More than 100K NEXUS cards issued in Niagara area

From the Associated Press (via the New Jersey Herald): More than 100,000 NEXUS cards have been issued in the Buffalo-Niagara region to speed border crossings. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says a youth hockey player from Niagara Falls, Ontario became the 100,000th NEXUS cardholder on Friday. An event was held to celebrate the milestone. Buffalo…

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NPC incline railway to get new look

From Niagara This Week: Come the spring, the Niagara Parks Commission’s Incline Railway will have a new look. Construction crews have been busy over the past few weeks dismantling the old system, which has been in service for almost five decades. “It will be an all season fully accessible system,” said Marcelo Gruosso. “The old…

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Eau de Niagara Falls

From the Niagara Falls Review (includes video): If you could capture the essence of Niagara Falls in a bottle, what would it smell like? “I envisioned a water scent. Something really fresh and clean,” said Alayna D’Angelo, owner of World Class Fragrance on Fallsview Blvd. Recently, her company unveiled Niagara Myst, a fragrance idea created…

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New hotel in the works

From the Niagara Gazette: Another hotel is going up on Niagara falls Boulevard. The Niagara Falls Planning this week approved a site plan presented by Andrew Terragnolli, an engineer from Optima Design and Engineering, who outlined the details of the 98-room Comfort Inn and Suites to be built by his client, Ali Rizek. Construction will…

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