From the Toronto Star: Brendan Kelly left after his shift last week as MC of the stadium show at Marineland, and hasn’t gone back. The grinning guy in the bright red shirt who invited children to feed the dolphins couldn’t take it anymore. “I can’t go back now. I just can’t face being that happy…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The orange short shorts are making a comeback. After a three-year absence from Niagara Falls, John Goard, director of operations for Hooters in southern Ontario, said the world-famous restaurant known for its scantily-dressed waitresses is returning. “Niagara Falls is a major, worldwide tourist market and we need to be there,”…
From the Lancaster Eagle Gazette: Niagara Falls is six hours northeast of Lancaster… we were just in time to watch the great colored searchlights switch on to illuminate the Falls, done every night …
From the Niagara Falls Review: So, just what type of dinner do you serve a king and queen? That was the question the chefs at the Hotel General Brock were asking themselves during the early spring of 1939 after learning King George VI and his wife, Queen Elizabeth, would be having dinner at their at…
From the Toronto Star: Marineland served a $1.25 million lawsuit against former trainer Christine Santos on Thursday for telling the Star a killer whale was sporadically bleeding from its tail. The suit says whale’s cuts were minor and that Santos knew that. “Ms. Santos’ communication of the (allegations) to the Star was calculated to disparage…
From the Niagara Gazette: The curious case of the death of Kirk Jones is not closed. Despite the recovery and identification of Jones’ body, New York State Park Police are still trying to piece together the details of what happened to Jones on the morning of April 19. At the moment, they have just as…
Last Thursday I received the latest email newsletter from Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours. You can sign up for their newsletter by entering your email address in the form at the bottom of the main page of the Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours web site.
As has been discussed, there isn’t much to do at the Skylon Tower anymore at ground level. On the main level, they have a couple of gift shops, and then they have several places to get your picture taken. Niagara Daredevil Over the Falls in a Barrel – You can get your picture taken and…
The City of Niagara Falls web site does a great job of tracking new projects and posting pictures as the projects progress. There is a good page that shows 8 pictures of the various stages of construction of the Greg Frewin Theatre. 40,000 sq.ft. Niagara Falls Entertainment Centre Home to 695-seat theatre, restaurant, bar and…
Last week I received the latest email from the Skylon Tower.