Falls can’t fumble chance to cash in on Wallenda’s wire walk

From the Buffalo News: So, now Niagara Falls is on its own high-wire act: Can it do what is necessary to bring a Wallenda family entertainment center to the city or will it stumble, allowing the other Niagara Falls – the thriving one that knows how to make the most of a good thing –…

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Governments launch the Niagara Falls WEGO system into service

From the Government of Canada: The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., Member of Parliament for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada; Michael Chan, Ontario’s Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport; Kim Craitor, MPP for Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake, and Fort Erie and Parliamentary Assistant to Ontario’s Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport…

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Nik Wallenda Wants To Put Up An Entertainment Center

From the Associated Press (via WHAM 1180 in Rochester): Wire walker Nik Wallenda says he’s looking at the U.S. side of Niagara Falls to put a semi-permanent entertainment center. Wallenda made history in June when he became the first person to walk on a tightrope directly over the precipice of the falls. He tells local…

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WEGO officially a go

From Niagara This Week: “This is a very important moment for Niagara Region,” Nicholson said. “It required a lot of work and dedication over the years. It is an important component in what we’re doing to find better ways of moving people around and extending their stay. “This will do just that.” Both the federal…

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Twitter updates for 2012-08-24

I guess I look like a local. In front of TGI Friday's I was just asked how to get to the falls by foot. I sent them to the Jolley Cut # I'm on Clark Ave . A car just stopped in the middle of the street to ask me where the Crowne Plaza is….

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Wallenda makes return visit to Falls

Fr0m Niagara This Week: Nik Wallenda rubbed some lotion into his feet then gingerly stepped onto a 250-pound slab of wet concrete for posterity. He teetered a little – very little, mind you – but just enough for someone in the crowd to suggest he watch his balance. “Yeah, wouldn’t that be embarrassing if I…

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