Twitter updates for 2010-02-24
Just saw some fire trucks out front of the Hilton across from the Fallsview Casino… #
February 2010
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Clifton Hill Resort Update – February 2010
On Monday I received the latest newsletter from the Clifton Hill Resort. You can subscribe to the Clifton Hill Resort Update newsletter by visiting the Clifton Hill Newsletter page.
Residents oppose closing of state parks
From the Buffalo News: State legislators from the Assembly and Senate and from both sides of the political aisle were quick over the weekend to criticize the proposed closing of state parks and historic sites as part of Gov. David A. Paterson’s effort to close an anticipated budget gap of $8.2 billion in the fiscal…
“What makes a haunted house?”
Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to a Haunted House on Clifton Hill: …I think there are 4 major haunted houses on Clifton Hill: The Fear Factory, Dracula’s Castle, Frankenstein’s…um, castle (?), and another one that has just as terrifying a name and plays the scary music from Halloween onto the…
Twitter updates for 2010-02-23
RT @NiagaraParksPR: Tom Brokaw Explains #Canada To Americans: http://bit.ly/cMJdsg – Very well done. Thanks for the great find! # Tried to leave comment on the NPC blog. Says I need to be logged in, but they’ve disabled registration. No one can leave comments. Not good! # RT @NiagaraParksPR: Niagara Falls – A Place in The…
Cash-tight festival needs help from city
From the Niagara Falls Review: With its own finances at the brink, the Winter Festival of Lights has turned to city hall to back up its bid to get a line of credit it needs to pay the bills on the new Rink at the Brink skating attraction. Festival manager Dino Fazio said his organization…
Barenaked Ladies perform at Hard Rock Cafe
The Buffalo News has some audio and video of the Barenaked Ladies performing at the Hard Rock Cafe in Niagara Falls, NY yesterday afternoon…
Niagara County tourism group unveils marketing plan
From the Buffalo News: A new two-year plan to market tourism in Niagara Falls and Niagara County will focus on targeting 21 types of travelers — from empty nesters to African American church groups — that are seen as the best opportunities for drawing more visitors. The plan, unveiled Thursday by the Niagara Tourism and…
Officials say popular parks could close
From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: No nuptials at Niagara Falls? Jones Beach off limits on a 90-degree day? The “Grand Canyon of the East” devoid of campers? New York’s state parks system, the nation’s oldest, is facing another round of funding cuts that is likely to result in the first budget-related closures in the…
Server move all done
The server move was relatively painless. I’ll still be tweaking a couple of things today, and should be back to regular postings tomorrow. If you notice anything funky with the site, let me know…