Twitter updates for 2010-06-30

These new signs/banners were just put up along Victoria Avenue over the last few days. They say "The Clifton Hill http://twitpic.com/2197bd # RT @20pfm10: Jun 30, 1859: French acrobat Charles Blondin walked across Niagara Falls on a tightrope. http://viigo.im/437L #

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    Passport issue to liven tourism talks

    From the Buffalo News: The new federal law requiring more stringent identification at border crossings will be the hot-button issue at this year’s meeting of the Binational Tourism Alliance, to be held Monday and Tuesday in the Conference Center Niagara Falls. “The passport issue will be one of the key economic considerations at the conference,”…

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      Greg Frewin and Santa Claus

      The Pen Centre in St. Catharines (a huge shopping mall) puts out a newsletter called the PenLetter that they place around the mall. The January 2006 issue highlights Greg Frewin’s appearance with Santa Claus: Click on the image to view a larger version The Most Wonderful Time of the Year The magic of the season…

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        Greg Frewin Theatre update

        Out of all the places I’ve visited in the last 6 months, one of the most enjoyable experiences was visiting the Greg Frewin Theatre for one of Greg’s performances. The people I’ve dealt with are wonderful, and I really hope they are successful. As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, they have made a…

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        Tweet: One or Two $100 Power Play Cards with Access to Mi…

        One or Two $100 Power Play Cards with Access to Mini Golf and Laser Tag at Dave & Buster’s – Up to 73% Off #pd – groupon.com/deals/dave-bus…

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        Brick/stone work on Victoria Ave

        I posted before about a notice of public hearing for the strip along Victoria Ave (between TGI Friday’s and the end closest to Clifton Hill). There is still no indication as to what the space is going to be used for.

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        The Falls in the Fall

        My Mom and Dad were in Niagara this week and out of sheer jealousy I was inspired to write about my favorite time of year in my favorite place.  Er…favourite. The crowds are down and so is the temperature. The sky seems bluer and the trees make everything that much prettier. Walking through Victoria Park…

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        Chills & Thrills! Icy illusion being taped near Falls Thursday

        From the Niagara Falls Review: Wanna be on TV? Bundle up and head down to Table Rock Thursday. Weather pending, a major illusion for an upcoming CBC magic special will be filmed at 7:30 p.m. Producers are being tightlipped about details, but it involves a local magician performing a huge (and dangerous) feat down by…

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          Sounds of Niagara Falls

          When I’m out and around, I’m usually listening to music, but over the last week or so I’ve turned it off so I can enjoy the sounds of Niagara Falls. Here are some of the things I’ve heard: Cars and buses (lots of buses) “Are you ready for a reading?” from a guy offering Tarot…

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            All around Toronto and area

            I recently came across an old TravBuddy post from almost 2 years ago: There are additional pictures from random Niagara Falls visits including one long weekend where we went there for the day. I don’t have Canadian holidays off because of my work (oh the irony) so when the usually crowds head out of the…

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