20160620 Trip to Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks – Image Gallery

Here is a collection of photos that I took at Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks last week when we visited. It should give you a good idea of what the attraction looks like. For more details, please read my 20160620 Trip to Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks article. [peg-gallery album=”http://picasaweb.google.com/data/feed/api/user/109947520709267474738/albumid/6299777474899227585?alt=rss&kind=photo” ]

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    Cantina Charlies Niagara Falls

    Yesterday when I was on Victoria Avenue, I noticed that there was a new sign in the window of the former Wacky Wings Sports Lounge. It was a notice for a Liquor License Application (due by February 2). Apparently that location is becoming Cantina Charlies Niagara Falls. I did a quick search and there is…

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    Unknown Stories of WNY: Tesla’s Niagara Legacy

    From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo (includes video): As Dan Davis, Joan Johnson and Lewis Buttery sit in the cafe at the Niagara Arts Culture Center, they discuss Niagara Falls history, and how it could mean big things for the future of the Cataract City. As members of the group Tesla at Niagara, they envision the…

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    Hilton Would Like To Make A Suggestion

    This isn’t directly Niagara Falls-related, but given how active the Hilton in Niagara Falls is on Twitter, I thought it was a relevant article. From Hotels Magazine: In the past couple months, Hilton Hotels Corp. has quietly begun experimenting with one of the most aggressive hotel marketing strategies on Twitter. Hilton was actually relatively late…

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    Brasa steakhouse serves 12 different kinds of meat

    From Niagara This Week: Yes it’s true, Brasa Brazilian Steakhouse has 12 different kinds of meat, all you can eat, served right at your table! “We’ve taken a very authentic approach,” said Anthony Annunziata, vice president of marketing. “Our grill master is from Brazil and has been trained for this style of service,” Ricardo Zanona,…

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      Who owns the name?

      From the Niagara Falls Review: The word “Fallsview” has been a part of the city’s cultural zeitgeist since as far back as 1898, when the Falls View Bridge was built. It has been the name of a tourist camp, a school, an observation tower and a fire company, which remains as a service group in…

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      No postings this week

      Sorry I’m late in posting this. In case you haven’t noticed, I’m not posting anything this week. I’m on vacation, and have hardly been at a computer at all. I’ll be back to regular postings on Tuesday…

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      Seven plans offered for Falls site

      From the Buffalo News: The city whose reputation as a honeymoon capital is often overshadowed by its reputation for urban decay is poised to get its first major downtown development — outside of the Seneca Niagara Casino — in some 30 years. City and state officials have confirmed that seven developers submitted proposals for a…

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        Cybersquatter or biz whiz?

        From the Niagara Falls Review: Steve Alek knows the words people use to describe him: Cybersquatter. Opportunist. There are others, but libel laws and good taste make it impossible to print them. For the most part, he says, he couldn’t care less. “You’ve got to have the mindset doing this, ‘How do (I) want to…

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