From the St Catharines Standard: Believe it or not, there was a time Clifton Hill wasn’t filled with museums, arcades, shops and houses of horror. One man, Alec Rigby, helped pave the way for the hill to become Niagara Falls’ main tourist destination when he brought the Ripley’s Believe It or Not museum to the…
From WIVB Channel 2 in Buffalo: If you drive around downtown Niagara Falls you see constantly see vacant pieces of land with “Niagara Falls Redevelopment” signs on them. The properties, totaling 140 acres in all, are owned by New York City billionaire developer Howard Milstein. Milstein has done nothing with the properties since he bought…
From a Marketwire press release: Excellence isn’t just acquired, it’s earned, and the hard work of the staff at the Niagara Falls Marriott Gateway on the Falls has paid off, putting the Niagara Falls luxury hotel among an exclusive group of hotels to receive the 2012 Travelocity Excellence Award. The award honors this Niagara Falls…
From a PR Newswire press release: She has carved herself a permanent position at the top of the jazz charts, and soon Canadian jazz singer and pianist Diana Krall will be coming to Fallsview Casino to kick off October’s live concerts with a two-night engagement. As one of the best-selling artists of her time, Krall…
From the Buffalo News: Niagara County’s tourism promotion agency sued the City of Niagara Falls on Tuesday over the city’s refusal to convey proceeds of the city’s tax on hotel and motel bills to the agency. The Niagara Tourism and Convention Corp. filed the suit in State Supreme Court, demanding that a judge order to…
From the Niagara Gazette: The Niagara Falls Tourism Advisory Board is doing its part to help U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins in his quest to get the New York Power Authority to pay for the removal of the Robert Moses Parkway. Board members submitted materials — historic maps, newspaper clippings — they gathered in an effort…
From the St Catharines Standard: Four zip line attractions could be up and running next year in Niagara Falls if a proposal by the Niagara Parks Commission gets the green light. The agency held a public information session Thursday at the School of Horticulture to unveil plans for what it hopes will be the newest…
From Niagara This Week: The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) has issued its first-quarter non-tax gaming revenue payment of $6,433,923 to the City of Niagara Falls for hosting Casino Niagara and Fallsview Casino Resort. “It’s about time,” said Mayor Jim Diodati. “We’ve been fighting for this for a long, long time. There were racinos…
From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: Walt Disney considered putting his second theme park in Niagara Falls. The Niagara News reports that when Walt Disney was exploring locations for a second “Disneyland” after the success of his park in California, he considered Niagara Falls, Ontario.
From the Niagara Falls Review: After making some changes in management, the International Sand Sculpture Exhibition in Niagara Falls is finally ready for business. Friday, Aug. 9 is the date that was given on Tuesday after Alexey Glukhov, president of V2 Niagara Inc., stopped in for a brief visit at the Centre St. exhibition to check…