Announcing Sleep Cheap 2011 November 13-17
I recently received an email from Falls Avenue about Sleep Cheap.
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Greg Frewin reaches big milestone
From Niagara This Week: When Greg Frewin made the move to Niagara Falls approximately seven years ago, he wasn’t sure what to expect. The award-winning illusionist and “world champion of magic” left behind the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas to make a new home for himself and his family in Niagara Falls. “I loved…
Magic show preview: The trick to a good magic show
This isn’t specifically Niagara Falls-related, but it does pertain to Greg Frewin, so I figured I’d include it. Besides, it has some nice background information about him. From Canada.com: Greg Frewin got his first magic kit when he was seven years old. It was nothing fancy, just a bunch of simple magic tricks, a magic…
Caution needed at the falls
From the Buffalo News: This newspaper is not in favor of stunts that put both the daredevil and rescuers in danger. So we hope that the governor and State Legislature thought it through thoroughly before giving the green light to Nik Wallenda’s plan to walk a wire across Niagara Falls. The legislation sponsored by Republican…
Ma Agretto’s torn down
Back in February (wow, time flies!) I posted a Notice of Application and Public Meeting at Ma Agretto’s. They were trying to eliminate parking requirements for a new restaurant. Well, recently the place had a fence around it, it was torn down, and now there is just a hole in the ground!
Clifton Hill Update – October 2011
Last week I received the latest email newsletter from the Clifton Hill Resort. You can subscribe to the Clifton Hill Resort Update newsletter by visiting the Clifton Hill Newsletter page.
Part of the Stanley Motor Inn is gone
I have no idea is the hotel is closing for good, or if this is all they were doing, but the part of the hotel beside where the pool used to be was recently torn down.
Another restuarant closed
On Victoria Avenue next to the former Little Caesars location, there used to be an Italian restaurant. Then it became a Chinese food restaurant. Then it became a kosher restaurant. Then it became an all day breakfast buffet. Now it is gutted. I wonder what is going in their next.
Your Inbox Just Got Romantic – $129 Fallsview Getaway
Last week I received the latest email newsletter from the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa. 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.
Nov. 24: Great Wolf Lodge Niagara Falls to open life-sized gingerbread house for family dining
The following is a press release I received recently from the Great Wolf Lodge: Great Wolf Lodge Niagara Falls Creates Life-Size Gingerbread House for Family Dining Life-size gingerbread house will open for dining on Nov. 24 to raise money for the Child Advocacy Centre Niagara Niagara Falls, ON (Oct. 13, 2011) – For many families…