Marilyn Monroe’s room at the Crowne Plaza, Niagara Falls

From the Niagara Falls Review: Marilyn Monroe slept here. It’s Room 801 inside the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Niagara Falls and if you play your cards right, you can sleep there, too. It’s on the eighth floor, right at the end of the hall, on the left side. “It’s more than just the room, it’s…

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Niagara Falls is lovely in the off-season

From Canada.com: We were looking for a winter trip that would feel like a touristy getaway without having to fly. We had visited Niagara Falls in the summer five years ago and enjoyed its quirky allure, a fun-spirited mix combining nature’s grandeur, blocks of tourism kitsch and legions of lovestruck couples and happy families from…

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Comedian Kevin Nealon to perform at Fallsview Casino

From a PR Newswire press release seen on Yahoo! Finance: Star in the Golden Globe-winning hit series Weeds and former cast member on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, actor-comedian Kevin Nealon brings his unique sense of humour and dry wit as headliner of Fallsview Casino Resort’s May entertainment.

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Magic show conjures up help for Project SHARE

From Niagara This Week: While illusionist Greg Frewin was wowing audiences with his now-you-see-it, now-you-don’t talent, staff from his namesake theatre were performing a little magic of their own. Over eight nights between Jan. 13 and 23, a series of industry nights were held at the Ellen Street theatre, attendees from a wide range of…

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Wingate by Wyndham nets $980K state grant

From the Niagara Gazette: The state is continuing its investment in downtown Niagara Falls with a $980,000 grant to a hotelier. Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office announced the incentive package, set to be awarded to Plati Niagara Inc. for its $10.2 million Wingate by Wyndham hotel project in a press release Thursday.

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City receives nearly $5 million from OLG

From Niagara This Week: Nearly $5 million more was added to city coffers as The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) issued its third-quarter payment for hosting two casinos. In total, the OLG paid the city $4,780,702 for hosting Casino Niagara and Fallsview Casino Resort.

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Niagara Falls for the Holidays

From Southeast Michigan Metro Parent: With snow blanketing the shoreline right up to the thundering water, Niagara Falls takes on a whole different look and feel during the holidays. The snow and ice create a wintery scene that seems pulled right from a fairytale. For a memorable winter weekend getaway, take a shortcut through Canada…

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This picture’s worth millions

From Niagara This Week: Tim William’s brush with notoriety started rather simple. “I found someone with the same name on Twitter,” Williams said Tuesday. “Of course, I had to follow him.” It turns out his namesake worked for a CBS affiliate in Pittsburgh and when the American Williams tweeted that he hadn’t seen any pictures…

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