Restaurant week on tap for Lundy’s Lane

NOTE: I know I’m late on this one, but there are still a few days left of “restaurant week” From the Niagara Falls Review: As the Lundy’s Lane business community prepares for another Fall Restaurant Week, it’s also excited about future streetscape improvement plans for the busy area. David Jovanovic, project administrator for the Lundy’s…

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Invictus Games athletes take in the falls

From the Niagara Falls Review: As Romania’s Doru Hamza stepped off the Via Rail train in Niagara Falls Wednesday, it felt like “fate” he was here. Before he was an athlete with the Invictus Games, he was a sergeant with his country’s 300th Infantry Battalion. In 2008, while patrolling the Qalet-Kandahar highway in Afghanistan, his…

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We’re back (hopefully with no more interruptions)

Last summer I changed web hosting providers so I could save some money. I had a friend who was using this other company and had never had any problems, so I went with them. At first things seemed fine, but then there were regular outages. It would be down for a few minutes to a…

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Another proposal for more hotels

I saw this sign the other day beside the parking lot on Clifton Hill. It is regarding all of the greenspace between that parking lot and Robinson St. You can see the the details on the City of Niagara Falls website, or here

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Public pianos are out in Niagara Falls

From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: Shakespeare once said that when words fail, music speaks. Rosie Lorenti, a Niagara Falls native and musician, couldn’t agree more. Rosie shared with News 4, “Music is a very important part of my life. Brought up on it. My mom played piano, my dad played instruments. It’s always been…

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HIGGS: More about hotels and a tourist home

From the Niagara Gazette: Visitors to the city of Niagara Falls usually came by train in the early years when railroads were the main conveyance for tourists. However, you could not be in a hurry to reach your destination as travel by rail during 1800 for example was very slow. It probably took at least…

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Niagara Falls artist grabbing local, national buzz

From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: Taramarie Mitravich’s first artistic memories come from when she was in first grade. Whether it was one of her favorite cartoons, a flower she saw outside, or sketching out pages of Peter Rabbit. The most important thing for her, she said—even at a young age—was to mimic… Perhaps one…

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Festival moves to world stage

From the Niagara Falls Review: As the Winter Festival of Lights prepares for its 35th anniversary, organizers envision a future where the seasonal attraction rivals other world-class showcases. “It is extremely important to continue to grow as a festival, so that we can keep people coming to the destination and staying longer,” said Tina Myers,…

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