From the Niagara Gazette: Finding an upscale hotel experience on the American side of Niagara Falls has been a challenge for many years, but it will soon be getting a little easier. With seven hotel projects either planned or already under way, downtown will see about 950 new or renovated rooms, all of those providing…
From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: The Honeymoon Capital is trying to seduce the Buffalo Bills. The Niagara County Legislature is asking the team to consider downtown Niagara Falls for the site of a new stadium. County lawmakers say a stadium in Niagara Falls would make it easier for Canadian fans to attend Bills home…
From WKBW Channel 7 in Buffalo: On May 31st, 2013 at approximately 1:43 p.m. Niagara Parks Police Ontario Service dispatch was advised that an elevator had malfunctioned at the Journey Behind the Falls attraction located at Table Rock Complex. While no one was in the elevator, there were approximately one hundred guests still on the…
From the Niagara Gazette: When John R. Hayes Sr., 48, a visitor from New Jersey, spotted the crisis near Terrapin Point that day, July 9, 1960, he dashed to the railing — less than 200 feet from the brink of the Horseshoe Falls — and started shouting. “Kick, girl! Kick your feet, come to me!”…
From the Buffalo News: Construction on the Maid of the Mist’s new boat dock and storage facility in the Niagara Gorge went on in the rain Monday, while the fight to halt the work is continuing in court. The Niagara Preservation Coalition has asked the Appellate Division of State Supreme Court to issue an injunction…
From the Tonawanda News: Some of Hollywood’s biggest stars are heading to Niagara Falls for a movie shoot. Multiple media outlets in Wilmington, N.C., reported this week that local filming has wrapped on a movie called “Tammy,” which features Oscar-winner Susan Sarandon, Melissa McCarthy, Dan Akroyd and Kathy Bates.
From WKBW Channel 7 in Buffalo: Niagara Falls has passed a population milestone, though in the wrong way. The U.S. Census Bureau is reporting that the population of Niagara Falls has fallen below 50,000. The city had an estimated 49,722 residents as of last July, according to new figures released this morning. Niagara Falls peaked…
From a PRWeb press release: School’s out for summer! As parents around the country are breaking out the maps to plan the vacations ahead, family media brand Highlights for Children is sharing the top 10 places kids would most like to visit. To celebrate the re-launch of Which Way USA, its popular puzzle club that…
From a PR Newswire press release: Champion dancers and familiar faces from hit TV dance competitions, celebs Rex Harrington, Jean-Marc Généreux and Kym Johnson will round out a three-member judging panel for Fallsview Casino’s upcoming show, Dancing Like The Pros, hosted by Canadian actor Alan Thicke. “This show is the first of its kind at…
From Niagara This Week: Get out your pudding pops. Bill Cosby will be bringing his signature story-telling antics and astute ability to make people laugh for two nights in September in the Avalon Ballroom at the Fallsview Casino Resort. “It’s a thrill to have Bill Cosby joining the list of stars that have performed here,”…