From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Helicopters has been sold, but Ruedi Hafen will continue to be the public face of the company. Anna Pierce, vice-president of Niagara Helicopters, confirmed to The Niagara Falls Review Thursday that a deal was reached with Helicopter Transport Services on Dec. 7. “It was something that has been in…
I’m not sure what the name of the restaurant is going to be called, but the new building that is going in place of Ma Agretto’s is rising steadily.
From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: The Robert Moses Parkway has long been viewed by some as a “concrete moat” between the city and its riverfront, and thus an impediment to potential economic development. But for just as long, its proposed removal has been mired in red tape according Falls Mayor Paul Dyster. “Sometimes people…
From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo (includes video): The scaffolding is being set up, the stage will soon be in place, and the thousands will soon jam down Old Falls Street, as 2012 will be ushered in in fine musical fashion. For the third year, The Hard Rock Guitar Drop will bring in the new…
The Niagara Gazette is going through their list of top 10 stories of the year. I’m sure many of them are working linking to, but I’ll post this one, and then you can follow links on that page to other articles. The calendar year has been anything but vanilla for the hotel industry in Niagara…
From the Niagara Gazette: What’s next for the concept known as the Niagara Experience Center? Having been rejected as a project worthy of funding under the first round of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s new regional economic development initiative, supporters of the plan to create a one-of-a-kind visitor center in Niagara Falls aren’t quite sure. After languishing…
From the North Jersey Record: We traveled to Niagara Falls for a summer getaway. We visited all the tourist attractions, but our favorite was on the Cave of the Winds on the New York side. We are pictured here at the lookout of the falls outside the cave.
From USA Today: You can’t take a boat ride into the roar and spray of Niagara Falls in the winter, but this time of year offers a different spectacle: Nighttime illumination of the falls in a changing array of colors – red, white, blue, purple, orange, amber and green. In spring and summer, the colored…
From the Niagara Falls Review: When something works, the Niagara Parks Police like to stick with it. Even though Ontario’s liquor laws were loosened up a bit this past summer, those wishing to have a few drinks at the New Year’s Eve party in Queen Victoria Park will have to remain inside a designated area…
From the Niagara Falls Review: After filing for bankruptcy four years ago, is Cirque Niagara about to make a comeback? Mayor Jim Diodati doesn’t rule it out. In recent weeks he has scouted possible locations with a group trying to bring the Russian circus back to town after two acclaimed but poorly-attended seasons in 2006…