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 Gazette: What’s next for the concept known as the Niagara Experience Center? Having been rejected as a project worthy of funding under the first round of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s new regional economic development initiative, supporters of the plan to create a one-of-a-kind visitor center in Niagara Falls aren’t quite sure. After languishing…
From the Buffalo News: Months after it was criticized as “shabby” and underfunded, Niagara Falls State Park and other regional state parks are getting new attention from the state. The relief comes in the form of equipment upgrades and money for promotions and hires, as well as new capital projects to follow current upgrades. “It’s…
From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: When it opened on black Friday, organizers of the Holiday Market in Niagara Falls thought they could hit 400,000 visitors. Now, it appears they will only get around half that. With four days before Christmas, an estimated 150,000 people have visited the market. Despite that, the people behind the…
From the Buffalo News: Take a walk down Old Falls Street, and you’ll see plenty of state-built infrastructure designed to spur private development. Largely missing are the type of walk-up storefronts suited for pedestrians and tourists. City officials, after stalled efforts this summer, hope the demolition of a downtown eyesore will help fix that. The…
WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo has a report (with video) of the Holiday Lights of the Niagara Trail: Families can now visit the Holiday Lights of the Niagara Trail. The first lighting took place Wednesday night. There are 50 displays located throughout Hyde Park in Niagara Falls. There are an additional 10 displays on Pine…
From the Niagara Gazette: Mark Rivers is calling it the “anti-mall.” While thousands of eager shoppers will be running through department stores and retail outlets Thanksgiving night and early Black Friday, the man behind the new Holiday Market in downtown Niagara Falls is encouraging his customers to take it easy, avoid the rush and get…
From the Buffalo News: Niagara Falls isn’t just a place where newlyweds go to snap pictures. It’s an international treasure that feeds into Lake Ontario and provides drinking water to Toronto and beyond. And now, its future is in the hands of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, both…
From the Niagara Gazette: Niagara Falls Redevelopment. For many years, candidates seeking elected office in the city of Niagara Falls have been asked how they would advise the city to deal with the company which, through its various affiliates, owns more than 400 parcels of prime real estate near the heart of downtown. This year’s…
From the Buffalo News: Once, when Jane A. Porter was visiting Europe in the late 19th century, someone asked her if she had ever seen Niagara Falls. “Seen them?” she allegedly replied. “Why, I own them.” She wasn’t kidding. As an heir to the property bought by her grandfather, Augustus Porter, Jane Porter did indeed…