From Niagara This Week: Although the lights have been dimmed on the 2013-14 Ontario Power Generation Winter Festival of Lights, one final one was shone on volunteers who helped out with the annual illumination event. WFOL honoured its volunteers at a recent recognition dinner at the Greg Frewin Theatre, which also included the presentation of…
From the Daily Mail: Every year millions of visitors flock to see the dramatic Niagara Falls that separate New York state from Ontario. But while 12million people head to the Canadian side, just six million choose to view the spectacular waterfall from the American side. However, all that is set to change as the US…
From Niagara This Week: The sale of land on Fallsview Boulevard that is home to the IMAX Theatre Niagara Falls will have no impact on the operation of the theatre, the U.S.-based operator of the theatre says. The giant-screen, 600-seat theatre is owned by Utah-based Destination Cinema Inc., has been operating at the site since…
From the Niagara Gazette: Nik Wallenda might not be the only daredevil around here, although he takes the risks and walks those crazy high wires while crowds watch in awe. As he returns to the region this summer for a 10-week stint at Darien Lake, local developers and officials are doing their own type of…
From Niagara This Week: Here comes the fudge. Things just got a little sweeter on Queen Street with the arrival of the Niagara Falls Fudge Company. But while the store may be new, there’s a lot of tradition being packed into those near half-pound bricks being sold in 12 different varieties. That’s because co-owners Ross…
From The Times of West Virginia: Some proposals are cute. Some are spontaneous. Others are unexpected. And some are so downright romantic, others pale in comparison.
From the Buffalo News: Supporters of Niagara Falls Mayor Paul A. Dyster insist his big-picture perspective is what’s needed in a city long plagued by blight and controversy. His critics have challenged many of his priorities and policies. Dyster sat down with The Buffalo News’ Brian Meyer to discuss economic development, efforts to bolster tourism…
From the Toronto Sun: Highly accomplished Oscar-and-Grammy-winning actor-singer-comedian Jamie Foxx is a student of classical music who began playing piano when he was five years old. But you never would have known it from the first of his two back-to-back shows at Fallsview Casino on Wednesday night.
From Niagara This Week: Robin Garrett is no longer the chief executive of the Tourism Partnership of Niagara. The decision was a mutual one, said TPN chair Janice Thomson. “We had a conversation,” Thomson said. “It’s exactly as we said in the release.” Garrett confirmed Thomson’s assessment.
From The Guardian: Canadian writer Craig Davidson is best known for his short-story collection Rust and Bone, which inspired the 2012 film. The inhabitants of his second novel live within earshot of Niagara Falls: a constant roar defines and, in a sense, sustains them. Their lives are hard. They have raw, uneuphonious names. They start…