Painting the railings on Murray St by the Fallsview Casino

The other day I saw a work crew out fixing some concrete work along Murray St between the Fallsview Casino and the Skylon Tower. Yesterday they were out painting the railings.

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    Again, province relegates Niagara to no-GO status

    This isn’t directly related to Niagara Falls tourism, but there is a connection. Apparently the province of Ontario is working on a plan to improve transportation services in the country. The politicians in the Niagara Region have been pushing for an extension of the GO train service to come to the region. It appears this…

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    Falls Avenue NEWSFLASH – High School Musical 2 On Stage!

    On Sunday I received a newsletter from Falls Avenue: To subscribe, visit the main page and enter your name and email address near the middle of the page.

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    Niagara SkyWheel is being re-assembled

    I’m sure you all know that the Niagara SkyWheel has been out of service for about two months. Well, it is finally being put back together. The centre piece (hub/axel) is in place and they have the spokes and rim laid out ready to go.

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    Singer who sang Marineland jingle says she’s ‘shocked’ by allegations of animal neglect at Marineland

    From Bullet News Niagara: Juno Award-nominated singer Suzie McNeil, who sang the catchy jingle used in the familiar Marineland commercials, says she’s “shocked” by the allegations of animal neglect as made public in an investigative series published Wednesday and Thursday in The Toronto Star. In a statement sent to Bullet News by her publicist, McNeil…

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    Water park finds magical way to entertain kids

    Apparently the Niagara Falls Great Wolf Lodge has a new interactive game that is being installed. The Niagara Falls Review Business Beat has a report: You have to watch your step walking through the halls of Great Wolf Lodge. Even on a weekday winter morning, dozens of kids are running around from floor to floor…

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    Secrets of ‘The Office’ Wedding

    From “The Morning Call” TV Watchers blog: Visitors to Horseshoe Falls at Niagara Falls, N.Y., were pleasantly surprised last Thursday when they walked onto the set of NBC-TV10’s “The Office” and found actors John Krasinski and Jenna Fischer taping a scene for the upcoming season’s fourth episode, according to The Buffalo News… Fischer’s makeup was…

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    241 Pizza on Stanley Ave is out of business

    The 241 Pizza location that was on Stanley Ave (across from the new Wyndham Garden), is now out of business.

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    Director Sobol brings it all back home, again

    From the Niagara Falls Review: As tensions rise between the border guard and suspicious driver at the Rainbow Bridge, Jonathan Sobol can’t keep a straight face. He’s watching on a monitor ten feet away as the guard, played by Canadian comedian Mike Wilmott, asks the driver – actor Jay Baruchel – what’s in the trunk…

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