Marineland owner pleased libel suit resolved

    From the Niagara Falls Review: Marineland owner John Holer says he’s pleased to put a three-year legal battle with a local animal rights group behind him. “We are in the business of entertaining residents and guests of the Niagara Region, not in the business of fighting lawsuits,” Holer said Wednesday in response to Marineland of…

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      Parks Commission brings culture to Victoria Park

      From the Niagara Falls Review: Leonardo Najle has worked in kitchens in the United States, Brazil and his native Argentina. But on his first trip to Canada, the 35-year-old executive chef at the Iguazu Grand Hotel Resort and Casino is choosing to call Niagara Falls home — at least during his two-week stay. Najle is…

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        Everybody into the pool!

        The National Post has an excellent article about the “latest sign of the designer indoor water park trend that’s sweeping the hospitality industry.” These swimming pools-on-steroids are becoming standard amenities at hotels and motels in the United States and Canada. Nowhere is this more evident than in Niagara Falls, Ont., where this month a multi-million-litre…

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          Marriott keycards

          It’s pretty rare these days that you actually get a room key when you go to a name-brand hotel. Over the last several years the industry has changed to various types of cards. In the beginning the locks were mechanical and the cards had holes in them (almost like old-fashioned programming punch cards for computers)….

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          HOW TO AVOID THE SUMMER TRAVEL TRAFFIC BLUES

          Here is a press release I received via email from the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission: HOW TO AVOID THE SUMMER TRAVEL TRAFFIC BLUES Niagara Falls Bridge Commission offers tips on how to avoid traffic when crossing one of the three international bridges over the Niagara River LEWISTON, NEW YORK – Summer is fast approaching and…

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            New Niagara Falls Doubletree sign

            A week or two ago I was walking past the Niagara Falls Doubletree and the sign was down. I didn’t think anything of it as I figured they were just changing some light bulbs. Even when I heard about the name change yesterday, I didn’t put two and two together. Well, today I finally did….

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              thinking outside the bunn: niagara (the canadian side)

              Someone by the name of John Bunn has a web site, and he recently blogged about a trip to Niagara Falls (including pictures): On Sunday we journeyed across the border to view the falls from the Canadian side. Spectacular. As I viewed the falls, I was struck with the thought of what an amazing artist…

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