Festival honours ‘backbone’ of success

From the Niagara Falls Review: Shawn Fleckney says he was “just a kid” when he started volunteering as a mascot with the Winter Festival of Lights. More than 20 years later, he’s still at it. He says he can’t think of a better way to spend his leisure time than by making new friends, learning…

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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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    Safari Niagara Presents: Food and Wine Night Featuring The Bayou Boys! Canada’s First CCR Tribute Band

    Last week I received the latest email newsletter from Safari Niagara.

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    Falls tourism set to flourish this summer

    From the Niagara Falls Review: All signs point to a perfect summer tourism season in Niagara Falls. Redeveloped and new attractions, a favourable U.S. currency exchange and weather forecasts, and the first good indicator: One of the best Victoria Day long weekends in recent memory. “I heard at least one person say that he felt…

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      Romantic Valentine Packages at the Hilton Niagara Falls

      The Hilton Niagara Falls Fallsview sent out a promotional email this week advertising Valentine Specials. To subscribe to the newsletter, fill out the form on the left-hand side of any page on the Hilton Niagara Falls web site.

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      Fallsview Casino launches augmented reality-enabled billboard

      From a CNW Group press release: It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No – it’s a new interactive billboard by Fallsview Casino, which will have street crowds looking to the sky for an augmented reality experience when it’s unveiled on Sunday, June 2 from 11am-6pm at Yonge and Dundas Square in downtown Toronto. “We’re proud to…

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      Wolfgang Puck restaurant closed

      Regular contributor Drafty mentioned earlier this week that the Wolfgang Puck restaurant has closed up. It is kind of sad that some of the higher end entertainment is not making a go of it here, such as Cirque Niagara and now this restaurant. I just hope that shows such as Greg Frewin (Beyond Belief) can stay…

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        Panoramio – Photo of Niagara SkyWheel & Sunset

        Panoramio, a site owned by Google, has a gorgeous picture of the Niagara SkyWheel at sunset taken by user Nikkers: You can see a much larger version of the picture on the Panoramio site (be sure to click the “Original size” link at the bottom right corner of the image).

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        Mirror maze attraction coming to Clifton Hill

        Note: The Review is a little slow on this one. I posted about this back at the beginning of June. Of course, they were able to get more details than I posted. From the Niagara Falls Review: Construction has begun on a $3-million circus-themed mirror and laser-maze attraction on Clifton Hill. It will replace the former Brick…

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