Horses thrill, clowns bore in Cirque Niagara’s ‘Avaia’

    From the Buffalo News: Cirque Niagara’s “Avaia” includes spectacular horses, world-class acrobats and droll clowns – how could you go wrong? Only very slightly, it turns out, with too little of the first and way too much of the last, and an opening segment with far too many slow-paced clown skits. Perhaps hoping to ease…

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    Niagara Falls receives Q4 payment from OLG

    From Niagara This Week: City coffers have swelled by more that $5 million as The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) issued its fourth-quarter (January to March, 2016) non-tax gaming revenue payment. In total, the City received $5,275,019 for hosting Casino Niagara and Fallsview Casino Resort. Since December 1996, Niagara Falls has received more than…

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      Chronicle of a last-minute traveler: Smooth sailing

      From the Miami Herald: My trip to Toronto and Niagara Falls differed from my two previous last-minute trips in one significant way: Instead of buying a package trip, I booked everything separately — flights, two hotels and a rental car. I used opaque sites — Web sites where you don’t know the hotel, airline or…

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      Is The “Burger King” Coaster Worth Experiencing?

      From Coaster101.com: Niagara Falls, Canada is not only home to one of the wonders of the natural world but also to another kind of wonder for roller coaster enthusiasts: The Burger King Coaster. Yes, you read that right. There is a roller coaster on top of a Burger King restaurant and you can ride it.

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      Twitter updates for 2010-03-11

      I saw some staff putting out flags at Dinosaur Golf Miniature Golf. They must be opening for the March Break # @Hilton_Niagara I’m going. My son is so excited to see a gold medal winning Olympian! in reply to Hilton_Niagara # @fallsavenue I thought the same thing! in reply to fallsavenue # What a beautiful,…

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      Camping, family-style: Pack up and head out for a classic, budget-friendly summer adventure

      This PressConnects.com article is about camping in New York State, including areas around Niagara Falls: When the word “summer” comes up, “vacation” can’t be far behind. Household budgets won’t always expand enough to fill the gas tank or buy airline tickets, though. Fortunately, there’s a low-cost local alternative that takes the family out of everyday…

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      SLIDESHOW: A walk in Niagara Falls State Park

      From the Niagara Gazette (includes 12 pictures): As part of her duties on Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day on Thursday, 7-year-old Hailey Winterhalter put together a photo slideshow of a quick trip to Niagara Falls State Park.

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