MistRider Zipline to the Falls opens July 15

From the Niagara Falls Review: Adrenaline junkies won’t have to wait much longer before they get to experience Niagara’s newest attraction — Wildplay’s MistRider ZipLine to the Falls. It opens to the public July 15, but staff have already been testing the four high-speed, side-by-side lines that descend a distance of 670 metres (2,200 feet)…

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Failed land purchase adds more delays to speedway project

From Niagara This Week: The long-delayed Canadian Motor Speedway appears to have hit yet another snag on the road to development, but those behind the project remain tight-lipped about any further setbacks. Three key properties which must be purchased before a building permit can be issued remain out of the hands of the developers, and…

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Niagara Falls man arrested for possessing explosive chemicals

I drive past this hotel every morning and every afternoon as I go to/from work! Some of the hotels on those back streets are kind of “sketchy”. From Niagara This Week: Police have arrested a 43-year-old Niagara Falls man after unknown chemicals were discovered in a Niagara Falls motel room Monday evening. The discovery led…

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Robert Moses Parkway to be renamed Niagara Scenic Parkway

From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: “We’re going to make this place a better place,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said while visiting Niagara Falls Thursday. Cuomo, and those who spoke before him, touched on a number of topics involving the improvement of the city through his $1 billion NY Parks 2020 program. The most significant change…

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Summer Romance In Niagara Falls

Last week I received the latest email newsletter from the Falls Avenue Resort.

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Man, 71, rescued after falling during gorge hike

From Niagara This Week: Niagara Parks Police say emergency responders rescued a 71-year-old man from Germany who felll and injured himself while hiking in Niagara Gorge. At around 2:45 p.m., parks police, Niagara Falls firefighters and paramedics were called to the gorge in the area between Niagara Glen and Thompson’s Point. The man had been…

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