From the Niagara Falls Review: One of the most dramatic and tragic events in the history of Niagara Falls took place 100 years ago Saturday. Feb. 4, 1912, a Sunday, was a clear, windy and very cold day in Niagara Falls. Nevertheless, hundreds of people — both residents and tourists — were on hand that…
The sign for the new Dave & Busters was put up yesterday. I just checked the Dave & Buster’s official site, but there is still no mention of the Niagara Falls location. However, I did a quick Google Search and found that there is a local web site set up at http://www.daveandbustersniagarafalls.com/. There is a…
A writer for NetworkWorld magazine recently visited Niagara Falls: Like most (all?) of you, I’m cursed with finding it difficult to leave work behind while on vacation, especially when connected by smartphone or other devices. Sure enough, on a family vacation to Niagara Falls in Canada last month I couldn’t help looking around for the…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The Cirque Niagara tent has officially folded. Citing assets of about $490,000 and liabilities totalling $6.7 million, Cirque X Inc., operating as Cirque Niagara, filed for bankruptcy Oct. 5, 11 days after its final performance of the 2007 season. “We did all we could,” said Gabe Macaluso, who had been…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Sprucing up Table Rock House and developing an interactive hydroelectricity museum at the Canadian Niagara Power plant are among the ideas the Niagara Parks Commission will consider this year, says the agency’s chairman Jim Williams. The commission has been under pressure to increase revenue, but has learned local residents expect…
Last summer I changed web hosting providers so I could save some money. I had a friend who was using this other company and had never had any problems, so I went with them. At first things seemed fine, but then there were regular outages. It would be down for a few minutes to a…
Last week I received the latest email newsletter from the Falls Avenue Resort.
From the Niagara Falls Review: A union protest created havoc for guests checking into the Courtyard by Marriott Thursday, and the union leader behind it warned of more disruptions if the hotel’s management doesn’t return to the bargaining table. “Since we’re coming into the busy season, we’re planning stepped-up protests in the coming weeks,” said…
On Wednesday I received the same email newsletter again from the Hilton Hotel and Suites Niagara Falls Fallsview. To subscribe to the newsletter, fill out the form on the left-hand side of any page on the Hilton Hotel and Suites Niagara Falls Fallsview web site.
Yesterday I received a newsletter from Niagara Hospitality Hotels, the operator of the The Oakes Hotel Overlooking the Falls. To subscribe to the newsletter, click on the Email Deals link on the main page of their site.