The Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection at the University of Texas at Austin has a Historical Maps of the United States section. They have 3 maps of the Niagara area: one from 1812, one from 1844, and one from 1894. It’s interesting to see the names of familiar streets and parks on them like Clifton Stree,…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Bigger festival = bigger laughs. After two years as a single night event, the Niagara Falls Comedy Fest has supersized itself for its return in February. With a roster of nearly 20 comics, the event has gone back to its roots to become a three-day affair. And it will be…
The following is on the window of the Capri Restaurant. I don’t know how long ago it happened (their divorce was final in 2001), but I’m sure it was quite exciting for them: Shown above are husband & wife team, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman who recently had lunch at The Capri Restaurant on Ferry…
At one point, we had no IHOPs around. Now we have 3? This is at the Ramada on Stanley (former Falls Plaza Hotel) http://twitpic.com/1xlzx1 # The new Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville will be opening tomorrow! http://twitpic.com/1xlx57 # I know it wasn’t him, but I just saw a guy who looked just like Larry King 🙂 #…
Dinosaur Park is open now. I guess it's just opening later than before… # It's a brisk, cool day. The sun is shining (mostly), the wind is blowing (lightly), and the sky is blue (where it's not cloudy). # Dinosaur Park mini golf is closed today (or at least so far today). This is the…
From the Tonawanda News: A Niagara Falls landmark that has sat largely dormant for years is getting some love from a pair of 20-somethings. Nirel Patel and Matt Green have big plans for the Niagara Club, the building that housed a private social club that had a list of members — Whitney, Scheollkopf — that…
It looks like HOCO was able to eliminate the parking on their side of Clifton Hill in front of the new Tim Hortons, retail store, and Galaxy Golf building. How’d they pull that off?
From the Fort Erie Times: The Canadian Motor Speedway is telling Fort Erie residents to be patient.
Last week I received the latest newsletter from the Scotiabank Convention Centre Niagara Falls.
This is a continuation of my “Best of Access Niagara” series. This series looks back on popular posts, highly commented posts, my favourite places, etc. It looks like my first mention of Canyon Creek Chophouse was in April 2007 as a result of a newsletter from the city talking about how they had opened. To…