From the Niagara Gazette: The owner of a pair of hotels in Niagara Falls has filed a legal claim seeking the return of nearly $300,000 in hotel room occupancy taxes collected from patrons who sought lodging at its properties last year. The notice of petition, filed by Falls attorney John Bartolomei on behalf of the…
From the Niagara Falls Review: It has been a long-time coming. Businesses along Victoria Avenue say they are looking forward to the streetscape improvements approved recently by Niagara Falls city council. “It’s going to improve the look of the street and I’m all for it,” said Andrew Vergalito, owner of the Italian Ice Cream business…
Here is the newsletter announcing the March 2016 entertainment line-up at the Fallsview Casino Resort:
From Niagara This Week: The last time Henry Winkler visited Niagara Falls, he was all business, speaking out to raise awareness on mental health issues in 2012. Winkler was the keynote speaker as a Pathstone Foundation Hope Award Gala to help raise funds for the Niagara organization that looks to provide mental health services and…
I know I posted about this yesterday, but this article has more details. From the National Post: New York officials are considering temporarily turning some of Niagara Falls into a trickle. Plans to replace two 115-year-old pedestrian bridges could involve shutting down the water flowing over one section of the falls by building a temporary…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The first in what is expected to be a multi-phase revitalization along Victoria Avenue has been approved by city council. The city will contribute $2.9 million towards the $3.5-million phase, while the Victoria Centre BIA will contribute up to $600,000, conditional on a spring 2016 start. In 2014, the BIA…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls will be a highlighted location on The Weather Channel’s upcoming It’s Amazing Out There winter tour. The two-day tour is all about discovering the “beauty and amazement” winter brings throughout North America. Meteorologists and officials from the Atlanta-based channel are scheduled to visit attractions such as Journey Behind…
From the Niagara Falls Review: A new video released by international non-profit group Last Chance for Animals exposes “inhumane treatment” of beluga whales at the park, according to a group spokesman. The five-minute clip is comprised of hidden-camera footage shot over five months by an LCA investigator hired as a Marineland summer employee last year….
From Niagara This Week: Despite some moodiness from Mother Nature, the annual Museums Dollar Day for Cystic Fibrosis was “a smashing success”, according to organizer Nancy Clayton. “It took a few years off my life, worrying about the weather,” Clayton said with a laugh. What started out as a rainy day with a few breaks…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Marineland says rumours that its lone killer whale died over the weekend was part of an “orchestrated” attack by animal rights activists. Without naming the group or individuals that started them, Marineland says “false allegations” were posted that Kiska – the only captive orca in Canada – had died. It…