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Light/sign problems on Falls Avenue

I don’t post this as any sort of criticism. I can only imagine how hard/costly/time consuming it must be to keep everything working in tip top shape. I just happened to notice this the other day, and figured I’d post about it. There were lots of lights/signs that need some work on Falls Avenue: The…

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You are a 53 Floors Contest Winner!

On Monday I received an email from the Hilton about the 53 Floors contest. Apparently I won a $5 voucher for Romano’s Macaroni Grill. Based on previous comments (not my own), it’s either going to be really expensive, awesome, or terrible (don’t you love blog comments?!).

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Twitter updates for 2009-09-03

http://twitpic.com/gcs63 – Inside the Galleria at the Fallsview Casino. # I'm headed to Canyon Creek Chophouse now for dinner… # http://twitpic.com/gbo8q – I found this voucher on the ground along Queen Victoria Park. Buy an adult breakfast and get a child breakfas … # http://twitpic.com/gb83m – The mural on the Dave & Buster's building keeps…

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Woman hands man her purse, jumps off the Rainbow Bridge

From the Buffalo News: A 56-year-old city woman handed her purse to a man walking on the Rainbow Bridge Tuesday night and jumped to her presumed death a short time later, Niagara Falls police said today. The woman, who was seen jumping from the bridge by the man and a U.S. Customs agent, would have…

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Maid of the Mist decision facing review

From the Globe and Mail: The Niagara Parks Commission, the secretive provincial agency that manages the Canadian side of Niagara Falls, has been ordered to review its decision to extend the Maid of the Mist’s monopoly on boat tours of the world-famous landmark. The Queen’s Park directive follows two government-ordered reviews of the agency launched…

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How Bureacracy and Bickering Brought Down Niagara Falls

From Governing.com: Down an overgrown path along the bluffs above the Niagara River gorge, a couple of miles downstream from the breathtaking cataract that gives Niagara Falls, New York, its name, there is a long-forgotten abutment from which city leaders think they can see the city’s future. Remarkably, it looks a great deal like the…

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Labor Day at Niagara Falls

From the Long Island International Travel Examiner: Make a run for the border (the other one) to get away this holiday weekend. The Ontario side of Niagara Falls has many popular restaurants, bars, attractions and, of course, those Falls. (Do you know there are several different ones?) When I drove there in July, it took…

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Twitter updates for 2009-09-02

At D&B and GCM, the Deal or No Deal games always seem to be busy. # @Hilton_Niagara – Some other time for sure. For my birthday, I'll stick with what I know, and love to eat. Canyon Creek Chophouse is great! # http://twitpic.com/g7no6 – There was a fire truck and an ambulance at the AAAA…

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Report on NPC suggests change in business practices

From the Niagara Falls Review: There will be “significant recommendations” about the way the Niagara Parks Commission is run and how it does business when a government-ordered review of the commission and an audit of its purchasing and leasing policies is released, Niagara Falls MPP Kim Craitor says. “It’s moving along. Compared to what was,…

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More pictures of fire at King David Bakery

Here are some more pictures from the fire at King David Bakery. The last picture is how it looked this morning with the building having its walls knocked down.

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