Former building at Ma Agretto’s location is coming along nicely

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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Golden Steer facade looks nice

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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50 Most Popular Tourist Destinations

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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Twitter updates for 2012-03-29

@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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Niagara Falls to go dark for Earth Hour

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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Stunting wall ‘knocked down’

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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2 for 1 April Opening Special

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

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Tourism ‘our General Motors’: Falls mayor

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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