From Niagara This Week: There have been a lot of changes over the past few months at the Niagara Parks Commission and it seems the biggest are yet to come. In addition to open meetings, a new chair and a new board member, at its latest monthly board meeting the NPC adopted a new governance…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Wanted: Niagara Falls residents with a video camera to help capture the essence of their community on tape and share it with a large audience of public television viewers across Ontario and Western New York. No experience necessary. WNED Buffalo/Toronto has selected the Cataract City as the subject of the…
From the Niagara Falls Review: A $16 million maintenance garage for the future people mover system will be built on Stanley Ave. as the result of a city council vote Monday, though some politicians question why they wouldn’t put it downtown where it might help revitalization efforts. “Not enough was done to see if we…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Renowned motocross racer and tattoo guru Carey Hart is coming to town. And he’s bringing his wife with him. That would be pop star Pink. The couple will be here Aug. 21, to mark the grand opening of the Hart & Huntington Tattoo Co. on Fallsview Boulevard. A full day…
Sometimes I’m really good at getting things up on the blog in a timely manner, and sometimes I’m not. This is an example of how I’m not… For months now, regular visitor Adam White has told me that he was working on an exciting new Niagara Falls and area web site. You may remember Adam…
From a press release seen on dBusinessNews: GotoBus.com has compiled the widest and most affordable selection of Niagara Falls tours available online for the Labor Day holiday. Niagara Falls is a popular, must-see destination for both domestic and international travelers, and draws roughly 13 million visitors each year. It is the perfect combination of beauty…
From CNet News: Even if you’ve never been here, you almost certainly can recognize Niagara Falls with just a glance. At once massive, majestic, awe-inspiring, and thunderously loud–not to mention the “wettest place on Earth”–this famous waterfall is also one of the largest power generators on the planet. As part of Road Trip 2010, CNET…
From CNet News: At one time, it was the largest producer of hydroelectric power on the planet. That was in 1961. Today, it is still New York State’s preeminent hydropower facility, and it shares some of the glory of one of the most awesome spectacles in the world. This is, of course, the Niagara Power…
(yeah, I know I’m a few days late with this one…) From the Niagara Falls Review: The Honeymoon Capital is having a better tourism season this year than last, despite the continuing difficulties convincing Americans to take their holidays north of the border, says the president of Niagara Falls Tourism. “We’re holding our own,” said…
From the Niagara Falls Review: It was a sea of Hawaiian print fabric and flip flops Tuesday as die hard parrot heads jammed with their idol. Singer songwriter Jimmy Buffett surprised both tourists and locals alike after he jumped on stage for a lively concert at his Margaritaville Cafe. The popular entertainer served up eight…