The New York Times has a nice article (including video) of Nik Wallenda practicing: Nik Wallenda climbed up a scaffold, stepped onto the steel cable and slipped the harness of his balancing pole over his head. Then he began to walk — each step a few inches in front of the last, his leather moccasins…
From the Buffalo News: Nik Wallenda doesn’t want to wear a harness when he walks on a wire above Niagara Falls. But his sponsors want to make him. He’d prefer to start the walk in the U.S. and end in Canada, though television officials would have it the other way around. And he wants the…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The holiday honours Queen Victoria’s birthday, but for the thousands of tourists who come to Niagara Falls for the Victoria Day weekend it’s a time to relax, have fun and kick off the beginning of the summer season. No trip to Niagara Falls would be complete without a stop on…
Last week I received the latest email from the Skylon Tower. It is essentially the same newsletter I’ve received the last few times from them, but with different prices. If they want to keep peoples interest, they will need to change up the design a bit.
Another in my series on hotel room keycards… Previously I had found Hilton Hotel and Suites Niagara Falls Fallsview keycards with information on the Watermark on one side (two different keys). Here is another card, but with information about Romano’s Macaroni Grill.
From the Niagara Falls Review: Sweeping changes to Ontario’s gaming industry unveiled Thursday has essentially quashed Fort Erie’s bid to take over its now defunct slots facility. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation is asking for private-sector operators to step up and express interest in 29 separate “gaming zones” across the province. Fort Erie did…
Last week I received the latest Entertainment Insider email newsletter from the Fallsview Casino Resort.
Wow! What a clear day today in Niagara Falls! http://t.co/NrTMEs3O #
From the Niagara Falls Review: The plan has been talked about for years. The goal is to reduce congestion in the area of the Horseshoe Falls. The plan calls for the relocation of the Niagara Parkway to the west just south of Table Rock. Residents had an opportunity to view the plan, along with two…
A visitor recently asked what used to be at the current Outback Steakhouse location on Victoria Ave. I answered that it has been a variety of restaurants. Well, the other day I noticed a sign on the back of the building and it reminded me of what it used to be called. For the longest…