From the Buffalo News: A 60-ton stone chimney, all that remains of a French-built fort near Niagara Falls, is to be moved to a new home this summer, with $200,000 in Niagara River Greenway funding paying for the project. The Host Communities Standing Committee, which holds the purse strings for Greenway funds in Niagara County,…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Emergency personnel responded to a report of smoke and flames coming from the Haunted House building on Clifton Hill in Niagara Falls Sunday at around 12:30 p.m.
From the Buffalo News: State officials announced Sunday that work is being suspended on a new State Park Police station that would overlook the Niagara Gorge. Sam Hoyt, local head of Empire State Development Corp., and Randy Simons, spokesman for the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, said a renewed but…
From the National Catholic Reporter: I had the fun of being in Niagara Falls for a weekend at the end of May. I went there to sponsor an anti-fracking resolution for the state gathering of the 250 churches of the United Church of Christ in New York. The resolution passed; it follows here. But what…
From a Market Wired press release seen on Yahoo! Finance: As of June 28th, 2014 Courtyard Niagara Falls is excited to share its newest — and most unique — Niagara tour. The Niagara by Night Tour incorporates history and local oddities of the area into the majesty of the Falls — all while the sun…
From Niagara This Week: With a sinking loonie, the playing field has tilted slightly toward tourism operators on the Canadian side of the border. As of Tuesday, the dollar was trading a little more than 90 cents (.0902) against the US greenback, and tourism officials in Niagara Falls said they’re ready to take advantage. “Since…
From the Hamilton Spectator: …It’s fashionable for grownups to dismiss Niagara Falls as a tourist trap and make fun of it as a cultural wasteland with cheap motels featuring heart-shaped Jacuzzis, high rise casinos with has-been entertainers, and gimmicks galore, including cheesy wax museums, rip-off arcades and a flying saucer restaurant. It’s easy to forget…
From Buffalo Business First: Using a year-old revised formula, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. has made a $6.715 million (Canadian) revenue payment to the city of Niagara Falls, Ont. The OLGC’s first quarter ended on June 30. The payment is based on the city’s share of first quarter revenues generated from Casino Niagara and…
From the Buffalo News: The newest storefront on Old Falls Street opened just in time for the busy Memorial Day weekend. Hershey’s Sweet Treats opened May 23 in the Sheraton at the Falls, Old Falls and Third streets, in what was an additional seating area for the Starbucks located in the hotel’s ground floor. The…
From Niagara This Week: Residents and visitors looking for a little fun have a new play where they can play. The Fun Zone is a new arcade and game experience located at the Four Points Sheraton on Fallsview Boulevard and in the words of manager Nick Gentilcore, “there’s nothing else like it on the street….