From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: Further improvements are getting underway in Niagara Falls State Park. On Tuesday, the governor’s office announced that NY Works is investing $2 million into the viewing areas at Three Sisters Islands and Luna Island in the park
From the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: The 5th annual Niagara Falls Blues Festival, being held on Old Falls Street, USA, takes place Sept. 6 through 9. More than 20 acts will perform, including James Cotton, Donnie Walsh, Richard Ray Farrell, The Nighthawks, John Primer, Mac Arnold & Plate Full O’ Blues, Tas Cru, The Forty…
From the Davao Sun-Star (in the Philippines): The first time I learned about Niagara Falls was through the movie, Superman II. In the film, Superman (played the Christopher Reeve) saved a kid playing on the outside railings fell into the rushing water. The movie came to mind when my sister, Marilou, told me that she…
From the Niagara Gazette: If the building’s owner has his way, an historic hotel that has languished for years in downtown Niagara Falls will be reopened by next summer. Hamilton, Ont., developer Harry Stinson said Monday design work on his plan for a new-look Hotel Niagara is nearly completed and he’s expecting interior demolition to…
From WIVB CHannel 7 in Buffalo: The site of the former Snow Park in Niagara Falls is getting new life again. Smokin Joe Anderson scrapped the Snow Park idea and created a Native American themed destination. Now a report in this week’s Business First says he plans to put athletic fields on the site. The…
From Niagara This Week: John Lohuis is a busy man. He had to push back a scheduled interview for this story to accommodate an early morning meeting. When he was done, he was off to another. Such is the life of the Niagara Parks Commission’s new general manager. The former Director of Parks and Recreation…
From the Buffalo News: So, now Niagara Falls is on its own high-wire act: Can it do what is necessary to bring a Wallenda family entertainment center to the city or will it stumble, allowing the other Niagara Falls – the thriving one that knows how to make the most of a good thing –…
From the Government of Canada: The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., Member of Parliament for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada; Michael Chan, Ontario’s Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport; Kim Craitor, MPP for Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake, and Fort Erie and Parliamentary Assistant to Ontario’s Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport…
From the Associated Press (via WHAM 1180 in Rochester): Wire walker Nik Wallenda says he’s looking at the U.S. side of Niagara Falls to put a semi-permanent entertainment center. Wallenda made history in June when he became the first person to walk on a tightrope directly over the precipice of the falls. He tells local…
From Niagara This Week: “This is a very important moment for Niagara Region,” Nicholson said. “It required a lot of work and dedication over the years. It is an important component in what we’re doing to find better ways of moving people around and extending their stay. “This will do just that.” Both the federal…