From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: And so it continues. After five weeks of recess, Tuesday’s city council meeting in Niagara Falls ended without a vote on the $25 million hotel proposal from developer Mark Hamister, once again stalling a project that could bring tens of millions of dollars to this struggling city. “I am…
From Yahoo! News Canada: Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa, the darlings of America’s No. 1 morning talk show, were in Niagara Falls, Ont., on Monday, where they nearly overshadowed one of the seven wonders of the world. Fans came from far and wide – some lining up as early as midnight – to watch two…
I never really noticed it before, but it seems like there are banners everywhere. There have been banners on Clifton Hill for years, but recently I’ve noticed a lot more. I posted previously about the new banners on the Classic Iron Motorcycle Museum, and I’ve taken pictures of several more. I guess it is a…
Last week I received the latest email newsletter from the Falls Avenue Resort. It is very much like the one from a week or two ago.
As mentioned previously, the Fun House on Clifton Hill is undergoing a face lift. I’m sure it will look much more attractive. I haven’t heard if they are doing anything on the inside.
The Great Canadian Midway is closed until Friday. http://t.co/sG3sebL6 #
The name of this post may have been a bit misleading. This “new” guide is actually from around 1895 and is online at the Niagara University Library web site: A New Guide To Niagara Falls And Vicinity, Giving A Full And Complete Description of Niagara Falls, Suspension Bridge, Buffalo, Rochester, Ontario Beach, Toronto, Lockport, Tonawanda,…
From Niagara Frontier Publications: The Western New York Land Conservancy invites the community to attend a project unveiling at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13, in the Niagara Falls Public Library, for “Restore the Gorge,” its planned ecological restoration of the Niagara Gorge. With funding from phase two of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Buffalo Billion economic development…
From the Niagara Falls Review: It used to be a video store, but “Blockbuster” is now the mantra of the tourism industry in Niagara and the province of Ontario. Get used to it. Blockbuster. Blockbuster. Blockbuster. At some point, the word became the catch phrase for the kind of events Ontario’s tourism industry wants to…
From the Niagara Falls Review: When Archie Katzman banged a gavel on the wooden table promptly at 10 a.m., it signalled to about 40 spectators the start of a new era for the Niagara Parks Commission. The open era. For the first time in its 124- year history, members of the public were allowed to…