Free parking, festivals for downtown

From the Niagara Falls Review: Two-hour free parking and 10 weeks of weekend festivals are the keys to this summer’s plan to generate activity in downtown Niagara Falls. The Downtown Business Improvement Area board asked city council to use $250,000 of city money to help it run special events this summer, to cover the cost…

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Falls State Park offers photo focus in highlighting ‘Beyond the Barrel’

From the Buffalo News: It took Kenn Morgan more than six months to capture just the right shot of Niagara Falls State Park on film. Morgan, a Buffalo resident, and seven other still-film camera buffs set out in the fall to find unique images of the country’s oldest state park. “The idea when we started…

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Galaxy Girl to Perform at the Falls Avenue Resort in Niagara Falls this Summer

From the Sheraton on the Falls blog: The 20 acre Falls Avenue Resort is taking entertainment in Niagara Falls to new heights in June and July. Tina Winn, aka Galaxy Girl tm will perform death-defying stunts more than 127 feet in the air without the aid of nets or safety devices. Her unparalleled aerial performance…

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On the q.t., Obama girls pay a visit to Falls, Ont.

From the Buffalo News: A state secret more closely guarded than the agenda of the recent G-20 summit in Toronto finally was cracked Monday. Yes, the Obama girls, Malia and Sasha, did visit the Canadian side of Niagara Falls on Sunday, along with their grandmother, Marian Robinson. The White House on Monday confirmed the visit…

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Twitter updates for 2010-06-25

I just became the mayor of Boston Pizza on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/7eecIQ # Here with my family and my sisters. (@ Boston Pizza) http://4sq.com/7eecIQ # My son went to Marineland today and went on Sky Screamer. Crazy boy! # I went to @whirlpooljet this afternoon. AWESOME!! Look for my write-up next week… # My first time…

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