From the Niagara Falls Reporter: Gov. Andrew Cuomo, through his associates at State Parks and the New York Power Authority, sometime over the past week perpetrated an act of such petty vindictiveness and blatant contempt for Niagara Falls that we thought it appropriate to come up with a special name for his attitude towards us……
From the Buffalo News: Niagara County and the Niagara Tourism and Convention Corp. have agreed in principle on a new three-year contract for the NTCC to continue as the county’s official tourism promotion agency. NTCC President John Percy said details remain to be negotiated, but the agreement staved off the June 18 expiration of the…
As we posted a while ago, Coco’s on Murray Hill is expanding their patio. As you can see, it is coming along nicely. However, given that we’re already into July, I’m surprised they aren’t working harder and faster on it to get it done sooner.
As you are probably aware, the two May holiday weekends (Victoria Day weekend in Canada, Memorial Day weekend in the US) marks the unofficial start of the summer tourists season here in Niagara Falls. I haven’t heard or read anything specific about what sort of business levels people are expecting this year, but I would…
On Wednesday I received the same email newsletter again from the Hilton Hotel and Suites Niagara Falls Fallsview. To subscribe to the newsletter, fill out the form on the left-hand side of any page on the Hilton Hotel and Suites Niagara Falls Fallsview web site.
From the Niagara Falls Review: A quick 10-count confirms David Whysall’s very good at his job. “Got ’em all,” says Whysall, wiggling his fingers. He has been in the fireworks business going back to his childhood. “I’ve been in it since 1965,” he says. “It was a local industry back in England and I was…
Dave & Buster's is open. It looks nice (it's new after all), but it's quite cramped out there, and nothing on the street draws you in. # I noticed recently that Star Dragon restaurant on Victoria Ave is still closed. I guess the Fallsview Group didn't find a tenant. #
From the Niagara Falls Review: Stakeholders in the city’s tourism industry have offered a mixed response to the Niagara Parks Commission’s announcement last week it will spend $32 million on an upgrade to Table Rock House. “Presumably they have done their homework and are upgrading (Table Rock) because they feel it requires it,” said Niagara…
Last week I received the latest email newsletter from Oh Canada, Eh? Dinner Theatre.
The Niagara SkyWheel is an R60 Giant Wheel by Ronald Bussink and Chance Morgan. As Sue mentioned, there was a Ferris wheel in Korea where there was an accident where several people died. Based on the pictures, it appears that one of the gondolas turned on its side, and the people inside the gondola fell…