From the Niagara Gazette: The city of Niagara Falls is gearing up for a special anniversary party. City officials announced the creation of a new committee on Wednesday that will lead the local effort to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Niagara Falls, USA. The city was formally incorporated on March 17, 1892, meaning the city’s…
Back in November someone from the DoubleTree Resort Lodge & Spa left a comment on a posting asking how to contact me. I got back to her, and I ended up going back and forth through email with Robert Orsini, one of the managing partners of the hotel. I introduced myself, and explained the site…
From Niagara This Week: Drummond Road will be transformed into one of the world’s longest slip n’ slides this summer. The busy road will be closed between Lundy’s Lane and Prospect Street on August 13 accommodate the 1,000-foot-long three-lane Urban Slide. “They are a blast,” said Jesse Fulton, president of 365 Sports, the Blue Mountain-based…
From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo (including video): The Niagara Parks Commission is buying more time before it decides who will award a lease to operate the premier attraction at Niagara Falls, the Maid of the Mist boats. It has taken the commission more than 11 months to mull the matter, but it says it…
Last Wednesday I received the latest Entertainment Insider email newsletter from the Fallsview Casino Resort.
I love how green Queen Victoria Park is now. The recent rain has been great http://t.co/4RdrAh4F # I'm up on Stanley Ave and I just missed getting pooped on by a bird. Phew! 🙂 # I just heard someone say that the Joker figure at the front of Movieland looks great # The Niagara SkyWheel…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Two million lights, 100 displays and one big party by the falls. The Winter Festival of Lights unveils a bigger, brighter look tonight when it throws the switch for its 23rd year at Queen Victoria Park. The earlier start is just the first of many changes for the festival. Visitors…
From Niagara Frontier Publications: Niagara Falls on both sides of the border have become the mecca of family getaways. But thousands of families travel to Niagara Falls, Ontario, to take part in the biggest pop culture event of the year: Niagara Falls Comic Con.
From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission won’t play favourites by making a marketing deal with the Imax theatre it wouldn’t make with another attraction, says chairman Jim Williams. “In other words, we’re not going to treat them with any special consideration,†he said in an interview Friday. Imax Niagara Falls had proposed…
From a PR Newswire press release: Audience members will have a rare opportunity to engage with legendary entertainer Carol Burnett in an intimate setting as she takes the stage May 4 & 5 at the Fallsview Casino Resort, performing Laughter and Reflection: A Conversation with Carol, Where the Audience Asks the Questions. Widely recognized for…