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Twitter updates for 2009-10-14

The water has been turned off under the T-Rex at Dinosaur Park Miniature Golf. One of these nights it's going to dip below freezing. # RT @NiagaraParksPR / @calanan: Stunning vintage photo of Niagara Falls in winter – check it out full-sized! http://is.gd/4jpcD (via @shorpy) # The Espresso truck that was on Fallsview Blvd (across…

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‘Office’ ratings higher than normal in WNY but not tops

From the Buffalo News: Jim and Pam’s wedding in Niagara Falls on NBC’s “The Office” Thursday night had an unusually high rating for the comedy series but the hourlong episode still finished third locally in its 9 p.m. time slot. “The Office” had a 7.8 rating (representing 7.8 percent of area households) on Channel 2,…

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Group wants to remove part of Robert Moses Parkway

From the Buffalo News: An environmental group wants to use Niagara River Greenway money to develop a Niagara Gorge restoration plan that would remove the Robert Moses Parkway. Wild Ones Niagara, the local branch of an organization with chapters in 12 states, has sought the endorsement of the Niagara River Greenway Commission for its project…

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‘The Office’ wedding: A shindig worth the trip to Niagara Falls

From the Chicago Tribune: I think Philadelphia Daily News critic Ellen Gray put it best: “Thought the hype had killed ‘The Office’ wedding for me. But I’m all choked up.” Agreed. I don’t know about you, but I teared up at the end. And that’s kind of miraculous, considering that two things have been overexposed…

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Niagara Falls sets up fund to streamline hotel projects

From the Buffalo News: The city has created a $650,000 fund to use as an incentive for major hotel projects for the first time since it began receiving casino revenue more than five years ago. The money has been allocated to the city’s NFC Development Corp. to create a streamlined process to help upgrade hotels…

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‘The Office’ is ready for its Niagara Falls nuptials

From the Buffalo News (yesterday): Greg Daniels didn’t want information about Jim and Pam’s wedding on “The Office” to flow like Niagara Falls. In a recent interview, Daniels, the executive producer of the NBC comedy, lamented that “the promos had given away a lot of stuff” about tonight’s hourlong episode, titled “Niagara.” It airs at…

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