Keeping Falls visits flowing in winter

    From the Buffalo News: Planners on both sides of the river get serious about making Niagara Falls a year-round attraction. Hotel occupancy around Niagara Falls sizzles at more than 90 percent during the summer months, but after winter arrives, you would be hard pressed to find more than a handful of tourists. Even the amount…

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    The Dudesons coming to Niagara Falls; GUMBALL 3000, New York to L.A. Celebrity Car Rally

    This is a press release that is dated on Friday for an event happening the same day. If they wanted to get more publicity, they probably should have given people more notice that celebrities were going to be around. For those that don’t know, GUMBALL 3000 is a car rally. I know this is late,…

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    Niagara Falls couple may have captured Daredevil Kirk Jones final moments on camera

    From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo (includes video): There’s new information about the death of Niagara Falls Daredevil Kirk Jones. A couple living in Niagara Falls may have witnessed his final moments. Peggie and Ron Bastian were simply having coffee at home over looking the river, when they saw not one, but two men put…

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    Caution needed at the falls

    From the Buffalo News: This newspaper is not in favor of stunts that put both the daredevil and rescuers in danger. So we hope that the governor and State Legislature thought it through thoroughly before giving the green light to Nik Wallenda’s plan to walk a wire across Niagara Falls. The legislation sponsored by Republican…

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      Falls will be Earth Hour leader: Diodati

      From Niagara This Week: Earth Hour fever is starting to catch on in the city as residents and businesses prepare to turn out the lights for at least one hour Saturday night. A webpage for residents to sign their names and their Earth Hour plans on is up and running on the city’s website, www.niagarafalls.ca….

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      Ryan Gosling Takes Eva Mendes to Mom’s Graduation—and Causes a Twitter Storm!

      While in the area to attend his Mom’s graduation, they also went to Niagara Falls (as I tweeted). I must have just missed them, as I was right by the SkyWheel around the time they went on. From E! Online: If you had any doubt that Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes are totally together, then…

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      My visit to the St Catharines Museum on Family Day 2012

      Note: This isn’t directly related to Niagara Falls, but if you have come to Niagara Falls for a visit, this is a place you may want to check out. I’ve lived in St Catharines for a good portion of my life (actually, 3 different times). It is a great place to live. I’m about an…

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        Tourism opens door to engage China

        From the Niagara Falls Review: Mayor Ted Salci was one in a billion last week. One in 1.6 billion, actually. The “mayor for all the people” spent four days in China, the world’s most populous country, attending a conference of more than 200 mayors from around the world… As a guest of the Chinese tourism…

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          Niagara Fallsview Casino July Spotlight

          I received the Niagara Fallsview Casino July Spotlight on Tuesday: To subscribe, click on the Spotlight Updates link on the right side of the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort main page.

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