Bringing Kimmel show to Canada to cost taxpayers

From the Niagara Falls Review: Bringing the Jimmy Kimmel Live! show to Ontario will cost four taxpayer-funded funded tourist agencies a total of $450,000, according to the Niagara-based tourism organization involved in the effort to bring segments of the ABC late-night show to Canada. “There is funding involved. It’s about a half a million dollars…

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Jimmy Kimmel Show making Niagara detour

From the Niagara Falls Review: The Jimmy Kimmel Show will be filming segments in Niagara Falls next week, but it’s still unclear whether Kimmel himself will be here. Robin Garrett, CEO of the Tourism Partnership of Niagara, said there’s no guarantee the popular ABC talk show host will appear, but “we are negotiating that as…

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Great Wolf spooks in October

From the Toronto Sun: By day, the Great Wolf Lodge Niagara Falls is the ultimate family fun zone and Canada’s largest indoor water park. But when the sun goes down during Halloween season, the lodge undergoes a transformation and becomes a surreal, spooky setting for a one-of-a-kind Halloween experience. It’s all part of a “Howl-O-Ween…

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Twitter updates for 2011-09-07

Groupon Getaway – Two-Night Stay for Two in a Traditional Room with Dining Credit at Sterling Inn & Spa http://t.co/AwcNPH8 # Ramada Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls, ON WagJag Jaunt http://t.co/xMxc5Sw #

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Johnny Peppers is a restaurant

Ok, maybe I’m a bit slow here, but for some reason I thought that Johnny Peppers was going to be another bar/club like Cantina Charlies. However, apparently it is a restaurant. They recently put up the smaller text up on the building that says: Great Italian Grill Wood Fired Pizza and Deli

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Falls Incline Railway slated for overhaul

From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s time to stop the decline of the incline. The Niagara Parks Commission has plans to replace its aging Falls Incline Railway that makes it easier for visitors to go from the Fallsview tourism district down into the park. The upgrade is the next phase of its Table Rock Redevelopment…

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How much do you think you know about Niagara Falls? Take the quiz

This quiz was in the Niagara Falls Review last week, but it is still worth trying. Here are some of the questions, and click through to read them all and see all of the options and answers… Rounded to the nearest thousand, what is the population of Niagara Falls? What anniversary is the Niagara Parks…

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Did Dan Aykroyd just diss us?

From the Niagara Falls Review: Dan Aykroyd, you’ve got some explaining to do. Local fans might be wondering who they’re gonna call after the ‘Ghostbusters’ and ‘Saturday Night Live’ star called Niagara Falls, New York “a little prettier” than its Canadian counterpart during an appearance across the river Saturday. Aykroyd was promoting his Crystal Head…

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