Extreme athlete brings gold

From the Niagara Falls Review: About the only thing faster than Olympic gold medallist Jon Montgomery going downhill on his skeleton is how quickly his popularity across the country has exploded. From his joyous acceptance of the gold medal to his spontaneous beer-jug hoisting celebration on the streets of Whistler, B.C., Montgomery has become a…

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New display at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum entrance

The work in the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum entrance seems to be almost done, and it looks good. This is a picture of a new display they have. Obviously you can’t tell from the picture, but both figures move. There is a man who appears to have 3 legs. In the cage is…

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There is finally a Margaritaville sign up!

I’ve mentioned this on numerous occasions… I found out 8 months ago or so that the old Wolfgang Puck’s was going to become a Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville. Then a month or two ago they formally announced it. I walk by almost every day, and couldn’t believe that there wasn’t a “coming soon” sign (or something…

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Condemnation for Hotel Niagara?

From the Niagara Gazette: It appears as though the old Hotel Niagara is headed for condemnation. City council members learned Monday that a recent inspection of the Rainbow Boulevard property revealed several areas of concern, including the lack of electricity, heat and an operational fire protection system inside the building. Chief Code Enforcement Officer Dennis…

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Twitter updates for 2010-03-09

http://twitpic.com/17ldhy – The Falls Plaza Hotel now has a brand. It is a Ramada (I can't remember if I mentioned this before or not) # http://twitpic.com/17lahs – At the future Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville, they've dug up a lot around the front of the building on Fallsview # RT @NiagaraParksPR @niagarareporter Reptiles @ the Butterfly Conservatory…

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