House torn down on Ferry Street
A month ago I posted about the motel being torn down on Ferry St beside Al Macs. Now the abandoned house across the street and beside the Capri has been torn down.
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Tourism market key to radio stations sale
From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls radio is making room for The Moose. Haliburton Broadcasting Group, best known for its 13 Moose FM stations across Ontario, has added Niagara Falls FM stations The River (CFLZ) and Z101 (CKEY) to its stable, pending approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). “We’re thrilled to…
cornwalldragon: 0 for 2
This is a strange one, and I’m not really sure where to start, but it does have to do with Niagara Falls. Are you familiar with the term “fursuit“? These are costumes that people where either as mascots, or sometimes just for fun. Well, apparently some people who like to wear them for fun were…
Falls Avenue Newsletter Issue #2
Less than 3 weeks after the inaugural issue, the next issue of the Falls Avenue Newsletter is out (I received it Saturday). They are promoting their waterpark packages. Apparently when you book now you get passes to the attractions in the Marvel Super Heroes Adventure City and the MGM Plaza: To subscribe, visit their “Spin…
East Side Mario’s windows
This isn’t anything earth shattering, but I thought I’d point out that it appears the new East Side Mario’s on Clifton Hill is going to have windows along Clifton Hill and along Oneida Lane. In the previous posting, you can see that on the East side of the building, there will be no windows. I…
Don’t forget to turn on the lights
From Niagara This Week: Niagara Falls will need to shine its brightest this weekend if it wants to keep the reputation it earned last year as Canada’s brightest star. Judges from WinterLights Celebration, a nation-wide competition which measures spirit and pride in communities, will be in the city this weekend checking out the Winter Festival…
Brewed Awakening
Last summer the former Baskin Robbins and Mr. Sub reopened as the Victoria Avenue Beer Garden. Well, I don’t know if it still technically has that name, but the signs on the outside of the building are now calling it Brewed Awakening.
Winter in Niagara Falls
In years past we’ve always gotten snow in November or December, but it doesn’t last, and we’re always worrying that we won’t have a white Christmas. This year seems colder than normal, and we’ve had snow and so far it has stayed. If you like the pictures, there plenty more in the Scenic Niagara Falls…
Another Doubletree Niagara Falls keycard
Another in my series on keycards… I recently found this room keycard for the DoubleTree Fallsview Resort & Spa by Hilton – Niagara Falls. It’s different than the last one I found.
Operators need to show innovation
From the Niagara Falls Review: Weddings aboard a tour boat in the mist of Niagara Falls could become a new tradition depending on what “innovative” ideas companies propose in their bids to operate tours from the Canadian side of the Niagara River. “You can provide anything that you think will work,” said Bill Mocsan, a…