Beef Baron construction update
I posted previously about some working going on at the Beef Baron on Centre St. I can’t tell what’s happening inside, but they are putting some nice stone/brick on the outside.
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Cafe Tu Tu Tango sign is up
As I’ve posted before, the same building that has the Wolfgang Puck Grand Cafe Niagara will also have a Cafe Tu Tu Tango on the second floor. They still aren’t open yet (I don’t know when they will be), but the sign was recently put up.
Great Wolf Lodge – The Hotel
Usually I’m pretty good with getting information up on the blog in a timely manner, but not in this situation. Back in April (a little over 3 months ago), I had the opportunity to stay at the new Great Wolf Lodge in Niagara Falls as part of the “soft” opening. “Soft” openings are fairly common…
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…
Ripley’s Wax Zone leaflet
One of the newer trends over the last few years is to have visitors to your attraction make a wax hand. The first attraction in Niagara Falls I remember having this was Movieland Wax Museum of Stars. Not too long afterwards Ripley’s added this to their Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum. Essentially you dip…
World Magic Awards with Frewin airs Sunday
From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara magician Greg Frewin’s triumphant night at last year’s World Magic Awards in Los Angeles will be televised on Sun TV this Sunday night. The show, which saw Frewin win the prestigious Magician of the Year award, will air at 8 p.m. The special aired in November in the U.S….
The (unofficial) end of summer
Just as the Victoria Day (in Canada) / Memorial Day (in US) weekends are the (unofficial) start of summer, the Labour Day weekend is the unofficial end of summer. By the beginning of September, everyone is back in school, and during the week, business is dead. Most of the hotels have unbelievable rates for Sunday…
Up goes the SkyWheel!
Last Thursday the legs/struts/forks (or whatever else you want to call them) went up for the new Niagara SkyWheel: The legs were assembled on the ground Someone was filming the work The legs connected to the supports on the ground The top of the legs The completed legs (almost) Two other legs were put on…
Twitter updates for 2010-07-26
The (real) monkeys are loud today! (@ Zooz) http://4sq.com/9OHrU2 #
Frankenstein is having a facelift
As we all get old, we hope to maintain our youthful look. Well, Frankenstein on Clifton Hill above Burger King is no different 🙂 This week he was repainted. He looks better now.