Sleep Cheap, Charities Reap 2009 is here!

I’m sorry I’m a couple of hours late on this… You can book rooms for Sleep Cheap as of 8 am this morning. There are 28 hotels participating, and a few other extras. The Niagara Falls Review reports about it this way: It’s time! The phone lines are now open for anyone ready to book…

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Biz Beat: Hooters returning to Falls

From the Niagara Falls Review: The orange short shorts are making a comeback. After a three-year absence from Niagara Falls, John Goard, director of operations for Hooters in southern Ontario, said the world-famous restaurant known for its scantily-dressed waitresses is returning. “Niagara Falls is a major, worldwide tourist market and we need to be there,”…

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Niagara Falls displays dazzling light shows in winter

From USA Today: You can’t take a boat ride into the roar and spray of Niagara Falls in the winter, but this time of year offers a different spectacle: Nighttime illumination of the falls in a changing array of colors – red, white, blue, purple, orange, amber and green. In spring and summer, the colored…

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This Randomness: Staycation

Someone with a Blogger blog has posted about staycations: Niagara Falls – the most common staycation destination but still one of the the best places to see. The falls is not the only attraction, there is Clifton Hill, the Butterfly Conservatory /Botanical Gardens, Maid of the Mist, and a lot more. My choice is still…

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    Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman at the Capri Restaurant

    The following is on the window of the Capri Restaurant. I don’t know how long ago it happened (their divorce was final in 2001), but I’m sure it was quite exciting for them: Shown above are husband & wife team, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman who recently had lunch at The Capri Restaurant on Ferry…

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    Scotiabank Convention Center – Newsflash! – Career Fairs

    Last week I received the latest newsletter from the Scotiabank Convention Centre Niagara Falls. If you missed the first job fair, there is one today, and one in March.

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      USA Exotics Expo

      The Americana Conference Resort & Spa is hosting the USA Exotics Expo on September 1, 2007. The flyer looks innocent enough, but when I visited the web site, it’s mostly featuring girls in very skimpy bikinis. It seems like an odd thing for the Americana to host given their family-oriented water park.

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      Bands sought for Niagara Parks summer concerts

      From Niagara This Week: Calling all music makers. The Niagara Parks Commission (NPC) is looking for local bands to perform during its annual Coca-Cola Concert series that takes place over the tourist season from the Victoria Day long weekend through to Labour Day. Set times are from 8 to 10 p.m., Friday, Sunday and on…

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      City’s Proximity to Canada Finally Does Us Some Good in New Poll!

      From the Niagara Falls Reporter: Niagara Falls has done it again, coming in at Number One on another list. And this list has nothing to do with the nation’s most dangerous cities, overtaxed municipalities or unwanted teen pregnancies, either! Last week the readers of USA Today voted the Cataract City as the “Best Kid-Friendly Destination”…

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        All around Toronto and area

        I recently came across an old TravBuddy post from almost 2 years ago: There are additional pictures from random Niagara Falls visits including one long weekend where we went there for the day. I don’t have Canadian holidays off because of my work (oh the irony) so when the usually crowds head out of the…

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