Buffalo area in midst of new hotel building boom

From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: The Buffalo-Niagara Falls area is in the midst of a lodging industry boom, with more than two dozen new hotels expected to be built in the region over the next few years. The Buffalo News reports that eight hotels are currently under construction, with as many as 18 others…

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Lorde’s Parents Vic and Sonja Get Engaged at Niagara Falls After 30 Years Together

This is old news, but I still wanted to post about it… They weren’t on their honeymoon, but it is close 🙂 From US Weekly: One year after she made a name for herself with the release of her hit song “Royals,” Lorde has finally seen “a diamond in the flesh”—and in a very special…

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Bad motel review online prompts city and county to condemn rooms

From the Buffalo News: The pictures on a YouTube video called “Review of the Niagara Rainbow Motel” show a dirty and disgusting flop house with holes in the walls, rampant mold, rusty sinks, filthy rugs and dirty beds – all very different from what is advertised on the motel’s website. The video prompted an investigation…

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Nik Wallenda Stay-cation in the Falls

From the Niagara Gazette: Nik Wallenda enjoyed a day-off in Niagara Falls on Monday, taking a jet boat and helicopter ride with family, friends and cast members of his Darien Lake show. Along with performing at Darien Lake, he is also performing at the Erie County Fair on Sunday. I’m going on Saturday, so I…

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Wallenda’s feat is given monumental recognition

From the Buffalo News: The tethered steps that Nik Wallenda took on a mist-drenched, 2-inch steel cable across Niagara Falls more than two years ago gave the former honeymoon capital of the world a chance to reclaim a moment in the spotlight. But that 26-minute walk before a television audience of more than 10 million…

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UK tabloid mocks ‘Movieland Wax Museum of the Stars’ in Niagara Falls

This is old news, but I never did post about it. From Global News: A wax museum in Niagara Falls, Ont. was mocked Tuesday by a British newspaper for featuring figures that “bear only a passing resemblance to the stars they’re supposed to be.” The Daily Mail took jabs at the Movieland Wax Museum of…

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Adam Sandler checks out Niagara Falls

From the Niagara Falls Review: An average of 700,000 people a year get up close and personal with the Horseshoe Falls at Journey Behind the Falls. On Saturday, actor Adam Sandler and his family took in the popular Niagara Parks attraction. Sandler, the Saturday Night Live alumnus and star of Happy Gilmore and The Waterboy…

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