Flying Saucer hovers to the top of Niagara Falls Wonders list

    From the Niagara Falls Review: Every time Lindsay Stafford visits Niagara Falls there’s one place he just can’t miss. The Flying Saucer restaurant. Stafford lives in Barrie, but has been a frequent customer at the Lundy’s Lane eatery for more than 20 years. “We always go to this place no matter the lineup,” said Stafford….

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      Travelodge At the Falls News (April 2008)

      On Tuesday I received the latest newsletter from the Travelodge at the Falls. They have an aggressive package where you get a room and quite a bit of other things included. There are several hotels that seem to have this sort of offer. If you are looking to come to Niagara Falls before either of…

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        Roses in Bloom

        Along River Road / Niagara Parkway, there are many buildings and parks with gardens. There are many beautiful flower beds in Queen Victoria Park. One of the nicest is at the bottom of the Jolley Cut. There is a huge rose garden which is in turn surround by flower beds growing a variety of plants,…

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        Choice Hotels’ Ascend Hotel Collection Welcomes The Giacomo Hotel With Its Breathtaking Views Of Niagara Falls

        From a PR Newswire press release seen on Yahoo! Finance: Today, the Ascend Hotel Collection from Choice Hotels International, Inc. (CHH), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, announced the addition of the historic Giacomo Hotel, located within walking distance of Niagara Falls, to its rapidly expanding and notable list of distinctive upscale properties. “The…

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          U.S. officials flexible on border plan: Bradley

          From the Niagara Falls Review: The idea of using upgraded driver’s licences instead of passports at the border is gaining traction, Ontario Tourism Minister Jim Bradley said Monday, and Americans are showing flexibility on the start date for new documents. After meeting with officials at the U.S. State Department and Homeland Security, Bradley said they…

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          Cataract City review – a Canadian tale of desperate lives

          From The Guardian: Canadian writer Craig Davidson is best known for his short-story collection Rust and Bone, which inspired the 2012 film. The inhabitants of his second novel live within earshot of Niagara Falls: a constant roar defines and, in a sense, sustains them. Their lives are hard. They have raw, uneuphonious names. They start…

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          Tourism professionals to descend on Falls

          From the Niagara Gazette: Niagara Falls will be host to the 2013 Empire State Tourism Conference. The sessions slated May 1 to 3 at the Conference Center Niagara Falls are expected to attract upward of 300 tourism professionals from across the state. In recent years the event has been held in Albany but the Niagara…

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          Dave and Buster’s signs

          It seems like every day there is a new sign being put up. This is what things look like today. The building is still rather plain…

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            Tourism season off to mixed start

            From the Niagara Falls Review: One holiday commemorates soldiers who lost their lives in war and the other marks the birthday of Queen Victoria. Despite their varied origins, the Memorial and Victoria Day long weekends have long been the unofficial kickoff to the start of another tourism season in Niagara. In the past, the back-to-back…

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