Michelle + Mike: It’s Love!

    A couple of weeks ago I posted a link to some photos by Bryan Caporicci, a local photographer. He has posted pictures from a different photoshoot that took place in and around Oakes Garden Theatre. They also went up Clifton Hill.

    Read More

    Niagara Falls turning Raptor Red Monday

    From Niagara This Week: Niagara Falls will turn red Monday night in support of the Toronto Raptors as they head into Game 5 against the Golden State Warriors. If the Raptors win, they win their first NBA championship.

    Read More

    Public casinos, private finances

    From the Niagara Falls Review: Ask the Ontario Lottery Gaming Corp. how much money Ontario’s four “resort” casinos contributed to the government’s coffers last year -after expenses -and the agency will happily answer: $217 million. Inquire about the net revenue from any one of the casinos individually, though, and you’ll be told you can’t have…

    Read More

      Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia – Niagara Falls IMAX Theatre

      This past Tuesday the IMAX Theatre in Niagara Falls had a “hospitality” night. I was able to go with my two sons to see the film Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia. The theatre of course will still be showing the Niagara Falls IMAX film a dozen times a day, but there are a few showings of…

      Read More

      Heat turned up on Diodati over Paradise project

      From Niagara This Week: The city’s mayor has been accused of lobbying Premier Kathleen Wynne on behalf of the group proposing a $1.5-billion development on property that is home to more than 200 acres of provincially significant wetlands. “I did not know that you were lobbying the Premier,” Coun. Carolynn Ioannoni told Mayor Jim Diodati…

      Read More

      Parks to finish review of Maids lease by Oct. 1

      From the Niagara Falls Review: Members of the Niagara Parks Commission will complete a government- ordered review of its lease with the Maid of the Mist Steamboat Co. “no later than Oct. 1,” chairman Jim Williams says. Commissioners met last week to consider advice from the provincial government and their own legal staff, and to…

      Read More

      GLYNN: ‘Kelly & Ryan’ TV show gives huge boost to tourism

      Surprisingly, I’ve actually seen very little written about the show in the local papers. I thought there would be more, but the even kind of came and went without much fanfare. There were definitely lots of people there for the show, and I know people who saw some famous people in town, but other than…

      Read More

      Marineland in June 2011

      (as you can tell, I’m trying to get caught up on some posting before the busy summer season) For several years we had Marineland passes each year. Then we went a couple of years without passes. Last year we got them again, and went half a dozen times. If you’ve been to Marineland any time…

      Read More

        Hall-of-Fame quarterback Marino headlines Niagara celebrity poker tournament

        From Canada.com: A night of poker. For a good cause. With Dan Marino. Who could say no? The Hall of Fame quarterback was the marquee personality at this week’s John Congemi Aces and Aces Celebrity Golf Classic and poker tournament at Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort, in support of local Niagara-area charities. Golf is Marino’s game…

        Read More