From the Vanmeer Free Press: The Vanmeer Free Press has confirmed the Comfort Inn on Clifton Hill Niagara Falls is closing it’s doors on October 12th, putting up to 50 people out of work, some people will be given jobs in other areas within the parent company officials say. The Inn is one by Hoco…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Those who want to develop a new entertainment complex attached to Fallsview Casino will be able to make their bids starting this fall, according to Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati. Diodati said he was told by Ontario Lottery and Gaming that the provincial Crown corporation plans to open up the…
From WBFO: The Chinese government is supposed to put up the first $100 million toward a billion-dollar development in Niagara Falls, Ontario. That’s from Falls Mayor Jim Diodati who leaves for Beijing this morning for talks on the planned project. It’s been publicly in the works for months, a mix of residential, tourist and wetlands…
From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: It’s been one year since Governor Andrew Cuomo touted the “Wonder Falls” project set to revamp downtown Niagara Falls. The $150 million project is called “the biggest private sector development in the Niagara Falls in a generation.” Wonder Falls is one of the major Niagara Falls developments set for…
From the Niagara Gazette: After May reports that the Hotel Niagara’s sale would finalize in June, undisclosed delays have pushed the closure date to the end of summer. In addition, an invitation obtained by the Niagara Gazette this past week advertises a “rare investment opportunity” at the historic Hotel Niagara, with recipients invited to consider…
Remember when the former location of Jack’s Cantina burned down? That was 3 1/2 years ago, and the lot has sat empty/fenced for all this time. Within the last couple of weeks it was cleared and is now a small parking lot. part of the parking is for Spicy Olive employees, and the rest is…
From the Niagara Falls Review: It was once the home of the Happy Wanderer Restaurant, a valuable piece of property right in the heart of the tourism district in Niagara Falls, that has been closed for years. The Stanley Ave., property, which is within walking distance of the Fallsview Casino and many of the larger…
From the Buffalo News: A high-definition LED sign 13 stories tall now drapes off the side of Niagara Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls, Ont. The three-sided digital billboard is purported to be the largest of its kind in Canada. The new sign, which went into operation in mid-May, is roughly as tall as the static…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Falls Fire Department were called to a fire at Bravo Pizzeria & Grill on Ferry St. at around 3 a.m. Friday. Platoon Chief Wayne Willett said a passerby saw smoke coming from the building and called emergency personnel. Willett said the fire originated in the upper left area…
From the Welland Tribune: Thrill seekers will soon be able to get strapped onto one of four high-speed zip lines and descend 670 metres into the Niagara Gorge. The Niagara Parks Commission announced this week it has received provincial approval to enter into an agreement with Niagara Adventure Excursions Inc., to bring a zip line…