From Buffalo Business First: Hooters is making a return to the Niagara region of Southern Ontario. Niagara Falls, Ont. development officials confirmed Thursday that Hooters has signed a lease to occupy the first floor of the Baymont Inn on Ferry Street, just two blocks from Fallsview Casino & Resort. Hooters is slated to open later…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The New York side of Niagara Falls will never be what the Canadian side is, says Michael DiCienzo. And the Niagara Falls developer understands that. But it’s not deterring his company from plunking down $50 million on hotels and attractions on the US side. “That could easily double,” says the…
From Niagara This Week: The $400-million Canadian Motor Speedway project met its latest challenge Thursday as arguments were heard in an appeal of an Ontario Municipal Board decision green-lighting the project were heard in Toronto. Azhar Mohammad, the project’s executive director, said the day-long hearing went well and he’s looking forward to a positive decision…
The former Wild Wing location on Ferry St has been closed for a while. The windows have been covered in paper and there was a small sign on the door that said they were undergoing renovations. It has been closed for quite a while, and I was a little suspicious that they had just closed…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The boats are under construction and Hornblower Niagara Cruises is already looking for people to hire for their first season of operation in 2014. From their temporary office on St. Clair Ave., in downtown Niagara Falls, Madalena Phillips and Maria Melo are busy working behind the scenes putting systems in…
It is possible that it has been like this for a while and I just missed it, but the other day I noticed that the signs on the front of Screamers House of Horrors are gone. For those who don’t know, Screamers is/was a haunted house attraction on Victoria Avenue. I don’t know if they…
I’ve blogged about GooEe’s Oriental Grill House before. It looks like it is closed now. There is a “For Rent” sign on the front window.
From the Niagara Gazette: U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., this week praised efforts by local transportation officials to push for funding needed to carry out a plan to remove the southern section of the Robert Moses Parkway in Niagara Falls. The accolades follow a decision earlier this month by representatives from the New York State…
From Niagara This Week: A proposed zip line attraction within the Niagara Parks system has take a step forward. The Niagara Parks Commission has issued a Request for Qualifications to identify interested proponents to develop what it describes as “an environmentally friendly zip line attraction” to be located at a location that has yet to…
From WKBW Channel 7 in Buffalo: A vacant Niagara Falls building that once housed Moore Business Forms is being eyed as the site of new hotel. That, and another Cataract City hotel is due for a major face lift. Indian Ocean LLC, a company run by local hotelier B.F. Patel, is working with the Niagara…