Spotted: Your comments on the recent accident at Niagara Falls

From CBC News: At a Monday afternoon news conference, the Niagara Parks Police announced the search for a 19-year-old woman who fell into the Niagara River and was swept over the falls Sunday is being scaled back. The story was among the most widely read items on CBCNews.ca Monday, and generated lots of audience feedback….

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A family picnic at Queenston Heights

This isn’t directly in Niagara Falls, but Niagara Parks Commission does take care of the place, and it is just a short drive up the road, so I figured I’d include it. On Saturday my family went up to Queenston Heights for a picnic. It is a huge park overlooking the Niagara River. It is…

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Today’s Drabble is very true

If you’ve been following the blog for a long time, you will probably know that I am a fan of the Drabble cartoon. You may even recall that the characters in Drabble travelled to Niagara Falls 6 years ago and I was even able to contact Kevin Fagan for some comments. Today’s Drabble comic isn’t…

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Styrofoam pellets everywhere on Stanley Ave

I’ve posted a couple of times about the construction going on at the former Fallsview Inn on Stanley Avenue. Well, they are putting a new stucco covering on the building. Modern stucco usually consists of a layer of styrofoam first. That styrofoam can be cut/carved/manipulated for a nice design, and then it is coated and…

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Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville mascot

I didn’t know they had  a mascot, but apparently they do. I saw this yesterday outside of the Niagara Falls location of Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville.

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Brink of Niagara Falls perfectly safe for spectators – as long as they follow the rules

From Bullet News Niagara: The steel railing and stone wall that divides tens of thousands of tourists from the beauty and power of Niagara Falls are almost always wet and slippery from the mist that routinely drifts out across the city. But the obvious potential for danger, the signs warning people to keep their feet…

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Twitter updates for 2011-08-15

I see cars from CHCH, Pulse 24, City, 610 CKTB in the Falls today. I'm guessing it's because of the person who went over the Falls yesterday #

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Chain restaurants drawn to Falls

From the Buffalo News: Many people who work and play in downtown Niagara Falls were pleasantly surprised to see a TGI Fridays open in the Sheraton at the Falls hotel in June. But Faisal Merani saw the move coming. The Canadian hotelier soon announced his own plans to fill a major gap in downtown dining…

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Fixing the Falls: All aboard

From the Niagara Gazette: Imagine having developer and one-time gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino as a tour guide. Well, under a plan for bringing more business to Niagara Falls and Niagara County, such a scenario may well play out next month. “We found a good niche and it’s working,” said Paladino, the owner of the Giacomo…

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