Occasionally I have a regular reader send me in his thoughts/observations about Marineland. Like a lot of people, he is conflicted about the park. He has great memories and see so much potential, but the current situation just doesn’t seem right. Here are some of his comments: I still check the park periodically via social…
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,…
The stage has been taken down in Queen Victoria Park http://t.co/Aob79Jxk
Last week I received the latest newsletter from the Days Inn Niagara Falls Fallsview hotel.
From the Niagara Falls Review: John Holer isn’t entirely certain what Greg Sorbara is hoping to achieve through his Ontario Tourism Competitiveness Study. Or what’s wrong with tourism all over Ontario. “But I know quite a bit about the situation in this community here,” said the Marineland owner. “If he wants to hear from me,…
The Kelsey’s at the top of Clifton Hill is closed for the next month. The place has been gutted.
The Niagara Falls Review has a great article about with some great photos of Jay Cochrane and Henry Rechatin, both of whom passed away last year. The world of tightrope walkers lost two of its giants in 2013 – Jay Cochrane and Henry Rechatin. Cochrane, who was born in 1944 and dubbed himself as “The…
From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: A draft of an audit being prepared by the Office of the New York State Comptroller calls into question the budget and spending policies of the City of Niagara Falls and warns of potentially dire financial circumstances for the Cataract City unless officials there “take immediate steps” to get…
From the Tonawanda News: Some of Hollywood’s biggest stars are heading to Niagara Falls for a movie shoot. Multiple media outlets in Wilmington, N.C., reported this week that local filming has wrapped on a movie called “Tammy,” which features Oscar-winner Susan Sarandon, Melissa McCarthy, Dan Akroyd and Kathy Bates.
From the Barrie Advance: I played tourist last weekend in Niagara Falls and was struck by the fact that other parts of Ontario that try to attract tourists and their dollars must be painfully aware that nature blessed Niagara with a must-see drawing card. It has to be tough to beat what is probably the…