From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo (includes video): For one night last year Nik Wallenda returned Niagara Falls to its past glory with his daredevil wire walk. Now a source tells 2 On Your Side that Wallenda may return to the Falls next July, this time with his family’s acrobatic show to perform for up…
From WKBW Channel 7 in Buffalo: Niagara University’s Global Tourism Institute will include building space in downtown Niagara Falls and dedicated research efforts that seek new tourism opportunities, university officials said this week. It will aim to attract international students interested in studying tourism and also establish partnerships with other educational entities and businesses.
From the Buffalo News: Many of the Niagara Falls Public Library’s historical pictures of the city are falling apart. That’s to be expected – some are 150 years old. The roughly 10,000 historic photographs in the archives of the Local History Department are being given new life thanks to a new digitization project at the…
From MyTwinTiers.com: The state has launched a more than $3 million project to improve Niagara Falls State Park, New York’s most-visited Park. On Tuesday, workers began blocking off public access to the Three Sisters Islands and Luna Island viewing areas on the American side of the Falls. The project calls for $2 million in upgrades…
From the Buffalo News: The annual Holiday Lights of Niagara Trail will open tonight in Hyde Park. A free kickoff event will be held near Sal Maglie Stadium at 5:30 p.m. and include an appearance by Santa Claus and performances by local dance and choir groups. The lighted displays will be illuminated at the conclusion…
From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: The biggest non-casino project that Niagara Falls, NY has seen in 40 years is about to take a big step forward. Mayor Paul Dyster told city leaders Tuesday night the contract for the Hamister Hotel Project could be a done deal by this Friday. Mark Hamister wants to start…
From The Ledger (in Lakeland, FL): Wow! The water thunders down — 700,000 gallons per second, in fact — as we stand underneath Niagara Falls on the famous Hurricane Deck, part of the Cave of the Winds tour. We’re totally soaked, but we don’t care. The sheer power of the water is mesmerizing. So are…
From the Lockport Union-Sun & Journal: Downtown visitors may have another view to enjoy after a proposed development project is completed. Mark Hamister, the CEO of the Hamister Group, said that his company’s planned hotel will have a top floor banquet room with access to a 5,000 square-foot patio overlooking the Niagara Gorge and Niagara…
From the Buffalo News: Regional attractions are losing visitors from school field trips because of budget cuts. Some signage in downtown Niagara Falls may be either missing or misleading to tourists. Shifty tour guides are attempting shakedowns at local attractions. And there still is no means of transportation connecting attractions in the Falls to others…
From the Niagara Gazette: Niagara Falls could soon see another new hotel. The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency’s Board of Directors voted unanimously Wednesday to accept an application for a 10-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement from Sunrise Lodging, LLC, a local firm that plans to build a 72-room Comfort Suites hotel on Niagara Falls Boulevard between 70th…