Spicy Olive Bar + Grille is open!

    As we mentioned previously, what used to be Horror Manor has been renovated and is now the Spicy Olive Bar + Grille. I’m not sure when the exact grand opening was, but it has been open since at least last Thursday. I’ve taken a few pictures, and you can see them in the Spicy Olive…

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    Google Maps offers dry tour of Niagara Falls, safe view of Buffalo Jump

    From Global News: Have you ever wanted to experience the Maid of the Mist tour of Niagara Falls without being dampened–sometimes drenched–by actual mist? How about the Calgary Zoo without the line-ups or odorous animals? Google Maps unveiled virtual visits of more than 50 new Canadian destinations in its Street View feature Tuesday. It looks…

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    Daredevil still dreams of tightrope walk across Niagara Falls

    From CTV.ca: Canadian officials may have turned him down, but an American man says he’s not ready to give up his dream of walking a tightrope suspended across Niagara Falls. Nik Wallenda, a stunt artist hailing from seven generations of circus performers, was told by the Niagara Parks Commission late Wednesday that he wouldn’t be…

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      Wolfgang is coming!

      I’m sure everyone is sick of my posts about the Wolfgang Puck Grand Cafe Niagara, but it’s just that I keep getting more information. The restaurant is officially open for business now, but they will be having a grand opening on June 28, 2005 and Wolfgang Puck himself will be there!

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      green tea and ice cream: niagara falls

      Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls (including a couple of pictures) We decided to take the kids and Uncle Rick to the falls on a rainy Saturday. Unfortunately, the kids found them to be a bit of a yawn and Graydon’s foot “hurt”. Miraculously, Graydon’s foot-ailment went into…

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        Niagara Falls Web Sites: Skylon.com

        Other than the Falls themselves, one of the most recognizable landmarks in the tourist area is the Skylon Tower. This week I will highlight the Skylon.com web site. First off, I’m not sure how long the current site has been up for, but it has been a long time. I’m not a fan of the…

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        Hundreds Line Up outside WWE Niagara

        WWE Superstar Rob Van Dam made an appearance at the World Wrestling Entertainment Retail Store on Clifton Hill this afternoon. Hundreds of fans lined up in the promenade between the WWE Retail store and Marvel Comics to meet the wrestler.

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        Sleep Cheap raises $142K for Niagara groups

        From the Niagara Falls Review: This past Sleep Cheap Charities Reap event raised $142,349.

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        Sam Roberts, Serena Ryder for New Year’s show

        From the Niagara Falls Review: Canadian rockers Serena Ryder and The Sam Roberts Band will headline this year’s free New Year’s Eve concert at Queen Victoria Park. And if it seems like deja vu, that’s because both performers played the show just three years ago. That concert, headlined by U.S. pop star Demi Lovato, was…

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          Various Niagara Falls petitions

          As I have been reviewing the progress of my Jay Cochrane petition, I searched the site for anything related to Niagara Falls. I could only find 4 petitions (including mine). Here are the others: Enquiry into Marineland – This petition started in August of 2004 after Neocia died. The petition is calling for an “enquiry…

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