A couple of weeks ago they erected the crane on the job site of the new Niagara Convention & Civic Center and have been making steady progress on the foundation of the building. They are also working in the back of the property on the parking lot that will enter off Dunn Street.
From the Niagara Falls Review: Canadians travelling to the U. S. by car need to add one more thing to their checklist starting today as new rules requiring passports kick in. Showing up at a crossing with your birth certificate or citizenship card and photo ID won’t guarantee entry anymore. The United States now requires…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Things are going well for the Niagara Parks Commission. The first half of 2009, including two long weekends, brought better than expected crowds around the historic park area. “It has been a good kickoff to the year,” said general manager John Kernahan. “But I’m extremely fearful of what’s coming.” After…
Yesterday, someone left a comment on an old posting, saying that there were only 2 whales on display at Marineland, and that Athena was missing, but presumed dead. I asked around with some unofficial sources, but no one knew anything. Yesterday evening, someone else left a comment saying that Athena had died on Sunday. I…
I haven’t made it inside the new Hilton Hotel and Suites Niagara Falls/Fallsview, but things look pretty good form the outside. The area right at the corner appears to be Romano’s Macaroni Grill.
The addition that is being put on the Doubletree Resort Lodge & Spa Fallsview by Hilton is almost done.
From Canoe.ca Travel: Just beneath the cheery din of slot-machine sirens, the sound of blissed-out tourist traffic and the crash of Niagara Falls, an undercurrent of anxiety is flowing among merchants and attraction operators as they brace for what some fear could be a summer of discontent. As of June 1, those who make their…
The old Niagara Marketplace on Clifton Hill used to have several parking spaces out front. When that building was torn down and the new Tim Hortons/Canada Trading Company/Galaxy Golf building was put up, the sidewalk was changed and the parking was removed. Well, the same thing has happened across the street at the upcomding Dave…
Okay, so it’s not as catchy a title as Gorillas in the Mist, but the actual site was still pretty cool. There was a lot of fog this morning, and this is what the Hilton and the Skylon Tower looked like.
WIVB out of Buffalo had a brief blurb about the new Hilton hotel on their newscast the other day… Also, the Buffalo News reports the new hotel was soldout (240 rooms available) for its opening weekend…