CLOSEUP: Casino Niagara turns 20

From the Niagara Falls Review: Some were fearful and skeptical. Others excited and optimistic. Wayne Thomson, mayor at the time, was caught in the middle, trying to convince the former group to join the latter. “I was a little nervous about running again for mayor,” says the current Niagara Falls city councillor. “But I came…

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Mini makeover for Casino Niagara’s 20th birthday

From Niagara This Week: Casino Niagara is in line for a little sprucing up. Richard Taylor, Vice-President of Operations for Niagara Casinos used the occasion of the gaming facility’s 20th birthday to announce that Falls Management Company would be pumping $7.1 million into new gaming technology and facility improvements “This investment will help us lead…

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Dinner at Sparks Steakhouse – Part 2

If you haven’t read it yet, be sure to check out the Dinner at Sparks Steakhouse – Part 1 posting… As I mentioned, a couple of weeks ago my wife and I went to Sparks Steakhouse for dinner. We were expecting to go in, order a couple of meals, and then be done. To our…

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Dinner at Sparks Steakhouse – Part 1

Back in August I blogged about a new restaurant in Niagara Falls, Sparks Steakhouse. This used to be the location of The Beef Baron on Centre St, but at some point it had re-opened as two separate restaurants. One portion of the building is Maharaja Grand which sells South Asian (Indian) food, while another part is Sparks…

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A few pictures of lights in Queen Victoria Park

I’ll be posting some more about the Winter Festival of Lights, but here’s a start. On the night that my wife and I went to Sparks Steakhouse, we went for a walk afterwards. Here are a few pictures of some of the lights. Make sure you also check out the animated gif I created of…

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Victoria Ave roadwork is done

I know these photos aren’t particularly exciting, but if you’ve been in the Falls over the last couple of months, this is definitely good news. The construction work that was happening on Victoria Ave between Clifton Hill/Centre St and Walnut St is now complete. It finished a couple of weeks ago. The road has been…

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