Twitter updates for 2010-03-08
There's lots of work going on, but there is still no sign up indicating that the future Jimmy Buffett Margaritaville is going to be there. #
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Talks boost development hopes in Falls, but progress still slow
From the Buffalo News: More than a decade ago, Manhattan real estate billionaire Howard P. Milstein first invested in a company with grand plans to redevelop a huge swath of derelict property in Niagara Falls, and so far there is almost nothing to show for it.
Feds want passport views
From the Niagara Falls Review: The federal government won’t move ahead with its plan to incorporate biometric technology into passports until Canadians have had a chance to weigh in on it. Pamela Stephens, a spokeswoman for Justice Minister and Attorney General Rob Nicholson, said Friday the minister’s office has been assured by Passport Canada that…
“1934 POSTCARD VIEW FROM CLIFTON HILL NIAGRA FALLS #1210”
An eBay user has an auction for a postcard from 1934 that shows the area that would be the current Maid of the Mist plaza (at the base of Clifton Hill) with the Falls in the background. Neat!
Not a lot of posting lately
Sorry about that. I’ve been sick for a week or so and just haven’t felt like going near the computer any more than I have to. I’m getting better, so there should be more postings this week.
Twitter updates for 2010-03-02
I'll be getting mine! RT @Niagara_Hotel Tim Hortons Clifton Hill Mar 3, 5am-11am. Free hash brown with the purchase of a breakfast sandwich #
Parks to lead marketing group
From the Niagara Falls Review: Tourism officials in Niagara will speak with one voice as they try to attract more marketing cash to the region. Industry groups have agreed on a partnership they hope Ontario will accept as a regional tourism organization. The provincial government announced the creation of 13 new tourism regions, including one…
Olympic take on Oh Canada Eh
From the Niagara Falls Review: Thought the Olympics closing ceremonies looked familiar? If you’ve seen the Oh Canada Eh dinner show in Niagara Falls, you weren’t imagining things. From the moose to the lumberjacks to the hockey players, the cheeky celebration of all things Canadiana was like a carbon copy of the award-winning show that…
Vanessa Neil, Sword Swallower, at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum
As you read on Saturday, I went to Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum to see the sword swallower. This was the second year that they did it, and I thought Vanessa Neil was better than Riley Schillaci, last year’s performer. I can’t really explain what I didn’t like about Riley, but she just didn’t…
Twitter updates for 2010-03-01
RT @bcapphoto #FF My favorite sources of local news/info – @610CKTB @Pelham_Library @NFChamber @nfblog @niafallsreview – Thanks @bcapphoto ! # RT @fallsavenue Breakfast Television will be LIVE at Fallsview Indoor Waterpark, Monday Mar 8 6:30am – 9:00 am… http://schmap.it/xkAqUw # I uploaded a YouTube video — Sword Swallower at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum…