitor. On Monday, Dwight Duncan, the minister responsible for the OLG, made public expense claim reports and receipts for OLG’s executive and senior-level staff from Jan. 1, 2007, to Dec….
Over Niagara Falls, and back again << 853
Someone with a WordPress blog has posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: My second major goof came at Niagara Falls – but in the end, it turned out not to matter. I’d chosen to stay on the US side to catch this morning’s train; had successfully negotiated the border (through the door marked…