Starbucks at Skylon Tower renovations complete

At the same time that the Murray Hill Starbucks was being renovated, the one inside the Skylon Tower was also being renovated. It has now reopened.

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    Clifton Hill Resort Update – March 2009

    Last Thursday I received the latest newsletter from the Clifton Hill Resort. You can subscribe to the Clifton Hill Resort Update newsletter by visiting the Clifton Hill Newsletter page.

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    GO train welcomed in Niagara Falls

    From the Niagara Falls Review: Those who use the GO train summer service in Niagara Falls are sold on it. Some wish it was every day, but for the time being, they appear to be content with both the service and the cost. “It’s so nice not having to drive and just be able to…

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      Tourism’s troubled waters

      From the Toronto Star: Tucked between Screamers House of Horrors, a $12.95 prime rib special and a slew of motels with heart-shaped Jacuzzis is a near-empty parking lot where the attendants, on the first Saturday in June, are parked on lawn chairs. The odd vehicle cruises by on the once-gridlocked main drag. Mike Piccirillo, who…

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        We’re number 11 – and hanging in

        From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls is making headway in its quest to join the New Seven Wonders of Nature. The Swiss-based group New7Wonders, which last year held a worldwide poll to name the new seven man-made wonders of the world, is accepting votes for the greatest natural wonders. From its list of 77…

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        Niagara Falls Blog stats update (lots of posts!)

        I mentioned back in January that I was trying to keep the blog going. It has been difficult over the last couple of years with very little development going on. I lost my Google rankings, and have less companies reaching out to me to visit their operations. Well, as I said, I’m trying to do…

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        Visit to Movieland Wax Museum in September 2016

        Each month I take one of my kids out on a “date”, and since I work in Niagara Falls, they often like to come down to see one of the museums or play some games. Back in September my daughter wanted to come down, so we ended up going to Movieland Wax Museum of Stars on…

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          Say Hi to the Gruener Family

          One of the “alerts” I received about Niagara Falls included this blurb from the Gruener Family Blog: Tomorrow, we’re off to Niagara Falls, Ontario to stay at the DoubleTree Resort Lodge and Spa for two nights and wander around Niagara Falls and the Clifton Hill area. Low-key and relaxing, just what we need while we’ve…

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            Niagara Falls Attractions Update – Movieland Wax Museum of Stars

            If you’ve been to Niagara Falls before, and been up/down Clifton Hill, then you passed and probably went into Movieland Wax Museum of Stars. Well, Movieland was closed all winter as it moved down the hill. It re-opened Friday, March 25, 2005. It is larger, brighter, less boxy, and generally is worth the $9.99 for…

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