From the Niagara Falls Review: Project SHARE is gearing up for the 15th annual Niagara Falls Review SHARE Grand Prix. The go-kart race, to be held May 13 at Niagara Go-Karts and Mini-Putt, has become a popular spring event and is a major fundraiser for the charity. “We have a really great following for this…
From the Niagara Falls Review: In addition to the economic, real-estate and quality-of-life benefits year-round GO train service is expected to bring to Niagara Falls when it arrives in 2023, it also provides an opportunity to redevelop the area surrounding the downtown station. Denise Landry, a planner with Niagara Region, presented council with an update…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Q: As I was driving in Niagara Falls past Dufferin Islands near the falls, I noticed how beautiful the detailing on the power authority buildings are. It must have been some intensive work to get the shaping of corners and windows on those buildings. The architecture of those buildings are…
From Niagara This Week: Kelly’s coming back, and she’s bringing Ryan with her. Kelly Ripa and newly minted co-host Ryan Seacrest will be in Niagara Falls on June 5 to tape a pair of episodes of Live! With Kelly and Ryan. “It’s great news,” Mayor Jim Diodati said. “We’ve been working on it for quite…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Marineland is voluntarily withdrawing its membership with the Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums (CAZA) a month before its re-accreditation process. A statement released this week by the Niagara Falls park says “extensive work” to be done this summer in a previously undeveloped area will “materially impact” its re-accreditation. The…
From the Buffalo News: Even for those who have visited dozens of times, Niagara Falls still inspires a sense of awe. That’s certainly true for the gifted area landscape painter Thomas Kegler, whose series of Niagara Falls paintings in the style of the Hudson River School each capture the majesty and lure of the falls…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Canada’s 150th birthday will have Niagara Parks Commission gardeners busy this spring. Interactive gardens, a revitalized Niagara Glen and 30,000 red and white tulips will greet tourists this summer for the NPC’s commemorative programming for the country’s year-long celebration. Backed with $563,000 from the province’s Ontario150 Funding Program, the NPC…
From the Buffalo News: Canadian hotel developer Michael DiCienzo wants to build a $50 million luxury hotel and a $20 million “daredevil-themed” water park on the U.S. side of Niagara Falls, but the Niagara Falls mayor sounded less than supportive of the project on Tuesday. DiCienzo’s company is proposing a 200-room, upscale hotel with “oversized…
From the Daily Commercial News: The architectural drawings look stunning but groundbreaking for the $500-million, 1.3-million-square-foot River Road Niagara Falls Luxury Resort project remains a couple of years away at least as the project partners continue to piece together a development plan. The project will see a pair of luxury highrise hotels, 61 and 60…
From the Niagara Falls Review (includes 14 photos): The Butterfly Conservatory is hosting a new exhibit, ‘Wild Ontario – A Celebration of Ontario’s Biodiversity’ will be open to the public from April 29 until June 6. The exhibit, part of the Niagara Parks Commission’s ‘Begin Here’ Ontario 150th celebrations and created by Little Ray’s Reptile…