Lobster Fest returns to Buchanans Chophouse

Last week I received the following email from the Doubletree Fallsview Resort & Spa by Hilton – Niagara Falls: Lobster Fest returns to Buchanans Chophouse – located atrium level inside Doubletree Fallsview Resort & Spa by Hilton on Fallsview Boulevard. Add a 6 oz. Lobster Tail to any dinner entree for only $7.95. Offer valid…

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Don’t throw it away—share the science

From Buffalo.com: Science is a living, breathing thing, constantly changing and growing to fit our needs and leaving relics of past experiments to rot away. Now these pieces of technology are preserved and proudly displayed at the Niagara Science Museum. Check out some of these cool artifacts at the museum’s first ever community open house…

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Will Niagara Falls become a winter wonderland?

From the Buffalo News: In March, Ellicottville native and Idaho developer Mark Rivers revealed his plans to make downtown Niagara Falls a winter tourism haven, complete with a strip of speciality international and regional vendors. Rivers has been busy securing vendors and marketing the festival, but not without questions from City Council Chairman Sam Fruscione….

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More on Nik Wallenda’s attempt to walk across the Falls

The articles about Nik Wallenda’s proposal to walk over Niagara Falls on a high-wire keep appearing. Here are some more from the last week or so… Irondequoit Post – Man plans high wire walk over Niagara Falls WIVB Channel 4 – Officials to meet on high-wire walk Macomb Daily – Officials to meet on high-wire…

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Daredevil takes flight in the Falls

From the Niagara Falls Review: Many visitors to Niagara Falls say one of the best ways to view the city is from the air. As such, Rob Roy Collins is looking forward to taking his first helicopter ride when he visits Niagara on Wednesday. The 33-year-old’s trip, however, will be a little different than most…

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Wallenda meets with Canadians, NPC slams wirewalk as ‘not appropriate’

From the Niagara Falls Review (includes article, video, and pictures): After his first meeting with officials on the Canadian side of the Niagara River on Thursday, Nik Wallenda was careful to walk a fine line of cautious optimism despite the fact the Niagara Parks Commission outright opposes his idea to cross the Horseshoe Falls on…

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Protecting the brand: Niagara Falls debates tightrope walk

From CBC News: The pitch by international daredevil Nik Wallenda to traverse Niagara Falls on a tightrope has provoked some local angst over what the historic tourist attraction is all about these days. On one side are those like the city’s mayor, Jim Diodati, who is in favour of bringing the seventh-generation member of the…

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Wallenda makes pitch to Canadians

From the Tonawanda News: After his first meeting with officials on the Canadian side of the Niagara River on Thursday, Nik Wallenda was careful to walk a fine line of cautious optimism despite the fact the Niagara Parks Commission outright opposes his idea to cross the Horseshoe Falls on a wire. “I’m very positive no…

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