Someone emailed me looking for some help: We’re visiting Niagara after moving away 15 years ago and we’re faced with something we can’t remember. I don’t know if it’s appropriate for your blog, but I’ve got to ask someone ; ) In Niagara Falls near Zellers (formerly Towers) on Morrison/Dorchester there used to be a…
Last Wednesday I received an the latest email newsletter from Great Wolf Lodge.
From the Buffalo News: What’s left today of A Festival of Lights is mostly wistful memories. Jimmy Cancemi remembers late nights spent building intricate winter scenes and fantasy landscapes in the months leading up to the annual event. Elaine Meranto recalls organizing hundreds of volunteers who worked shifts guiding tourists and manning animated displays. And…
From Niagara This Week: Tourism officials in Niagara are calling 2006 a tough year as the sun sets on the industry’s busiest season. With numerous attractions including world-class golf courses, the Journey Behind the Falls, restaurants and gift shops along more than 1,700 hectares (topping 4,000 acres) of parkland along the Niagara River from Fort…
From the Buffalo News: More than a decade ago, Manhattan real estate billionaire Howard P. Milstein first invested in a company with grand plans to redevelop a huge swath of derelict property in Niagara Falls, and so far there is almost nothing to show for it.
Yesterday (Friday, July 13, 2007) Niagara Falls (NY) was featured on NBC’s Today Show as part of their America the Beautiful series. I didn’t see it, but there has been lots of coverage of it online. The Today Show has several features on their web site (part of MSNBC): Today Show American the Beautiful site…
On Saturday I received the latest issue of the Falls Avenue Newsletter. The newsletter highlights some Fall packages, New Year’s Eve packages, and also has some information about changes to the Brock Plaza hotel: To subscribe, visit their “Spin to Win” page and fill out the form. Be sure to check that you’d “like to…
While I was out walking the other day, there was someone on the roof of the Denny’s on Victoria Avenue who was pressure-washing the shingles. Then I noticed a couple of days ago that they have painted the whole building, including the roof.
From the Niagara Falls Reporter: Niagara Falls has done it again, coming in at Number One on another list. And this list has nothing to do with the nation’s most dangerous cities, overtaxed municipalities or unwanted teen pregnancies, either! Last week the readers of USA Today voted the Cataract City as the “Best Kid-Friendly Destination”…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The effort to save downtown Niagara Falls will be the focus of a six-part miniseries airing on Cogeco Cable 10. The first episode of “Our Downtown,” produced by Niagara duo Paul Lacroix and Todd VanEyk of VanEyk media, premieres tonight at 7 p. m., with repeats Thursday at 6 p….