Hana America Corporation

    I’ve written quite a bit about the DongBu Tours buidling that is going up on Stanley Avenue. The other day while I was walking by the building and noticed some signs up on the inside of the second floor tinted windows. First of all, without the zoom on my camera, I wouldn’t be able to…

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    Jumpers, climbers, fliers and more: Great daredevils of the last 100 years

    From NBCNews.com: This Sunday, daredevil Nik Wallenda — who famously traversed Niagara Falls on a tightrope last year — will attempt another extreme balancing act: walking a tightrope over the Grand Canyon. Wallenda carries on a family tradition with his tricks — he is the seventh generation of the “Great Wallendas,” a stunt-performing family. And he calls to…

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    NPC postpones zip line talks

    From Niagara This Week: A public meeting concerning the establishment of a zip line attraction by the Niagara Parks Commission never got off the ground Thursday. The session, scheduled for 1 p.m. at the Legends on the Niagara Golf Course, was cancelled abruptly after NPC staff had recommended taking more time to determine whether to…

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      Dinner at The Love Boat

      Back at the beginning of February one of my wife’s aunt celebrated her 80th birthday. This aunt’s family is spread out all over the place, so they got together in Niagara Falls for a bit of a reunion (this was the first time everyone had been together in 10 years). The official birthday dinner was…

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        “Show Your Valentine How Much You Care!”

        Last Thursday last week I received the latest newsletter from the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa. They are promoting Valentine’s Day packages again. You can subscribe to the newsletter by clicking on the Special Email Offers link on the side of the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa main page.

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          Regis and Kelly’s Canadian love-in

          From the Toronto Star: So much for tighter border control: Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa have slipped into the country. For the first time in a decade, Live with Regis and Kelly will be on location in Canada, shooting two shows at the Oakes Garden Theatre in Niagara Falls (CTV, 9 a.m. live today; taped…

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            Lethal Weapon back for Labour Day rally

            From Niagara This Week: Actor-turned-activist Danny Glover was looked to as a lethal weapon by labour leaders during a rally outside of Canadian Niagara hotels on Labour Day. Glover, a labour rights activist and actor best known for his role as Los Angeles police sergeant Roger Murtaugh alongside Mel Gibson in the Lethal Weapon movies,…

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