From the Buffalo News: The Lewiston Arts Council has chosen local poet and retired college English professor E.R. Baxter III to launch its new poetry/music series beginning at 7 p.m. Feb. 11 in the Lewiston Opera Hall, 732 Center St. Eva Nicklas, the council’s artistic director, said, “I loved his book, ‘Niagara Digressions,’ and look…
From Niagara This Week: A watermain break last month has left the Niagara Parks Commission’s incline railway out of commission until spring. The 48-year-old attraction, which ferries riders up and down between the Table Rock and Fallsview tourist districts, underwent a $7-million renovation in 2013 and NPC general manager John Lohuis, said that without the…
I’m a little late in posting this, but here are some articles regarding the fire on Victoria Ave that I posted about last week… From Niagara This Week: A major fire early Wednesday morning destroyed four businesses on Victoria Avenue, not far from Clifton Hill. When firefighters arrived on the scene just after midnight, they…
This morning as I was heading into the Falls, I smelled a burning smell. I didn’t think much of it, but then when I got to the intersection of Centre St/Clifton Hill/Victoria Avenue, there was some kind of flood. Well, it turns out that the water was from putting out a fire a few stores…
From Niagara This Week: True to the name, charities did reap from an annual fundraiser that allows Niagara residents to take advantage of cut rate hotel rooms in Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati was busy Tuesday, handing out cheques to 18 different organizations who all shared in the $131,075 raised by 2013’s 10th…
The Niagara Falls Review has a great article about with some great photos of Jay Cochrane and Henry Rechatin, both of whom passed away last year. The world of tightrope walkers lost two of its giants in 2013 – Jay Cochrane and Henry Rechatin. Cochrane, who was born in 1944 and dubbed himself as “The…
From Niagara This Week: Right now, the Ontario Power Generation Galley at the Niagara Falls History Museum is an open — and very empty — space. It won’t be that way for long as come Jan. 16, the hall will come alive in a display that that oddly enough, is dedicated to — wait for…
From the St Catharines Standard: Most times, Bob and Kevin meet up at a bar. Over a beer with a hockey game on. But there they were Sunday, fist-bumping next to a Statue of Liberty made out of toothpicks. For one day a year it’s the place where locals meet. The one place they avoid…
From the Niagara Falls Review: There will be considerable change along the Niagara River in 2014 now that Hornblower Niagara Cruises has secured the contract to carry passengers from the Canadian side of the river to the base of the Horseshoe Falls. Two members of the famous Maid of the Mist fleet are no longer…
From a PR Newswire press release seen on KEYC-TV in Mankato, Minnesota: There is funny, and then there is fall-off-your-seat hilarious. The illustrious careers of comedy giants Steve Martin and Martin Short unite on stage at Fallsview Casino for two nights as part of Fallsview Casino’s April live entertainment. “It’s a huge opportunity to bring…