New Ice Rink Open in Niagara Falls

From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: Ice skaters, sharpen your skates. The DeVeaux Ice Rink is now open. The rink, located at DeVeaux Woods State Park, was expected to open last month but was delayed so the park could acquire the necessary ice-making equipment. The lighted facility will be open from 11 a.m. to 8…

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State parks loving parade?

From the Niagara Gazette: City tourism officials expressed support on Monday for a tentative plan to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the opening of Niagara Falls State Park with a July parade through the downtown area. Members of the Niagara Falls Tourism Advisory Board endorsed the concept of the city celebration parade, which is being…

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Jully Black & Suzie McNeil at Greg Frewin Theatre

Last Thursday I received an email newsletter from the Greg Frewin Theatre: To subscribe to the newsletter, fill out the form on the Greg Frewin Theatre Mailing List page.

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Power of thought to control Niagara Falls lightshow

From TGDaily.com: Visitors to the Winter Olympics in Vancouver next week will be able to control lightshows at major landmarks by the power of thought alone. Toronto-based InteraXon has invented a headset that picks up the user’s alpha and beta waves and translates them into commands. “We’re like interpreters fluent in the language of the…

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“We’re Legal in Niagara Falls!”

I guess this is the sort of thing that CNN iReport is looking for… …So…the day after our wedding, we hopped in the car and headed to Niagara Falls! This warm and welcoming city provided much fun and tourism for the first couple days of our honeymoon, and on the third day we made a…

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CNN iReport – Niagara Falls romance

As @NiagaraParksPR and @adamwhite mentioned on Twitter, the CNN iReport (the user-generated web site for CNN) is looking for stories, photos, and videos of your romantic experiences in Niagara Falls: Niagara Falls has long been a romantic destination, but it’s getting new attention after “The Office” recently chose it as the site for Jim and…

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Twitter updates for 2010-01-30

Some teens are trying to take a pic of a bird loose inside the Wendy’s on Clifton Hill. A highlight of their Niagara Falls trip, I guess… # I wonder how many pics of the Niagara SkyWheel have ended up on Twitter (see @bagofbricks or http://twitpic.com/zfzgq for what I mean) # RT @djaleksandra http://znl.me/P2YC19 Woo…

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Twitter updates for 2010-01-29

http://twitpic.com/10d1a6 – The Frank’s hot dogs place (beside Little Caesars and Baskin Robbins) on Victoria Ave has a notice of public mee # http://twitpic.com/10d0of – The steel structure behind the Niagara SkyWheel on Clifton Hill continues to grow. Does anyone know what it is? #

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TripAdvisor’s 2010 Top 10 Dirtiest Hotels

As Scotttoronto pointed out, TripAdvisor has posted their Top 10 Dirtiest Hotels in Canada (based on the reviews on their site). There are 2 in Niagara Falls, 2 in the Greater Toronto Area, and 3 Howard Johnson hotels. Neither of the hotels in Niagara Falls are a big brand.

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