Twitter updates for 2009-09-19

http://twitpic.com/i8176 – A deer at Marineland # My 23-month old daughter loves the deer # I forgot to mention that the two Orca whales were separated because Ike (the male) was starting to nip at the female. # http://twitpic.com/i7yn5 – The entrance to Dragon Mountain at Marineland. # I survived Dragon Mountain, but I had…

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Falls illumination will honor royal birth

From the Tonawanda News: As the world eagerly awaits the birth of the newest member of the royal family, the Niagara Parks Commission and the Niagara Falls Illumination Board are preparing a special pink or blue illumination of Niagara Falls to commemorate the historic birth date of the future monarch. “We thought this was a…

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Enhance Your Stay, When You Book Today!

Last week I received the latest email newsletter from the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa. You can subscribe to the newsletter by clicking on the Special Email Offers link on the side of the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa main page.

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    Celebrate at the Hilton Niagara Falls (again)

    Yesterday the Hilton Niagara Falls sent out the same newsletter they did on December 7: To subscribe to the newsletter, fill out the form on the left-hand side of any page on the Hilton Niagara Falls web site.

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    Falls featured in new film opening Friday

    From the St Catharines Standard: Niagara Falls is the backdrop for an award-winning Canadian drama opening at the Niagara Square Cinemas Friday. “Mary Goes Round,” the debut feature from Toronto director Molly McGlynn, stars Aya Cash (“You’re the Worst”) as a substance abuse counselor named Mary who loses her job and driver’s license because of…

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      Cash Flow at the Border

      From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s a lot like a seesaw. Sometimes you’re up. Sometimes you’re down. The higher the Canadian dollar, the faster local merchants watch as their regular shoppers skip across the border. As the dollar drops, those same bargain-hunting hawks flock back to their nests in the Great White North. But right…

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        Things noticed last trip to NF last weekend

        Regular contributor Lisa from Rochester emailed me with some observations from her trip to Niagara Falls last weekend: Captain Murphy’s on Lundy’s Lane is now Closed Teddytown you wrote about on Clifton Hill – Store is now Empty (Closed) Last Resort – I believe was the restaurant you spoke that had a fire on Victoria…

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          “Spectacular Video of the Falls!”

          WGRZ, the Buffalo NBC affiliate, has a nice video on their web site of Niagara Falls: Two on Your Side photojournalist Kyle Johnson captured an amazing view of Niagara Falls on Saturday night. Kyle was in the neighborhood to pick up a great “weather shot” for our weekend broadcast with Ron Plants and Andy Parker….

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