New structure at the end of Oneida Lane
The other day I noticed some steel structure taking shape at the end of Oneida Lane. You can see it both from Clifton Hill and Victoria Ave. Does anyone have any idea what it is?
January 2012
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Book Your Romantic Niagara Falls Getaway Now!
The Sheraton on the Falls (on Falls Avenue) sent out this email last week about a special deal that was good for 3 days (it’s over now). I wonder how much of a response they get…
Future cloudy for Falls favorite Maid of the Mist
From the Washington Examiner: Deliberations in Canada over the future of the Maid of the Mist sightseeing boats at Niagara Falls are being closely watched in the United States, where elected and tourism officials want to avoid disruptions to an iconic draw that brings millions of tourists to the Falls each year. The double-decker boats…
Empty space on Clifton Hill
I’m not positive who owns this space, but perhaps this is what the ad on Kijiji was referring to.
An Annie Leibovitz Exhibit With Shots of Niagara Falls, Not Demi Moore
Famed photographer Annie Leibovitz has a new book out with photos of scenery rather than celebrities. I haven’t seen the book, but an article in The Atlantic says that the cover of the book has Niagara Falls on it. Stopping in front the book’s cover image—a breathtaking vision of Niagara Falls—she explained that this was…
SCCN Newsletter – January 2012
Last week I received the latest newsletter from the Scotiabank Convention Centre Niagara Falls.
Valentine’s Romance Special Offer
Earlier this week I received the latest email newsletter from the Hilton Hotel and Suites Niagara Falls Fallsview.
First Mac’s sign up at new convenience store
The Mac’s convenience store/Shell gas station that will be opening at the corner of Stanley Ave and Ferry St is coming along. The other day the big Mac’s sign went up on the building.
Actors Dillon, Russell on set in N.F., Ont.
From Buffalo Business First: “Healy” and “Snake Plissken” have been spotted along Clifton Hill. Actors Matt Dillon and Kurt Russell are filming several scenes around Clifton Hill and other sites in Niagara Falls, Ont., all of which serve as the backdrop for the movie “The Black Mark”, which is being made in the Southern Ontario…
The Niagara daredevil I knew didn’t quit – and it killed him
From Buffalo Business First: On July 3, 1984, a Czech emigre by the name of Karel Soucek rode in a nine-foot barrel over the cataracts at Niagara Falls, and lived. A few months later, on Jan. 19, 1985, a stunt he was performing in the Houston Astrodome malfunctioned and within a day he was dead,…