Great Wolf Lodge back to business after fire

    From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s back to business as usual at Great Wolf Lodge. Less than 24 hours after an electrical fire forced the evacuation of 200 hotel guests from the Victoria Avenue resort Monday evening, staff began checking in patrons to the affected rooms in the south wing Tuesday afternoon. “The lodge is…

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    Convention Centre gets ready to groove

    From the Niagara Falls Review: DJ Steve Aoki is fine with reality shows on MTV instead of music. He welcomes more American Idol knockoffs. As far as he’s concerned, they’re great for his industry because they’re forcing people to seek out good music more than ever. When they find something that wasn’t manufactured by a…

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    A Brief History of Buildings That Spin

    The website Gizmodo recently had an interesting article about the history of buildings that spin. Many buildings were specifically talked about along with a photo. The Skylon Tower was only briefly mentioned. Have you ever eaten at their revolving dining room? I haven’t, but would love to give it a try…

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      Down south in Canada

      The author of this article in the Chicago Tribune took a trip through Southern Ontario and one of the stops was in Niagara Falls: Next to the falls, we found a mob scene, a mile of people lined up three or four deep to see the water fall. After crashing down, it hurled some water…

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      Ontario’s Niagara Parks Launches Life on Display Exhibit

      From a Niagara Parks Commission press release seen on Niagara at Large: This July 28th, The Niagara Parks Commission officially launched its Life on Display exhibit at the Floral Showhouse, a key component of Niagara Parks’ Begin Here campaign to commemorate the sesquicentennial of Canada and the province of Ontario.

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      Mac’s convenience store replacing 7-11

      Last week I posted about how the 7-Eleven at the corner of Stanley Ave and Ferry St had closed. I said I didn’t know what was going to be there. Well, commenter Adam White was right. it is going to be a Mac’s

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      Summer Destinations

      The London Free Press had a special advertising section on Saturday that explored summer travel options. There was, of course, some information on Niagara Falls. Their web site has a very cool Flash-based reader where you can view the section. Drench your senses with the breathtaking majesty of Niagara Falls as you see the mighty…

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        Shoeless Joe’s is open

        I haven’t been inside yet, but I did notice a week or two ago that Shoeless Joe’s is now open. The patio looks nice and people are using it.

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