From the Niagara Gazette: The owner of a pair of hotels in Niagara Falls has filed a legal claim seeking the return of nearly $300,000 in hotel room occupancy taxes collected from patrons who sought lodging at its properties last year. The notice of petition, filed by Falls attorney John Bartolomei on behalf of the…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The Rainbow Bridge, which has become one of Niagara Falls’ most recognizable structures, was built by the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission. Made up of members from both Canada and the United States, the Commission still owns and operates the Rainbow Bridge, as well as the Whirlpool Rapids Bridge and the…
From WKBW Channel 7 in Buffalo: If you’re anywhere near a local mall these days there’s good chance you’ll spot even more Canadian license plates than usual. That’s because the Canadian dollar has grown stronger and now goes further at U.S. Stores. Better selection and lower taxes on this side of the border have long…
Disney’s Aladdin Jr. is one of the exciting new shows opening this year. It will be performed daily in the Greg Frewin Theatre. The production had a small table setup at the Niagara Tourism Expo and they had a flyer I had never seen before. I have scanned it and included the text below: Experience……
From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort needs to push its Avalon ballroom concerts and hotel accommodations to bring gaming revenue back up at the casino and Casino Niagara, says Ontario Lottery and Gaming spokeswoman Teresa Roncon. “What we’re doing is concentrating on our non-gaming amenities – the entertainment portion. We are concentrating…
The Christmas lights that hang down the Skylon Tower all winter have been taken down. For some reason I thought they left them up year round, but I guess not. If I would have been more observant to Chris’ picture of the Skylon Tower at night, I would have noticed the lack of lights already….
I’m not sure when it opened (at least a week ago), but Little Caesars on Victoria Avenue is now open:
I'm at 2 4 1 Pizza (5546 Robinson St., @ Stanley Ave., Niagara Falls). http://4sq.com/aW4feN # Why do these articles sometimes disappear? RT @niagarareporter: Reconsider trolleys, former city worker urges council: http://bit.ly/cTbVlL #
RT @Hilton_Niagara: We have a panoramic photographer onsite all day, taking pics of various hotel amenities… #
Here is a LiveJournal posting of someone who is from Calgary who was in Toronto and came down to see Niagara Falls: We went to the Niagara whirlpool, then the top of the falls (tablelands?) and then down to the entry to the Maid of the Mist, which happened to close 10 minutes before we…