Cochrane wirewalks with $5M safety net

    I mentioned this to Chris just the other day. I assumed that Mr. Cochrane would have to have som pretty substantial insurance, and I wondered what it would cost to be insured. This article doesn’t state the cost of it, but the City had to get insurance valued at $5 million. From the Friday, June…

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      John Daly Takes on Niagara Falls

      The other day I was in a restaurant and the Golf Channel was on. They were showing when John Daly tried to hit a golf ball over the gorge. I’d never seen it before, but it was very well done. The crowd was very large and noisy, John interacted with the commentators, and it was…

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        Niagara Falls Question: What is the biggest eyesore next to the Falls?

        I’ve heard quite a bit of news stories lately about Starbucks, and how in China they are setting up shop in areas that many people don’t like. They even have a location inside the Forbidden City. It made me think about Niagara Falls and leads me to this week’s question: What is the biggest eyesore…

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          Satisfying taste for both food and art

          From Niagara This Week: It’s a place that can definitely satisfy the palate for people with unique taste. Café Tu Tu Tango can be best described as the best of both worlds, where the culinary arts are complemented by visual arts or vice versa. An unusual and unconventional pairing, the quaint restaurant, situated above the…

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          World’s smallest sculptures now on display at Ripley’s Niagara Falls

          Here is the press release I received regarding the new micro sculptures at the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium in Niagara Falls: World’s Smallest Micro-Sculptures on Display for a Limited Time at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Niagara Falls Lifelike creations are so tiny they can easily fit on the head of a pin…

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          Start the Year off Right at the Hilton Niagara Falls

          A couple of weeks ago I received the latest email newsletter from the Hilton Hotel and Suites Niagara Falls Fallsview. To subscribe to the newsletter, fill out the form on the left-hand side of any page on the Hilton Hotel and Suites Niagara Falls Fallsview web site.

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            NPC unveils new ‘axe’; Totem and Woodcarving Park opened Wednesday

            From the Niagara Falls Review: Spongebob Squarepants has moved from his pineapple under the sea in Bikini Bottom to a sunny spot in the Niagara Glen. Among his neighbours are The Simpsons and Dora the Explorer. Gen. Isaac Brock and several members of his army are just a few steps away. They’re among 500 wooden…

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              Louis Tussaud Waxworks sign is back up again

              Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks is still not open! I certainly expect them to be open by next weekend as it is both the Canada Day and Independence Day hollidays. The large sign is back out front. You will recall that I posted previously that the Blondin and the sign were up, then I posted that the…

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              Niagara River back from the brink

              From the Hamilton Spectator: A quarter century after serious cleanup efforts of the Niagara River got underway, much headway has been made in reducing pollution levels in the vital waterway. But the flip side is that serious threats to the river such as a massive toxic waste dump in Niagara Falls, N.Y. remain, those gathered…

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