Last year it was announced that famous chef Jamie Kennedy was going to be starting a restaurant that is part of the Canadian Niagara Hotels property. Windows by Jamie Kennedy – Niagara Falls now has a web site. There are short bios of Jamie Kennedy (responsible for the food) and Tony Aspler (responsible for the…
The Kelsey’s at the top of Clifton Hill is closed for the next month. The place has been gutted.
I’m not sure what brand the new Wyndham hotel on Stanley Ave is going to be, but both Wyndham Garden and Wingate by Wyndham both have a green logo. There are lights on the new hotel that are green. It looks very nice at night, but not so nice during the day. The hotel is…
Work is continuing at the new location of Mac’s convenience store at the corner of Stanley Ave and Ferry St (former 7-Eleven location).
From the Buffalo News: The city whose reputation as a honeymoon capital is often overshadowed by its reputation for urban decay is poised to get its first major downtown development — outside of the Seneca Niagara Casino — in some 30 years. City and state officials have confirmed that seven developers submitted proposals for a…
I meant to post a picture a few weeks ago, but kept forgetting. As you will recall, Jack’s Cantina burned down more than a month ago. The remains of the building were left for a couple of weeks, and then a few weeks ago the building was removed and the property cleaned up. Now it…
I’m not sure what the name of the restaurant is going to be called, but the new building that is going in place of Ma Agretto’s is rising steadily.
From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: The Robert Moses Parkway has long been viewed by some as a “concrete moat” between the city and its riverfront, and thus an impediment to potential economic development. But for just as long, its proposed removal has been mired in red tape according Falls Mayor Paul Dyster. “Sometimes people…
The Niagara Gazette is going through their list of top 10 stories of the year. I’m sure many of them are working linking to, but I’ll post this one, and then you can follow links on that page to other articles. The calendar year has been anything but vanilla for the hotel industry in Niagara…
From the Niagara Falls Review: After years of pouring foundations for many of the hotels in the fallsview area, Alfredo Costabile decided he wanted a hotel of his own. So, the owner of Alfidome Construction bought two side-by-side properties and went to work. “I have two girls and I thought this might be something good…