Last week 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.
From Niagara This Week: If Mayor Jim Diodati was to give a grade to the year 2012 in Niagara Falls, it would be a ‘B’. And that would be a good thing. That ‘B’ stands for “blockbuster” and he said there was no shortage of blockbuster events over the course of the year. “There’s no…
The Marineland story keeps going on and on. Over the holidays, the Ministry of the Environment investigated the mass animal graves that Marineland has on their property. I’ve heard about these before, but this is the first time I’ve seen mention of them in mainstream media. From the Toronto Star: The provincial Environment Ministry is…
From Canada.com: Victoria-raised pop star Nelly Furtado says she loves playing gigs on New Year’s Eve — even if it means having to freeze in icy climes, which will be the case Monday night when she takes the outdoor stage at Niagara Falls, Ont. “It’s fun and you get to be onstage and you get…
From the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: From Rochester: 80-85 miles. About a 1½-hour drive, depending on delays at border. Attraction: Niagara Parks Floral Showhouse, 7145 Niagara Parkway, Niagara Falls, Canada. Enjoy the “Welcome Home for the Holidays” theme, featuring 22 pieces from The Niagara Parks Commission’s Miniature Village Collection.
A couple of weeks ago I received the latest email newsletter from the Bird Kingdom.
You probably saw this, but on December 28, 2012 the Google logo on their search web site was changed to honour the 160th birthday of Leonardo Torres-Quevedo, the designer of the Whirlpool Aero Car (formerly Spanish Aero Car). You can read more about it in Niagara This Week’s article called Google celebrates Niagara aero car…
From Niagara This Week: Polish off those loonies because Dollar Day at museums in and around Clifton Hill is here again. And as it turns out, residents are already chomping at the bit, one of the women organizing the Jan. 13 event says. “The phone has already been ringing. People are calling wanting to know…
From Sun News: Marineland has filed its second lawsuit in less than a month. This time the marine-animal theme park is taking aim at Marineland Animal Defense founder Dylan Powell. The statement of claim was filed at the St. Catharines courthouse Friday afternoon. It asks for a permanent restraint from Powell and his company from…
A couple of weeks ago I received the latest email newsletter from Falls Avenue.