Twitter updates for 2010-05-12

This notice was in front of the Holiday Inn. Apparently they want to put up some signs closer together than the ci http://twitpic.com/1n71ls # The Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville has been partially painted. http://twitpic.com/1n70i1 # The back of the Comfort Inn on Clifton Hill has a new painted section. http://twitpic.com/1n6wh7 #

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Greetings from Niagara Falls

From the Tonawanda News: This is, by far, the shortest distance I have ever trekked to do a travel story. Yet even though the Ontario portion of the cataract is only about 70 blocks from where I live, it is pretty much another world. Not to knock the natural beauty of the U.S. side of…

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Reba Highlights August Concerts at Fallsview Casino

From a PR Newswire press release seen on Yahoo! Finance: Country singing sensation Reba McEntire returns to Fallsview Casino for two shows as part of the August 2010 concert line-up. The Grammy-award winning artist will perform on August 24 & 25. Reba has sold more than 56 million records worldwide in her career, with 24…

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Niagara Helicopters, Operator of Helicopter Niagara Falls Tours, Wins Canadian Business-of-the-Year Award

From a PR Web press release seen on Yahoo! News: Niagara Helicopters Limited, an aerial tour company offering Niagara Falls tours based in Niagara Falls, Ontario, was presented with Canadian Business-of-the-Year Award. Niagara University’s College of Business Administration was pleased to recognize a company that flies above its competition and believes its employees are the…

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New Marineland “family” thrill ride?

As Lithanial commented, the Air Miles reward page where you can get Marineland tickets has a description of the park. When describing the rides, it has the following: A new family thrill ride is scheduled to open in July of 2010. Anyone know anything about this?

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Travelodge At the Falls News (20100510)

On Monday I received the latest newsletter from the Niagara Clifton Group (the Travelodge, Fun House, Brick City, etc). To sign up for the newsletter, click on the Join our FREE Email Mailing List link on the side of any of the pages at Falls.com

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Twitter updates for 2010-05-11

The location of the former Capri Restaurant was going to be some sort of pizza deli. It now has a name… "Bravo! http://twitpic.com/1myd0e # The Wing House (former Wild Wing's) will have some new stonework on the front of the building. Yesterday the tile http://twitpic.com/1mybrs # There is a map mural being painted on the…

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Parks bidding for revenue from filmmakers

From the Niagara Falls Review: Two of Niagara’s historic hydro plants are ready for their close ups now the Niagara Parks Commission has calculated a formula for what it would cost to have one of its historic buildings play a role in a feature film. The Niagara Parks Commission voted Friday to charge film companies…

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Bun B, DJ Muggs & Estevan Oriol Have Lunch At Niagara Falls

BallerStatus.com has a video showing some of the people that were int he Gumball 3000 road rally having lunch at the Skylon Tower: Before crossing the Gumball 3000 finish line in Times Square Friday (May 7), Texas rap legend Bun B makes a stop to see the falls at Niagara Falls. As he admires the…

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Debate stirs over Canadian falls hotel plan

From the Niagara Gazette: A plan is in the works to build a 57-story hotel and two more high-rise buildings on a prime piece of real estate overlooking the Horseshoe Falls in Canada. The developer maintains that the project being proposed for the property which has been home to the Loretto Christian Life Centre for…

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