East Side Mario’s construction update
The new East Side Mario’s (has this been confirmed yet?) seems to have slowed down. Certainly from an outsiders point of view, it doesn’t look like they’ve gotten much done in the last few weeks.
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Over Niagara Falls, and back again << 853
Someone with a WordPress blog has posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: My second major goof came at Niagara Falls – but in the end, it turned out not to matter. I’d chosen to stay on the US side to catch this morning’s train; had successfully negotiated the border (through the door marked…
Parks to lead marketing group
From the Niagara Falls Review: Tourism officials in Niagara will speak with one voice as they try to attract more marketing cash to the region. Industry groups have agreed on a partnership they hope Ontario will accept as a regional tourism organization. The provincial government announced the creation of 13 new tourism regions, including one…
Rink at the Brink gets go ahead to promote partnership with TD
From the Niagara Falls Review: Rink at the Brink will be allowed to promote its financial sponsorship with Toronto Dominion bank when the outdoor ice surface near the Horseshoe Falls opens next week. During a special meeting Friday morning, Niagara Parks commissioners approved a request from the Winter Festival of Lights for permission to erect…
Radisson Hotel & Suites Fallsview Valentine specials
I received a newsletter for the Radisson Hotel & Suites Fallsview. They are promoting their Valentine’s Day packages: You can sign up for their newsletter on their web site
Twitter updates for 2012-03-17
Restaurant patio's are open at Coco's and Margaritaville on Murray St. Another beautiful day in Niagara Falls 🙂 # There are quite a few people here to see Busytown Busy (@ Scotiabank Convention Centre) http://t.co/QlSTSZJ9 # Waiting at the Convention Centre for Busytown Busy to start 🙂 http://t.co/WS6REjay #
DiCienzos buy two hotels
From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara’s DiCienzo family has picked up two of the best views of the Horseshoe Falls after buying the Marriott Fallsview and Sheraton Fallsview hotels last week. “We’ve been looking for acquisitions for a little while. This move seemed to make sense,” said Dino A. DiCienzo, one of four children of…
Dead pixel board
What a waste! At the corner of Victoria Avenue and Clifton Hill/Centre Street is a pixel board attached to the Classic Iron Motorcycle Museum that has been covered up with a sign. I guess the pixel board broke and they couldn’t be bothered to fix it (too expensive?).
Marineland’s last-ditch effort to get injunction to keep killer whale fails
From the Niagara Falls Review: Lawyers for Marineland hoped an 11th hour temporary injunction would block the return of one of its two killer whales to SeaWorld Friday. The injunction, however, was denied by a U.S. district court judge and that led to the dramatic transport of the 1,815-kilogram killer whale Ikaika Saturday night. More…
Take the GO Train to watch tight-rope walk across Niagara Falls
From a CNW Group press release seen on Yahoo! Canada Finance: GO Transit will operate a special event train for passengers to experience a unique tight-rope walk across Niagara Falls. Nik Wallenda will attempt to cross the natural wonder on an 1,800-foot wire on the evening of Friday, June 15. GO will run a train…