Niagara Falls wedding chapel offers drive-thru for Canadians in love

From Global News: There’s a typical version of chapel weddings we’ve all seen in pop culture: the couple is often drunk, the officiant is dressed like Elvis and the newlyweds usually wake up with regret. There’s also the assumption that all chapel weddings are “in the moment,” but the owners of Elope Niagara’s Little Log…

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Cuomo preparing to expand state park by seizing private property?

From the Niagara Falls Reporter: Was the recent proposal by Niagara Falls Redevelopment to build a $205 million hotel on the site of the long-vacant Native American Center for the Living Arts, better known as “the Turtle,” designed to fend off a proposal by the state to seize it and other downtown properties under eminent…

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Investors reconsidering Thundering Waters project

From the Niagara Falls Review: The future of a proposed $1.5-billion development backed by Chinese investors in Niagara Falls is now uncertain. A spokeswoman for the developer told the Globe and Mail some of the project’s backers, which include the real estate fund of a state-owned Chinese investment company, are re-evaluating their commitments because of…

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Concrete work has started at Niagara Speedway go-kart track

It looks like the go-kart track is going to be a concrete track rather than asphalt (perhaps that is the standard way to do it… I have no idea). Yesterday they were pouring concrete at the end of the hill. There is also concrete by the building in the middle of the track.

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Canada at 150: Thanks, America, for keeping us sane

This isn’t specifically Niagara Falls related, but the Washington Post had an article the other day about Canada. There was nothing in it that mentioned Niagara Falls at all, but the feature image is of the Canada 150 sign in Niagara Falls.

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See Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timerberlake at Movieland :-)

Sure, it would be nice if they came in person, but that seems unlikely. So the next best thing would be to see them in Movieland Wax Museum of Stars. The likeness of Jimmy Fallon is ok, but I think Justin Timberlake looks excellent! I’m not sure when these figures were put in, but I…

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