Marineland cruelty case deferred to Feb.

From the Niagara Falls Review: Marineland will return to court Feb. 23 to answer to 11 charges of animal cruelty. Lawyers for the Niagara Falls tourist attraction requested and received a deferral during a brief appearance Thursday morning at Provincial Offences Court. Marineland owner John Holer did not attend.

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Full PDF version of the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Souvenir Guidebook

Back in June I posted about an old copy of the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Souvenir Guidebook that I had. I only posted a couple of scans of the pages. I’ve gone ahead and scanned the entire guidebook. If you are interested in seeing it, you can view a PDF copy of the Ripley’s…

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Explore New York State: Spots that will take your breath away

From Newsday: Sometimes it’s easy to forget that Long Island and New York City make up only a tiny fraction of the state we call home. Sure, the city has impressive views and lovely parks and Long Island’s got some great beaches, but its the rest of New York that will take your breath away….

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Changes coming to Souvenir City

Another notice I saw on the city website (or here if the city website link changes) was about some changes at Souvenir City on River Road. I can’t really tell what the changes are physically, but they are trying to change some parking requirements, as well as increase the floor area of the development.

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In Niagara Falls visit, Cuomo hails new hotel overlooking rapids

From the Buffalo News: Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Monday that a new 191-room hotel overlooking the Niagara River rapids was the latest evidence that the state’s efforts to strengthen the Niagara Falls economy are working. In a speech to nearly 200 local residents and officials, Cuomo said he wants Empire State Development to “step…

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