From the Buffalo News: Expansion of the Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls received environmental approval Tuesday as the Town Board approved a number of resolutions that clear the way for construction to begin. The board, which has been reviewing the site plan and how the expansion will impact traffic, drainage, noise and air quality as…
The Day Trips Canada site has some basic information about Clifton Hill: Clifton Hill which is located in scenic Niagara Falls is a famous street with a steep slope that provides tourists with access countless attractions. Located one block from Niagara Falls, the walk up Clifton Hill offers access to over 35 attractions and restaurants,…
From the Canadian Press: Amid much fanfare, rubble and dust, the world’s largest rock tunnel boring machine made a breakthrough deep below Niagara Falls, Ont., Friday and finally saw the light of day. The massive, 4,000-tonne machine, called Big Becky, had been boring a 10.2-kilometre long, 14.4-metre high tunnel under the city since 2006. Crowds…
Regular contributor Fallsview emailed me about this… As you can see, the Fun House on Clifton Hill is having some work done on the facade again. They recently changed it a bit, but I guess there is more to do. I took this picture yesterday, and when I was by today, there was plywood over…
From the Niagara Falls Review: A bell sounds in parts of Niagara Falls every day at noon and 6 p. m. It can be heard along Valley Way, Victoria Avenue, at the helicopter rides along the Niagara Parkway, even sometimes on Clifton Hill. “It depends on the wind,” said Rev. Gerard Power, the priest at…
From MLive.com: Annie Edson Taylor left her boarding house room in Bay City in October 1901 to take the ultimate bumpy ride over Niagara Falls in a barrel. The extraordinary achievement is told by East Grand Rapids-native Chris Van Allsburg, in his new book, “Queen of the Falls.” “I read about her in the early…
About a month ago I posted about a new play about Niagara Falls that is being performed in New Orleans. Here is some more info… From the Gambit: If Samuel Beckett were alive today, he might focus a play on an American treasure transformed into a tourist trap and toxic waste dump. But the message…
Last Thursday I received another newsletter from the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview Hotel & Spa. They are promoting a Marineland package. You can subscribe to the newsletter by clicking on the Special Email Offers link on the side of the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa main page.
From Buffalo Business First: With just 10 days to go before Nik Wallenda makes his binational walk over Niagara Falls, various logistical aspects related to handling the crowd of people expected for the walk have been finalized. The article the goes on to list several things that are being done to prepare.
Earlier this week I received the latest email newsletter from Falls Avenue.