From the Niagara Falls Review: The Summer of Thrills is back. For the second year in a row, the Summer of Thrills is set to entertain and amaze onlookers with high-in-the-sky death-defying acts and a variety of street performances on the Victoria Ave. promenade. “The goal of the event is to animate the street and…
Last week I received the latest email newsletter from Bird Kingdom.
From the St Catharines Standard: After about three months with Niagara Falls Tourism, Catherine McNabb is no longer with the agency. “I don’t know all of the particulars, but it’s unfortunate,” said Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati, who was travelling to a Federation of Canadian Municipalities conference in Edmonton Thursday. “She seems like a nice…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Visits to this past season’s Winter Festival of Lights were up 17%, says program director Tina Myers. Despite the 32nd annual festival being three weeks shorter than past years, organizers noticed more vehicles going in and out of Dufferin Islands, which is one of the event’s focal points. “It went…
Here is the newsletter announcing the July 2015 entertainment line-up at the Fallsview Casino Resort:
From the Niagara Falls Review: A bill that would prohibit anyone from owning and breeding orcas in Ontario could impact 700 direct jobs in Niagara Falls and 36,000 indirect jobs across the region, says Coun. Wayne Thomson. But animal rights activists say Marineland could survive, even thrive, as a theme park without animals. “Anybody would…
From a PR Newswire press release seen on Yahoo! Finance: Today, the Ascend Hotel Collection from Choice Hotels International, Inc. (CHH), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, announced the addition of the historic Giacomo Hotel, located within walking distance of Niagara Falls, to its rapidly expanding and notable list of distinctive upscale properties. “The…
You have probably heard about this, but a month or so ago there were some images/videos/articles posted online about a full 360 rainbow that was viewed. It was quite neat. Here are a couple of reports: Washington Post – A full, 360-degree rainbow paints the mist over Niagara Falls Daily Mail – Where’s the pot…
From the Toronto Sun: Falls Avenue Resort in Niagara Falls has welcomed the Niagara Brewing Co. to the heart of the city’s tourist district. The brand-new craft brewery is on Clifton Hill and offers innovative and refreshing brews crafted in celebration of Canada’s rich brewing heritage, with locally sourced ingredients. While visiting Niagara Brewing, guests…
From the Niagara Gazette (a little old, but still worth mentioning): Niagara Falls just got a bit wilder. The new Rainforest Cafe, located within the Sheraton Hotel and operated by NFNY Hotel Management, held its grand opening on Wednesday afternoon with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The event was attended by several local officials including Niagara Falls…