Niagara Falls in Pop Culture
Jimmy Buffett serves up entertainment at Falls restaurant
From the Niagara Falls Review: Customers at Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville were given an added treat that wasn’t on the menu on Tuesday. Buffett stopped by his namesake restaurant Tuesday. He spent about an hour at the Fallsview Boulevard restaurant, greeting staff and customers. He took to the stage around 5 p.m. and played a few…
The Niagara they show. The Niagara we know.
From the Toronto Star: We can diss you too, Niagara. Any place where a girl can come back from a bachelorette weekend having signed someone’s butt and enjoyed the cliché awesomeness of a heart-shaped Jacuzzi shouldn’t be taking jabs. But jabs are exactly what were thrown down in a new campaign called “Shake Off the…
Filming “Covert Affairs” at Dave & Buster’s on Clifton Hill in Niagara Falls
This morning I tweeted about some filming going on at the Dave & Buster’s on Clifton Hill. I’ve asked around, and this is what I’ve found it. The filming was for the TV show called Covert Affairs. The show is on the USA Network (not sure who is showing it in Canada and filming is…
Monopoly snub unthinkable
From the Niagara Falls Review: Rich Uncle Pennybags can blow it out his top hat. He’s the cartoon-character mascot of the Monopoly board game. Despite his grandfatherly image – with that Wilford Brimley mustache, sophisticated walking stick and the same tuxedo he has been wearing for nearly a century – Pennybags just snubbed Niagara Falls…
Bad drivers Niagara-bound
From the Niagara Falls Review: Stay off the Niagara Parkway! Some bad drivers will be Niagara-bound when “Canada’s Worst Driver” films an episode in Niagara Falls. The Niagara Parks Commission approved a request from Proper Television, the company that produces the show for the Discovery Channel. That company wants to use Niagara Falls as the…
Breakfast Television to film at falls
From Niagara This Week: Breakfast Television will be filming live from Niagara Falls on Friday. Hosts Kevin Frankish, Dina Pugliese, Frank Ferragine and Jennifer Valentyne will be broadcasting live from the Oakes Garden Theatre in Niagara Falls from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. on June 18. Canadian chart topper Karl Wolf will also be on…
CityTv Breakfast Television to Broadcast Live from Niagara Falls in June
From a PR Web press release: Niagara Falls-Toronto’s #1 morning show is coming to Niagara Falls. Breakfast Television featuring Kevin Frankish, Dina Pugliese, Frank Ferragine, and Jennifer Valentyne will broadcast live between 6:00am- 9:00am with Niagara Falls as a scenic backdrop. Admission is free and the morning will feature free entertainment including notable guest appearances,…
‘Price is Right’ to feature Niagara Falls
From the Buffalo News: Niagara Falls is about to get a little game show exposure. A contestant on “The Price is Right” will get the chance to win a seven-day, six-night vacation package featuring the Barton Hill Hotel and Spa in Lewiston and local attractions throughout Niagara County in an episode set to air Friday….
Gumball 300 car rally coming to Niagara Falls
This comes from a press release I received from the Skylon Tower: Look out…. ‘the world’s most rock ‘n roll car rally ever staged’ is coming to the Skylon Tower Niagara Falls, Canada! On Saturday, May 1 the flag will drop at Waterloo Place on the Pall Mall in London following a day of celebrity…