The new building at the corner of Ellen Ave and Centre street where Ma Agretto’s used to be looks like it has reached the top.  

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Graham on March 30th, 2012

I reported previously about the scaffolding at the front of the Golden Steer restaurant on Centre St. The scaffolding is now gone, and the front facade looks quite nice.

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Graham on March 30th, 2012

I came across a cool “infographic” about the 50 most popular tourist destinations in the world. According to the information in the chart, Niagara Falls is the 6th most popular tourist destination in the world. It seems hard to believe, but that is what is shows (data from Forbes Traveler).

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on March 29th, 2012

@chuckie316 I've seen that before, but it still doesn't seem like much of an attraction. Would you $5? or $10? in reply to chuckie316 # It may be cold today, but the flowers look great in Queen Victoria Park in Niagara Falls http://t.co/GXvHxXpc #

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Graham on March 29th, 2012

From Niagara This Week: It’ll be lights out at the Horseshoe and American Falls Saturday. The Niagara Parks Commission (NPC), in partnership with the Niagara Falls Illumination Board, plans to participate in the World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) global Earth Hour initiative by switching off the evening Illumination of the falls from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 [...]

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Graham on March 29th, 2012

From the Niagara Falls Review: If Nik Wallenda is allowed to walk over Niagara Falls, then daredevil Peter DeBernardi wants a chance to go over them — again. For those who don’t remember his name, rewind to Sept. 27, 1989. Peter DeBernardi, then 42, and Jeffrey Petkovich, 24, climbed into a home-made barrel at about [...]

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Graham on March 29th, 2012

This week I received the latest email newsletter from Oh Canada, Eh? Dinner Theatre.

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on March 28th, 2012

The Great Canadian Midway is closed until Friday. http://t.co/sG3sebL6 #

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Graham on March 28th, 2012

From Niagara This Week: Calling the tourism industry “our General Motors,” Mayor Jim Diodati said the city needs to exploit opportunities to stage “blockbuster events” to further increase the number of visitors coming to Niagara Falls. “People poke fun at it, but (tourism) is our General Motors,” Diodati told and audience of 200 at the [...]

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