From the Niagara Falls Review: Fonz will be in the house. So will Mini-Me, the Hulk and Johnny Drama. They’re all part of the city’s biggest pop culture bash, taking over the Scotiabank Convention Centre June 3 to 5. And for Chris Dabrowski, co-organizer and co-founder of the Niagara Falls Comic Con, it never feels…
Have you been down to Clifton Hill lately in Niagara Falls? If not, then you are missing out on seeing a lot of the developments really taking shape. The most notable one is the go-kart track being made on the Clifton Hill/Victoria Ave property owned by HOCO Entertainment & Resort. The spiral of the track…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Convention and Civic Centre has reached an agreement with Anna Olson, the Food Network Canada celebrity chef, to endorse the facility scheduled to open in two years. “This is an exciting moment for our centre. It states loud and clear that our food program is intended to be…
From the Niagara Falls Review: When it came time for their ‘man date,’ Canadian comic Rick Mercer and rock legend Alex Lifeson went straight to the Honeymoon Capital. The odd couple were in town Wednesday filming a segment for The Rick Mercer Report, donning flappy flight gear to tackle the Niagara Freefall Indoor Skydiving challenge….
From WYRK.com: How awesome is this going to be? At the Aquarium of Niagara they have been putting in new exhibits to attract new visitors out in Niagara Falls and now, one of the coolest is underway. It will cost about $1.85 million Shark and Ray Bay shallow tropical pool that will be right as…
RT @FrewinTheatre: Santa’s Magical Arrival @thepencentre Saturday through the powers of Greg Frewin 11am opening for Greg; 283PAC @Jorda …
Dinosaur Park is open now. I guess it's just opening later than before… # It's a brisk, cool day. The sun is shining (mostly), the wind is blowing (lightly), and the sky is blue (where it's not cloudy). # Dinosaur Park mini golf is closed today (or at least so far today). This is the…
Newcastle University Library in the United Kingdom has what is believed to be the first photographs of Niagara Falls in their Special Collections, from around 1840. The images are daguerreotypes (one of the earliest types of photographs) and were taken by H. L. Pattinson. There are many images in the collection. If you start at…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Twenty years after carrying the Olympic torch through the streets of Niagara Falls, T.C. Mangoff can still remember how it felt. “It’s quite heavy actually,†he said. “You actually hold it pretty high.†When he was 20 years old, Mangoff was one of 27 local runners who carried the torch…
From the Welland Tribune: The Christmas spirit has arrived at the Niagara Parks Floral Showhouse. A Festival of Winter Colours includes traditional red, white and pink poinsettias as well as many unusual varieties and forms. Cyclamen, azaleas, Christmas cactus and paperwhite narcissus add to the display. The Floral Showhouse is also adorned with lights, garland,…