Twitter updates for 2012-07-17
Someone is actually working on the former Pile Driver ride today #
2012
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Niagara Tunnel on target for December 2013 opening
From the Niagara Falls Review: At $1.6 billion, it’s one of the biggest construction projects ever in Niagara. And in just more than a year, it should be done. The Niagara Tunnel Project will help carry more water from the upper Niagara River to the Sir Adam Beck generating station, providing enough hydroelectricity to power…
Sidewalk changes on Victoria Avenue
I’m not sure why they are changing it, but the sidewalk at the top of Clifton Hill on Victoria Avenue (beside Ripley’s Moving Theater) is being changed.
New stores on Victoria Avenue
Sugar Mountain Candy Store used to take up both sides of the building they were in. It didn’t take long for it to downsize to just one side, but the other side remained mostly empty. This Spring a new store opened beside it. It is both a Crepe de Licious and a Froshberg Gelato location….
Experience Niagara through Jet Boating
A couple of weeks ago I received the latest email newsletter from Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours. You can sign up for their newsletter by entering your email address in the “Signup” form on the left side of most of the pages of the Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours web site.
$169 Dinner Package with Extras
A couple of weeks ago I received a newsletter from Niagara Hospitality Hotels, the operator of the The Oakes Hotel Overlooking the Falls. To subscribe to the newsletter, click on the Email Deals link on the main page of their site.
Shah Rukh Khan at Movieland Wax Museum of Stars
I’ve never heard of him, but Movieland Wax Museum of Stars on Clifton Hill has a new wax figure of Shah Rukh Khan. I may not have known who he was before I saw this sign, but there are a lot of people who do know and love him. He is a Bollywood actor who has…
A couple of changes in the Great Canadian Midway
There are a couple of minor, but new, changes to the Great Canadian Midway on Clifton Hill. Near the entrance was a booth where you could buy tickets and get information. It used to be a circular booth. It has changed to be a square. There are now 2 people that can work in it….
Hotelier hopes to bring Comfort Inn to 6115 NIagara Falls Blvd
From the Niagara Gazette: Niagara Gazette — Niagara Falls may have another 100 hotel rooms soon. The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency expects to receive an application for assistance for consideration from hotelier Ali Rizek, who intends to build a Comfort Inn on an empty lot at 6115 Niagara Falls Blvd. at their monthly meeting…
Big Texas Bar & Grill
A few years ago there was a fire on top of the building where Phat Cats, Capish, and High Times is located. It used to be the restaurant Casablanca Lounge. Well, apparently it is going to re-open at some point this month as Big Texas Bar & Grill (the small white sign right about the…