Newsletter – August 2012
Last week I received the latest newsletter from the Scotiabank Convention Centre Niagara Falls.
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Sign in Thirftlodge parking lot
This isn’t anything terrbily exciting, but I liked it, so I figured I’d share it. The other day I was walking through the Thriftlodge at the Falls parking lot (on CLifton Hill) and saw this little green glow-in-the-dark (I assume it is) sign. I guess seeing a little alien would make you slow down 🙂
Tightrope walk, gay weddings, casinos? Niagara Falls open to anything for economy’s sake
From the Associated Pres (via Canada.com): In recent years, Niagara Falls has thrown open its doors to casino gambling, gay weddings and a tightrope walk that, until laws were relaxed, would have meant arrest. It even briefly considered taking in toxic wastewater from hydraulic fracturing… With its spectacular natural wonder — the famous waterfall that…
Elvis Returns to the Greg Frewin Theatre!
Last week I received an email newsletter from the Greg Frewin Theatre. To subscribe to the newsletter, fill out the form on the Greg Frewin Theatre Mailing List page.
Highway 420 ‘a mess’: Falls mayor
From the Niagara Falls Review: Council is petitioning the province to properly maintain Highway 420, one of the main tourist arteries into Niagara Falls. The appearance of the highway, which connects the QEW to the city, has been a thorn in city council’s side since Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation did some highway work in 2003….
Exclusive offer: 2 Room Suites Available from $145
Last week I received the latest email newsletter from the Embassy Suites by Hilton Niagara Falls – Fallsview. I know that this sale is over now, but I still wanted to post it. This is a great example of why it’s a good idea to subscribe to these newsletter. $145 for a room in the…
Falls hotel plan funded
From the Buffalo News: A multimillion-dollar plan to convert a 1960s Niagara Falls hotel into upscale lodging has received $1.5 million from the USA Niagara Development Corp. The project to rehabilitate the 135,000-square-foot Days Inn Hotel on Main Street into a Courtyard by Marriott will cost $10.9 million. NFNY Hotel Managament owns the property, which…
Twitter updates for 2012-08-04
http://t.co/bDanKFDR These are all good suggestions. I\'m looking to show a random image from a small collection I have. # @AExpressos Nice video. Glad you enjoyed your time here! in reply to AExpressos # It isn't in Niagara Falls, but it is close. Last night I went to the St Catharines Rotary Ribfest for dinner….
Twitter updates for 2012-08-03
Cute! Seen on the ground of the parking lot of the Comfort Inn Clifton Hill 🙂 http://t.co/UFGnOC1L # I just removed the "stickyness" from my Bird Kingdom blog post. If you haven't read it, here is is again… http://t.co/4x9yY2FU #
‘Blockbuster’ the name of the tourism game
From the Niagara Falls Review: It used to be a video store, but “Blockbuster” is now the mantra of the tourism industry in Niagara and the province of Ontario. Get used to it. Blockbuster. Blockbuster. Blockbuster. At some point, the word became the catch phrase for the kind of events Ontario’s tourism industry wants to…