Jolley Cut off table in talks with hotel company

    From the Niagara Falls Review: Nothing can change a hotel company’s right to build a 26-storey hotel right along the Niagara Escarpment, but city council wants to take a stab at minimizing the impact its construction would have on the moraine. Councillors voted to initiate talks between chief administrative officer John MacDonald and Canadian Niagara…

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      Super treasure for Kal-El fan; City man has cape worn by Christopher Reeve during filming of Superman II

      From the Niagara Falls Review: As the warning goes, you don’t spit in the wind, you don’t pull the mask off the Lone Ranger and you don’t tug on Superman’s cape. Mark Saccone doesn’t care about the first two, but he takes the cape part pretty seriously. Hidden in a house quickly filling with memorabilia…

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        Resolution to YouTube VeggieTales (non)copyright infringement

        Almost a month ago I posted about a notice I had received from YouTube telling me the following: This is to notify you that we have removed or disabled access to the following material as a result of a third-party notification by Entertainment Rights claiming that this material is infringing This was about a video…

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        Another record season on the river

        From the Niagara Falls Review: Hornblower has set another record as it nears the end of its third season on the Niagara River. The boat-cruise company expects to reach more than 2.2-million passengers when its 2016 season wraps up Sunday. That’s up from 1.8 million last year and 1.6 million during its inaugural season in…

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          Judges rank falls among Canada’s seven wonders

          From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s official: Niagara Falls can call itself a wonder of Canada. Despite finishing second in online voting, the honeymoon capital received a thumbs-up from CBC’s Seven Wonders of Canada judges Thursday night in a much-hyped segment on The National. Oddly enough, Thunder Bay’s Sleeping Giant peninsula – which beat the…

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          U.S. travel ban may affect Niagara

          From the Niagara Falls Review: President Donald Trump’s executive order on Friday limiting access to the United States by travellers from predominantly-Muslim countries could have a ripple effect in Niagara. While border officials could not confirm if anyone had been denied entry at Niagara border crossings over the weekend due to the controversial travel restrictions,…

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          Twitter updates for 2009-11-11

          I thought there would be more people around because of Sleep Cheap, but so far, not so. # @andreajwing The movie is "A Beginner's Guide to Endings" in reply to andreajwing # It's a bright, clear (but chilly) day here in Niagara Falls. # Tricia Helfer is part of the filming today… # http://twitpic.com/p3se0 –…

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          Travelodge At the Falls News (20100510)

          On Monday I received the latest newsletter from the Niagara Clifton Group (the Travelodge, Fun House, Brick City, etc). To sign up for the newsletter, click on the Join our FREE Email Mailing List link on the side of any of the pages at Falls.com

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          Comedy legends Steve Martin and Martin Short coming to Fallsview Casino

          From a PR Newswire press release seen on KEYC-TV in Mankato, Minnesota: There is funny, and then there is fall-off-your-seat hilarious. The illustrious careers of comedy giants Steve Martin and Martin Short unite on stage at Fallsview Casino for two nights as part of Fallsview Casino’s April live entertainment. “It’s a huge opportunity to bring…

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          Tourism looking up

          (yeah, I know I’m a few days late with this one…) From the Niagara Falls Review: The Honeymoon Capital is having a better tourism season this year than last, despite the continuing difficulties convincing Americans to take their holidays north of the border, says the president of Niagara Falls Tourism. “We’re holding our own,” said…

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