From the Niagara Gazette: Another new hotel project is in the works in the city of Niagara Falls. The board of directors for the Niagara County Industrial Development Agency is expected to consider an application for assistance today from Plati Niagara Inc., LLC, a firm owned by the Strangio family, operators of the Quality Inn Hotel [...]
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From the Buffalo News: Ten years ago, when my job included reporting developments – or lack thereof – in downtown Niagara Falls, I was often asked where to find the best meal within a walk of the famed cataracts. My answers made hungry people sad. Three weeks ago, I found myself eating at a fine [...]
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From Buffalo Business First: After years of wishful thinking, a one-mile stretch of the Robert Moses Parkway leading directly to Niagara Falls may get a makeover that makes it more tourist and pedestrian-friendly. The Western New York Regional Economic Council has agreed to allocate $10 million from the “Buffalo Billion” to help finance the $15 [...]
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From Canada.com: Three U.S. lawmakers have launched a bid to scrap the “dysfunctional” binational agency that has overseen operation of the Peace Bridge between Ontario and New York for nearly a century, part of the escalating fallout from a dispute over planned improvements to the U.S. approach to the crossing that has pitted Canadian board [...]
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From the Niagara Falls Review: Work is underway to build a $32-million winter storage and maintenance facility for the Maid of the Mist at the former Schoellkopf Power Plant in Niagara Falls, N.Y., less than half a kilometre from the Rainbow Bridge. The construction, which began a couple of weeks ago and is expected to [...]
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From the Tonawanda News: For at least the next month, crews will be removing loose rocks, boulders and other items from the Niagara Gorge near the Gorge Discovery Center in Niagara Falls State Park. A release issued Monday by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation characterized the rock-scaling project as [...]
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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 [...]
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From Bullet News Niagara: Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati says we have to become more competitive on our side of the river as it could have a negative impact on our casino industry. “We need to be prepared, we can’t hope. Hope is not a good strategy. We have to be prepared for the competition.” [...]
From the Niagara Gazette: Aerialist Nik Wallenda returned to Niagara Falls on Friday, and gave his word, once again, that plans for a Falls performance area were still in the works. The daredevil, who left the city so triumphantly last June after crossing the Niagara Gorge on a two-inch wire, held a press conference on [...]
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I missed this earlier in the week. Apparently St Patrick’s Day marks the anniversary of the creation of the City of Niagara Falls, New York… From the Tonawanda News: It’s the day when nearly everyone is Irish but there’s more than just St. Patrick to celebrate here on Sunday. In addition to paying tribute to [...]
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